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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Babies exposed to alcohol in the womb can develop fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). These disorders include a wide range of physical, behavioral, and learning problems. The most severe type of FASD is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). It is caused by heavy drinking during pregnancy."

In other words, you don't have to be a heavy drinker to harm your child, but heavy drinking will do the most damage.  The fetus is so much smaller than you are and alcohol passes readily through the placenta (less so through breast milk).  Your "moderate" drinking wouldn't be moderate for a child, much less a fetus.

There are no "clear" studies b/c it would require having pregnant people drink alcohol and no ethics committee would ever approve that type of study.  However, the evidence is clear.  Alcohol causes damage.  Will a 1/2 glass of wine be an issue if you do it once or twice?  Probably not, but OP was discussing regular, moderate drinking.  Unless you're an alcoholic, it shouldn't be hard to stop.[/quote]

Thank you for this. Something tells me that new parents who won't give up alcohol during pregnancy, don't much understand that being good parents is full of personal sacrifices. Giving up alcohol temporarily is a relatively small sacrifice.

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Except that there are clear studies.  As discussed earlier in this thread.  Eating too much sugar is also known to have negative effects on the fetus, but we don't shame pregnant women for eating a cupcake.[/quote]

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