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Re: possibly pregnant and worried (but incredibly excited)From: AMANDA (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 12 Jun 1998 17:05:30 -0500 (CDT)
I second that Carolyn! I was already 6 weeks along when I found out I was pregnant and had drank more than a few drinks in those early weeks. Even after finding out I was expecting I would have a glass of wine or a beer about once every two weeks and even had a little chapagne. I continued this throughout most of my pregnancy reading all I could about the effects of alcohol, caffeine and everything else we put in our bodies. I even danced at my cousins wedding when I was 8 months pregnant while my family stood ready to catch-sure I would just fall over. Steph, first of all there is nothing you can do turn back the clock, you didn't know. Secondly, as Carolyn points out we don't know how much is too much-published studies have all documented what the effects of 4-5 glasses of wine per day will do to a fetus. Thankfully I gave birth to a healthy 8lbs 7oz baby boy in January who is growing and developing faster than he should for his age. Good luck. At Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Carolyn wrote: > >I'm gonna jump in here and probably get my fanny singed here but I can't >help it. > >Steph, NO, if you are in good health, you have done nothing to >jeopardize your pregnancy, if in fact that you ARE pregnant (and if it's >what you want, then I'll have my fingers crossed for you tomorrow). > >*Climbing up on a soapbox* I think there is so much in the media that >you can't do ANYTHING while you are pregnant or risk losing your baby or >severely handicapping the baby. This puts women in a "prehysteria" >state when they realize that they HAVE unwittingly done something that >is verbotent and now they must live with the guilt of "what if" for the >next 9 months. First of all, it sounds like both of the chemicals you >ingested were probably done before implantation...so you have to >consider that there was no way the drugs would have been able to get to >the embryo. > >I'm sorry if I've offended anyone, but it seems like with each of MY >pregnancies some "new" information has been "discovered" that has put my >pregnancy at risk. With my first it was caffeine...BAD thing. Gave up >ALL caffeine(which amounted to one cup of coffee each moring) and had >hideous headaches from withdrawl...but don't want to take anything for >the headaches...just to be safe. By my second pregnancy, MORE research >had determined that caffeine wasn't as bad as originally thought. So, I >indulged in my one cup of coffee. AND I had a healthy 9 lb 3 oz baby >(yeah, right, caffeine causes low birth weight babies...I would hate to >see what she would have been if I HAD abstained). > >My third pregnancy, I miscarried. It happens and I REFUSE to beat >myself up because I was still having one cup of coffee/day, or because I >occasionally took a Tylenol. It is nature's way of correcting problems >(don't mean to sound harsh or disconnected). > >Now, I'm on my fourth pregnancy and currently at 28 weeks. With regard >to caffeine, I have cut down to 1/2 cup caffeine, 1/2 cup decaf (I did >this only because my BP seems to be affected by caffeine and this seems >to keep it in check). I'll probably end up with a 10 lb baby. > >As for the alcohol, I AM NOT ADVOCATING THIS, but science has been >unable to determine how many drinks are too many. BUT, what I've read >is that, to see FAS, you are looking at women who drink a minimum of 4 >drinks/day every day. A far cry from an occasional glass of wine. I >understand that since they are unable to make a determination that the >consensus is to avoid alcohol, and I typically do...but I do, on rare >occasions, indulge in a glass of wine while pregnant. And so far, if I >use my children and their intelligence level at 2 and 4 as a gauge, it >has done them no harm. AGAIN I don't recommend this to anyone, only >that this has been my experience. > >As an aside, I read research when I was pregnant with my second that I >was actually POISONING my baby because I didn't suffer from morning >sickness(with any of my pregnancies). The article said that women who >suffer from morning sickness are actually ridding their bodies of >harmful toxins that are dangerous to the baby. And since I didn't throw >up everyday (or ever for that matter),there was something wrong with ME >and I was slowly poisoning my baby by exposing it to these harmful >toxins. This example, I think, fits in perfectly with my frustration >with the media and it's expectations of pregnant women. We are now >expected to wrap ourselves in cotton, don't do this , don't eat >that...while all that is usually needed is moderation. > >*Climbing down from my soapbox now* > >Sorry for the outburst and thanks for the opportunity to say my piece. >I sincerely hope I haven't offended anyone. > >Carolyn > >>From anonymous@obgyn.net Fri Jun 12 07:25:20 1998 >>Received: from talk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) >> by talk.obgyn.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA07846; >> Fri, 12 Jun 1998 09:23:45 -0500 >>Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 09:23:45 -0500 >>Message-Id:>>Errors-To: anonymous@obgyn.net >>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net >>Originator: womens-health >>Sender: anonymous@obgyn.net >>Precedence: bulk >>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (steph) >>To: Multiple recipients of list >>Subject: possibly pregnant and worried (but incredibly excited) >>X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas >>X-Comment: women's health issues forum >> >>Hello! I am being neurotic and was hoping someone could answer a few >>questions. I had a miscarriage about 3 months ago and have been trying >>to get pregnant since. I was certain I wasn't pregnant this month, so >>when I went on vacation last week I had about 1 or 2 drinks a day (not >>strong ones, in fact, I think they were watered down). I also had 1 >>imitrex for a migraine. I hadn't had a drink in probably 6 months >>because of trying, but was so certain I wasn't and really needed to >>relax, so I let myself. Anyhow, I am realizing now that I have been >>incredibly dizzy for a couple days (one of my symptoms last time) but I >>had thought it was just from being on a boat so much. Well, I am >>certainly not on the water anymore and am thinking it could be >pregnancy >>related. But I have no other symptoms- I had lots last time. I am >>testing tomorrow (day my period is due) but I need to know if I have >>jeopardized this if it is true. I know how excited I'll be, but don't >>want to have to go through the same thing again. Thanks so much for >>your help. I know I am being ridiculous, but after my last experience >I >>am petrified. And kicking myself for abandoning my good habits for the >>week. Steph >> >-- >
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