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Absolute NO-NO to Alcohol during Pregnancy
If you are one of those women who are addicted to alcohol and got pregnant then life will no more be same for you. You will have to control your cravings towards alcohol as it is not only harmful to you but to your baby as well. When you take alcohol it is absorbed by the blood first and starts to circulate through out the body until the liver breaks it down. For breaking down the alcohol contained by a glass of bear or wine the liver takes approximately an hour and till this process completes it remains in your blood. It is harmful to drink during pregnancy as the alcohol in the bloodstream also passes through the placenta and the baby absorbs it as much as you do.
The children are susceptible to a wide range of defects due to your addiction towards alcohol. If you keep taking alcohol during pregnancy you are increasing the chances of your baby to have FAS or the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. A child having FAS may be exposed to several physical and mental disorders.
One of the most common defects in children suffering from FAS is lack of growth. They generally weigh less than the normal babies, their height is shorter and the size of the head is small as well. They also typically have thin upper lips, narrow eyes and suffer disorders of hearts and joints as well as other internal complications.
Whatever you eat or drink during pregnancy has a direct impact on your baby. The same rule applies for alcohol as well and the baby can get hurt. The physical and mental disorders could stay with him or her for the entire life.
If you think that you may drink some kind of alcohol that may be safe for your and your baby then you are wrong and all types of alcoholic drinks are unsafe for the baby in the womb. Sometimes, the children are lucky enough to escape through the hazards of alcohol during pregnancy. Women who give multiple births may think that as nothing happened in their first term the result will be repeated the next time as well. But, you must know that every pregnancy is different in itself. You may have been lucky to have a child without any disorders in spite of your carelessness but the consequences of alcoholism may be even worse on the second child. It is always safe to avoid drinking and give your baby chance to live a healthy life.
None of the problems that occur in the baby are temporary and you should not wait any further to get rid of your alcohol drinking habit. As soon as you are aware of the fact that alcohol is harmful for your baby the best decision will be to stop drinking.
