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Oooohhh I LOVE Grapetise and Appletise! When we have visitors I often have that in a nice wine glass! :)

hi i think this is a personal choice, i dont anyone will jump on here and say there drinking caused problems, but the truth is we really dont know what effect alcohol has on a developing baby.
i would wait (and are waiting) until at least 20+ weeks and then it would only be 1 drink, no more.
i had a GF that at a party we were at drunk 3 glasses of champagne then 2 ****tails then went to do tequilla shots (i stopped the shots), i think that this is excessive.:(
if its the taste you want, i think half a glass would be fine. we all miss things when we are pregnant but its only 9 months. :D

kim

My FIL swears by the non alcoholic coopers. If he thinks it tastes like beer....then I'd say it does!!
I have had a few drinks in my last two pregnancies, only one or two the whole time, but my Dr assured me not to worry. I do think the worry is the problem!! Anyway, saying that I am not having any at all this pregnancy, only because Im getting older and seriously, if I have one drink I feel like crap for at least a day after!! The ms is enough for me!
I understand that the advice is to avoid it fully, but I would be absolutely astounded if a glass or two of red caused a problem. I think the amount of sugar and caffeine that is consumed during pregnancy is far worse. Not to mention allergens etc. Moderation is the key xoxoxo

I am guilty of having a couple of wines through my pregnancy (and it would have only been a half a glass at a time)...I wasn't a big drinker in the first place and I did wait till after 20 weeks.

Yep, I had about 4 glasses throughout my whole pregnancy. On the nights I had a glass, I found found it really helped me sleep which was great because I wasnt sleeping well some nights. There is no evidence to suggest that alcohol in small amounts affects your baby so go ahead and enjoy a glass.

I didn't even have a sip whilst pregnant and still haven't as I'm breastfeeding still.
I got married when i was 4 months pregnant and didn't even have champers for the toasts, but that's just me.
The research they have done doesn't conclude exactly how much alcohol is dangerous so to me i think it's best to avoid it all together, but again, that's just me

Well, I guess it comes down to personal choice. I use to drink quite a lot before I fell pregnant, but I dont think its worth the risk. I cant wait for the day I can sit back and have a cold beer or a glass of red, but for now I only want whats best for my little man, and if that means no alcohol then thats fine with me :)

For those of you missing champage apparently Maggie Beer's Desert Peals non-alcoholic sparkling is a great option - I am trying to find somewhere that stocks it and I think it sells for around $16 a bottle.

European alcohol free beer is the best and the Erdinger Alcohol free beer is great. If you can find it, buy it!