Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Alcohol and Pregnancy-To Drink or Not To Drink


So I had a nice little conversation about alcohol and pregnancy to a lady on Facebook that just had to say something about my comment.
I do my research so I have a link here that you can take a gander at to help back me up a little.
However, I do want to clear this up with some ladies that are reading this, if you are against it, I totally understand! This subject should be talked about with your doctor or midwife BEFORE having a drink. This is something that I choose to do, just like smoking, I choose NOT to do that during pregnancy, or at all!

Here is my little private message to her, she wanted to make inappropriate and out in public for everyone to see. Well lets just say that I do my research...

Hello,
This is my view on alcohol and pregnancy.
(posted link here)
Also, they started making this a big deal in the early 70s! Of course they are going to say something about it with all the craziness that went on during that time. I'm not gonna go around suggesting it to other pregnant women, because it can be unsafe to women who do not have complete normal pregnancies.
My midwife needed me to relax, my stress level was going through the roof, which was causing me high blood pressure. She has been a midwife for over 25 years now so I totally trust her wisdom.
Back in the early 1900s they would give sick restless infants a tablespoon of whiskey to help them sleep, so what would be the difference in the womb?
Women in Europe drink like they do when they are not pregnant . So why aren't they pressing this subject in other countries? Is it because Americans screwed up back in the day? Probably.
If you were to ask a doctor and most newer midwives about this, they would be against it...because it their job to have us stay away from what could be a binge and unsafe for babies and their mothers.
I don't want someone judging me (and others) for having a glass of wine once in awhile during pregnancy.
So please, think twice before you go off and tell a lady in public that she is a bad mother for have a drink to relax during her stressful third trimester.
Thank you

I said please and thank you, was I polite enough? She was absolutely rude about this subject matter and glancing at her very ghetto FB page she was a bit younger than me, she is single, and is pregnant.
Status saying "single" is one thing. I have polite, mannerly friends who are single and are wonderful mothers to their children. But having cuss words all over her wall to her "baby-daddy"?(hate that word :/) That is what made me write this message. Maybe she needed a little bit of education in her life. :)

I'm not usually like this, most of you know. My personality is very much on the quiet side of things, but when someone steps out of line to tell me I'm a horrible mommy to my beautiful Josiah, that will bring me out of my shell.

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