I have never understood why some health guidelines state that you can have the occasional drink when pregnant. It is common sense that if you are drunk then the little one inside you will be to and all you are doing is putting your babies life at risk!
So the government have realised a statement that now states that alcohol should be avoided altogether! Not only should you not drink alcohol if you are pregnant you should also give up on the pop if you are trying to conceive.
It is pretty disturbing to read that 9% of expecting mothers drink more than the recommended limit. Heavy drinking whilst pregnant can cause retardation, poor memory and, in the worst cases, facial abnormalities…would you really take this risk just for having a drink???
With these new guidelines in place hopefully it will cause less confusion on what your limits are and it is now crystal clear if you are pregnant or trying to conceive ditch the alcohol!!!
Tags: alcohol | Alcohol limit in pregnancy = 0% | babies | drink when pregnant | drinking whilst pregnant
June 24th, 2009 at 3:13 am
Pretty nice post. I just came across your blog and wanted to say
that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Any way
I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!
June 24th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Hey Jenny,
Thanks for your comment and subscribing.
I will have plenty more posts to come soon!!!
Thanks x
June 26th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Loved your latest post, by the way.