Stop Drinking Now - Alcohol And Pregnancy

Interestingly enough statistics indicate that 9 out of 10 women enjoy having an alcoholic drink or two. Unfortunately quite a lot of them don't know or don't find out what the alcoholic limitations are while pregnant, although many doctors are now saying that alcohol consumption can lead to child birth defects. What we know is that the alcohol consumed will pass into the placenta and then straight on into the baby's bloodstream. The resulting damage could be devastating to it's growth pattern so I think we should look into this serious matter just a bit further.

Every single drop of alcohol consumed will naturally pass into the foetuses bloodstream and this can be devastating during the first three months of pregnancy affecting both the brain and body's natural development. Although it becomes quite clear what alcohol can cause on the short term, there are also unseen consequences for the future as statistically these babies will go on to be alcoholics at a later stage in their lives.

Just what will be effected during your pregnancy? The way your baby is developing in your womb. Your baby's health. Your own health. Drinking alcohol will cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Your child's learning ability. Drinking alcohol has been known to increase the risk of a miscarriage. Malformation of your baby's heart and other developing organs. Stillbirth. Your baby being susceptible to illness later on in adult life.

The majority of women are also ignorant to the fact that drinking prior to becoming pregnant is even more harmful to the baby's development, so cutting back now on alcohol consumption could make all the difference to your child's health. A very important factor to consider as well is that once any damage has been caused during the pregnancy, it is completely irreversible, so my advice is that really do consider your alcohol intake and always put your baby's health first.

The most important point to get over to you is that should you be considering getting pregnant, then also consider giving up drinking alcohol as well. It is also useful to know under these circumstances that heavy drinking men tend to have low sperm counts, so this could be a real chance for you and your partner to give each other moral support in both giving up alcohol. If you find this a difficult task to tackle then you should seek more guidance and you can really find some great advice at stopdrinkingadvice.org daily.