Interestingly enough statistics indicate that 9 out of 10 women enjoy having an alcoholic drink or two. Unfortunately quite a lot of them don’t know or don’t find out what the alcoholic limitations are while pregnant, although many doctors are now saying that alcohol consumption can lead to child birth defects. What we know is that the alcohol consumed will pass into the placenta and then straight on into the baby’s bloodstream. The resulting damage could be devastating to it’s growth pattern so I think we should look into this serious matter just a bit further.
Every drop of alcohol will pass into the baby’s blood supply and during the first three months this can be critical for the normal development of the baby’s brain and body. So the damage being caused is blatantly obvious and it’s not always the short term development that is being affected as it can also affect the long term development too. Statistics prove that babies who have to put up with alcohol in their bloodstream will go on to be alcoholics in later life.
Just what will be effected during your pregnancy? The way your baby is developing in your womb. Your baby’s health. Your own health. Drinking alcohol will cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Your child’s learning ability. Drinking alcohol has been known to increase the risk of a miscarriage. Malformation of your baby’s heart and other developing organs. Stillbirth. Your baby being susceptible to illness later on in adult life.
Not many women know this but drinking alcohol just before your pregnant is the most harmful way of effecting the development of your baby. You should also know that cutting down or stopping alcohol will make a great difference to your baby’s health and growth. But you should also know and be aware, that once the damage has been done, you cannot reverse it. So think about your baby’s health before you consume your next alcoholic drink.
The most important point to get over to you is that should you be considering getting pregnant, then also consider giving up drinking alcohol as well. It is also useful to know under these circumstances that heavy drinking men tend to have low sperm counts, so this could be a real chance for you and your partner to give each other moral support in both giving up alcohol. If you find this a difficult task to tackle then you should seek more guidance and you can really find some great advice here… stopdrinkingadvice.org
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