PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for August, 2000: Re: Drunk before finding out about pregnancy

Re: Drunk before finding out about pregnancy

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:02:31 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Kara wrote: >
>A week before I found out I was pregnant I got extremely drunk, probably
>the drunkest I have ever been. I know that in those first few weeks the
>baby's brain begins developing and I am wondering if it will adversely
>affect my baby. I also had an endometrial biopsy a few days before I
>found out, but my doctor said since I haven't miscarried then it means
>that the embryo was unharmed and there shouldn't be any problems from
>that. Does this sound right? I am really worried that I will have a
>freak baby!

Kara, There is just no way to know for sure, but it isn't likely that the baby will be affected. Most of the fetal alcohol stuff is based on chronic alcohol usage. There is no answer to the amount that may place the fetus at risk... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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