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Re: drinking during early pregnancy

From: Yolanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 May 2002 02:36:27 -0500 (CDT)

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The day before I found out I was pregnant with my first child I had drank quite a bit. Fortunately my daughter is very healthy. I stopped drinking too as soon as I found out. :-) Good luck with everything. At Tue, 28 May 2002, William McIntosh, MD wrote: >
>At Tue, 28 May 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>I have read several posts saying that it that one or two instances of
>>binge drinking during the first few weeks of pregnancy will most likely
>>have an "all or nothing" effect, and that if the pregancy does not abort
>>there is a good chance the baby will be fine. I thought I was not
>>pregnant (negative HPT, and strong menstrual cramps) and stupidly had
>>about 5-6 beers over the course of 2-3 hours. Now I am beginning to
>>think the HPT was wrong (still no period! my luteal phase is now 19 days
>>post ovulation), and am terrified that I have made a horrible mistake!
>>My question is: does anyone know what the ODDS are that this one
>>instance of binge drinking will have a negative effect on pregnancy? I
>>have stopped drinking now of course.
>>Thank you for your advice.
>
>the odds are that this single event will not have any deleterious effect
>on your pregnancy.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>
>This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute
>for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.
>

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