There is no safe amount of alcohol you can drink. Fetal brain development damage can occur with just one drink.
Any amount can put your child at risk. Fetal alcohol syndrome can affect their growth and development.
I would say no amount. When I grew up there was a documentary on fetal alcohol syndrome. While some children has mother's who drank and came out fine, others came out with FAS. To me after enduring all this change for 40 weeks I would hate to chance my child's life and development on a something I can enjoy after birth with no consequences.
I am pretty concerned that from all this drinking, (getting drunk probably 4 days a week each time probably about 12 drinks).Now that I know I have been doing some research on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Effect. Do you think I have anything to worry about if I stop now? Or is there still a chance my child could be born with an alcohol related birth defect?
Someone I know was leaarning fetal development in med school as I was going through my first trimester and I was told that was the most critical point in brain development. So my vote is no.
**not and **Development lol phone doesn't let me edit sorry :)
So if you are only 5 weeks it sounds like your development is very good seeing both a fetal pole and hb. Did he mention what the heartrate was?? I am not sure what the "likely" fetal pole means because if there is a heartbeat then there is definitely a fetal pole there!! The hcg values vary so much that it seems it would be hard to gauge development by the hcg level except that they say you won't see anything on u/s until you are over 1000 or so. Best of luck.
The fetal heart undergoes a considerable amount of growth very early in pregnancy. The most critical period of its development is between three and seven weeks after fertilization, when a simple heart tube assumes the shape of a four-chambered heart. In fact, the heart actually begins beating by the 22nd day of life.
alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples
From wikipedia (for what that's worth): Ribavirin is also a teratogen in some animals species and thus poses a theoretical reproductive risk in humans, remaining a hazard as long as the drug is present, which can be as long as 6 months after a course of the drug has ended.
It has nothing to do with the menstrual cycle. It has to do with how the presence of ribavirin in the body can impact the development of the baby.
m 6 weeks pregnant at the moment and i thought everything was going find until i got a call from my hospital telling me they needed to schedule me for an earlier appointment because when reviewing my ultrasounds they saw a problem with the fetus development. does anyone have any idea what this can mean? I would really appreciate it if you can help.
Doctors don't know how much it takes to give a baby FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome which affects everything from facial structure (what they look like) to how they develop internally and mentally) so docs say no. Plain and simple. No alcohol.
I would wait. My sister has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome from a drink our mom had at a birthday party. Fetal alcohol syndrome ruined my sisters life. I remember when she was 10 she was picked on so bad. Our rooms were divided by one wall and one night she finally had enough. She was bashing herself into the wall and scratching at it screaming for God to kill her. At 10yrs old. She was violent, mean, hateful, and her face and body STILL look childlike and underdeveloped. Shes 21 now.
If your doctor is concerned about miscarriage, blighted ovum, or ectopic pregnancy, the gestational sac and fetal pole (if visible) will be measured to determine what type of development should be seen. The guideline is that if the gestational sac measures >16-18mm with no fetal pole or the fetal pole measures 5mm with no heartbeat (by vaginal ultrasound), then a diagnosis of miscarriage or blighted ovum is made.
I've heard about that, but if you have ever seen or been around a kid with fetal alcohol syndrome then you wouldn't take the chance. I worked with special need babies and kids for three years until I left my first trimester and believe me, I love those kids, but I avoid any unnecessary external stimulus.
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