WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 1998: Re: A little wine with dinner? Preconception question.

Re: A little wine with dinner? Preconception question.

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Feb 1998 20:25:40 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 18 Feb 1998, jnd wrote: >
>Is it evil ( read that "bad for the potential baby") to have a drink
>the days one is trying to conceive?

NO! >
>Secondly-- what about hubby drinking? He often has a glass of wine in
>the evening with occasionally a little more at parties or on
>vacations.

Moderate drinking (one glass of wine with dinner, 2 or 3 occasionally) isn't a problem.

>
>Should we both abstain before trying to conceive? If so, for how long?

As my wise RE said to me, "don't stop living life just because you are trying to get pregnant." Translation: it's okay to have an occasional drink (like a glass of wine with dinner) when you are trying to get pregnant. Once you have that positive pregnancy test, abstain (it is *probably* ok to have a rare glass of wine on special occasions --- but every day is not a special occasion!)

>
>One book I read said we should give up coffee,( I have switched to
>decaf) sweetner ( my doctor and dietician say nutrasweet is OK) and a
>multitude of other things, including alcohol, for months and months
>before trying to concieve.

More than 300mg of caffeine (3-4 cups of coffee) *may* increase the risk of miscarriage, so I recommend no more than 2 caffinated beverages a day. As far as the Nutrasweet goes, I again use the "no more than 2 rule" (it's my very own rule, not based on any science, but I like it!)

>
>Of course, another book says pregnant women shouldn't exercise, since it
>won't make any difference anyway--therefore, since it appears nearly
>anyone can get a book published, I don't know which "factoids" to
>believe and which to ignore!

A common problem -- ask your doctor, or us. >
>Thanks.
>
>Dee

You're welcome and good luck!

--
Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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