Spinoff to bad things we eat

I girl I know through DHs family is 4 months pregnant.
According to her, she says her doctor told her she could have 2 drinks per day AND eat sushi, not just the cooked stuff.....
She drank 2 glasses of wine at a shower we were at.

I was with another preggo and we looked at each other like

Has anyone EVER heard such a thing?

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I have never heard of a Dr saying it is OK to have 2 drinks per day....even my friend in Ireland was told it is only one pint a day (they drink Guinness during PG for the Iron...). As far as the sushi thing, I personally do not trust it all the time, so that was my choice to stop eating it while PG, so I am not sure what my Dr recommends there.

ETA: There is such a variety in what Drs think is OK though that it is hard to say.

Message edited 4/24/2007 5:28:57 PM.

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Very strange to me from the POV of my doctor and all the girls on here but I mean... I am sure her baby will turn out perfectly healthy.

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I just can't see how 2 glasses of wine per day can be good for the baby.

Sushi is risky, why risk it?

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I wont believe the alcohol thing...most drs say NONE but will admit that a glass of wine or 2 here and there wont harm the baby at all...

Women in Japan eat Sushi throughout pregnancy...and if your Sushi is from frozen fish, not fresh, it is safe to eat...The freezing kills the parasites just as good as cooking would..However most restaurants here use fresh fish.
The chance of Sushi being an issue is so remote that I can see why someone would continue to eat it...

Personally, Im going to only have that occassional glass of wine and I'll stick to the cooked sushi.

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I plan on completely avoiding alcohol throught the 9 months, I can't imagine a doc would almost encourage her to drink 2 glasses a day.

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Two glasses of wine a day??????? Never heard of such a thing. When DH & I decided to TTC, I stopped having alcohol unless AF was in town.

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If my doctor told me that, I would switch doctors. She should read some literature on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. I'm not saying 2 drinks per day makes her an alcoholic but if drinking kills brain cells in an adult, I can't even begin to imagine what it does to a fetus. She's being very irresponsible, IMHO.

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I never heard of the alchohol thing, personally I wouldn't touch a drink during pg anyways, I just couldn't deal with the what if's and why have it if you won't enjoy it!

Personally, My doc didn't tell me to stay away from anything as long as it's cooked, pastuerized and low mercury..Not crazy about fish anyways..

I eat everything in moderation and things that other pg girls here wouldn't even touch.

Some of the foods people stay away from make me

TO EACH IS OWN!!!

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wow ...definitely not something i've heard of!!
I might have a sip of champagne at an upcoming wedding, but thats it for me for the 9 months!
2 glasses a day??

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MAybe he is a european doc.

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Is it possible she misunderstood her doctor? I mean, I have been no saint during pregnancy, but I wouldn't drink two glasses a day of wine! Maybe the dr said something like "you can have up to two glasses every once in a while?"

As for sushi, I've had california rolls, but honestly, that is the only sushi I like when I am not pregnant But I do agree with the school of thought that says that Japanese women eat it during pregnancy. But again, every doctor is different with this.