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Anonymous wrote:I think it's totally reasonable to assume that a baby born to a woman in crisis (adoption) is much more likely to have FASD. I don't know anyone who drank while they were pregnant. My doctor also said drinking before you miss your period isn't going to cause FASD.

I think you missed where I said that is what I did and my child has FAS. I was told the same thing.

How much did you drink and when did you find out you were pregnant? I've never heard of that before. The placenta doesn't form until 8 weeks, I believe.

Found out at 5 weeks. While I did not think it was much at the time - brunches, girls night out, book club, bachelorette party weekend, trip - I now know that it was.

Was your pregnancy a surprise and potentially you didn't date the pregnancy correctly? Or your period was irregular? I'm sorry PP, that sucks. It sounds like you could not have done anything differently, short of not drinking, because the medical advice out there says you are fine until 8 weeks. Now, I only drank 2 alcoholic beverages that were freaking me out when the doctor assured me it would be fine, but he even said that full blown alcoholics have babies born without FAS. Are you sure that the diagnosis is correct?

Alcohol, at any time during the pregnancy, has the potential to cause birth defects and health problems in the baby, since the central nervous system is sensitive to teratogens the entire nine months of gestation.
https://chw.org/medical-care/genetics-and-genomics-program/medical-genetics/teratogens

All drinks containing alcohol can harm your baby

There is no known safe amount of alcohol that you can consume if you are pregnant. It is best to discuss any drinking patterns with your healthcare provider.

Alcohol Effects on the Baby

Your baby is in a constant state of growth and development over the entire course of your pregnancy. During the first four weeks of pregnancy, your baby’s heart, central nervous system, eyes, arms, and legs are developing. Your baby’s brain begins to develop around the third week and continues to mature through the rest of your pregnancy.
https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-health/pregnancy-and-alcohol/

Prenatal development has into two stages, the embryonic stage that comprises the first eight weeks of development after fertilization, and the fetal stage that encompasses the remainder of development. The embryonic stage is the period when body plans are laid out, and the precursors of what will become organ systems are determined. Alcohol introduced at this stage can have significant repercussions depending on the population of cells negatively affected. Those developmental deviations can result in a range of birth defects or may completely arrest the pregnancy if malformations are particularly severe.
https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/developmental-timeline-alcohol-induced-birth-defects

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's totally reasonable to assume that a baby born to a woman in crisis (adoption) is much more likely to have FASD. I don't know anyone who drank while they were pregnant. My doctor also said drinking before you miss your period isn't going to cause FASD.

I think you missed where I said that is what I did and my child has FAS. I was told the same thing.

How much did you drink and when did you find out you were pregnant? I've never heard of that before. The placenta doesn't form until 8 weeks, I believe.

Found out at 5 weeks. While I did not think it was much at the time - brunches, girls night out, book club, bachelorette party weekend, trip - I now know that it was.

Was your pregnancy a surprise and potentially you didn't date the pregnancy correctly? Or your period was irregular? I'm sorry PP, that sucks. It sounds like you could not have done anything differently, short of not drinking, because the medical advice out there says you are fine until 8 weeks. Now, I only drank 2 alcoholic beverages that were freaking me out when the doctor assured me it would be fine, but he even said that full blown alcoholics have babies born without FAS. Are you sure that the diagnosis is correct?

yes, a surprise, dated by ultrasound at 5 weeks. It is true that not all exposures cause the same impacts. they do not know why.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's totally reasonable to assume that a baby born to a woman in crisis (adoption) is much more likely to have FASD. I don't know anyone who drank while they were pregnant. My doctor also said drinking before you miss your period isn't going to cause FASD.

I think you missed where I said that is what I did and my child has FAS. I was told the same thing.

How much did you drink and when did you find out you were pregnant? I've never heard of that before. The placenta doesn't form until 8 weeks, I believe.

Found out at 5 weeks. While I did not think it was much at the time - brunches, girls night out, book club, bachelorette party weekend, trip - I now know that it was.

Was your pregnancy a surprise and potentially you didn't date the pregnancy correctly? Or your period was irregular? I'm sorry PP, that sucks. It sounds like you could not have done anything differently, short of not drinking, because the medical advice out there says you are fine until 8 weeks. Now, I only drank 2 alcoholic beverages that were freaking me out when the doctor assured me it would be fine, but he even said that full blown alcoholics have babies born without FAS. Are you sure that the diagnosis is correct?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's totally reasonable to assume that a baby born to a woman in crisis (adoption) is much more likely to have FASD. I don't know anyone who drank while they were pregnant. My doctor also said drinking before you miss your period isn't going to cause FASD.

I think you missed where I said that is what I did and my child has FAS. I was told the same thing.

How much did you drink and when did you find out you were pregnant? I've never heard of that before. The placenta doesn't form until 8 weeks, I believe.

Found out at 5 weeks. While I did not think it was much at the time - brunches, girls night out, book club, bachelorette party weekend, trip - I now know that it was.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's totally reasonable to assume that a baby born to a woman in crisis (adoption) is much more likely to have FASD. I don't know anyone who drank while they were pregnant. My doctor also said drinking before you miss your period isn't going to cause FASD.

I think you missed where I said that is what I did and my child has FAS. I was told the same thing.

How much did you drink and when did you find out you were pregnant? I've never heard of that before. The placenta doesn't form until 8 weeks, I believe.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's totally reasonable to assume that a baby born to a woman in crisis (adoption) is much more likely to have FASD. I don't know anyone who drank while they were pregnant. My doctor also said drinking before you miss your period isn't going to cause FASD.

I think you missed where I said that is what I did and my child has FAS. I was told the same thing.

Anonymous wrote:No. I don't drink. I didn't drink before I was pregnant. I didn't drink while I was pregnant. I don't drink now. My kids still have ADHD and ASD.

Anonymous wrote:I think it's totally reasonable to assume that a baby born to a woman in crisis (adoption) is much more likely to have FASD. I don't know anyone who drank while they were pregnant. My doctor also said drinking before you miss your period isn't going to cause FASD.

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Anonymous wrote:Out of curiosity, how do you know the level of exposure of your adopted kids?

Some of us know a lot about our kids due to open adoption, knowing family history, googling, etc.

Anonymous wrote:No. I don't drink. I didn't drink before I was pregnant. I didn't drink while I was pregnant. I don't drink now. My kids still have ADHD and ASD.

Anonymous wrote:Out of curiosity, how do you know the level of exposure of your adopted kids?