What to do if you drink alcohol during pregnancy

Most people should know that for the health of the fetus, women must refrain from consuming alcohol during pregnancy. Because the special substances contained in alcohol can penetrate the placenta, thus affecting the normal development of the fetus and even causing congenital malformations in the fetus. Therefore, pregnant friends should try to avoid drinking alcohol when they are pregnant. However, the habit of drinking alcohol is prevalent in people's daily lives. Some pregnant women accidentally drink alcohol during pregnancy. What should they do at this time?

What to do if you accidentally drink alcohol during early pregnancy

During pregnancy, pregnant women should not drink alcohol, especially in the first four months of pregnancy. Because alcohol can be transferred to the fetus through the placenta, excessive alcohol can cause fetal alcohol poisoning and fetal alcohol syndrome. Alcohol can also flow into the fetus's brain through the placenta, thereby invading the fetus's defenseless brain and destroying brain cells. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy may also cause complications, leading to serious consequences such as miscarriage, premature birth and low birth weight of the newborn.

If you really accidentally drink alcohol and are worried about the impact on the fetus. First, go to the hospital for a check-up and tell the doctor about your drinking history (including the time, amount, and frequency of drinking) so that the doctor can have a record and do a targeted examination.

Secondly, pregnant women should supplement more folic acid and vitamins. Both folic acid and vitamins help prevent fetal malformations and promote the healthy development of the baby. Don't take folic acid blindly, you should follow the doctor's advice. Vitamin supplements are best obtained through food, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.

Finally, don’t worry too much about this. If you drink alcohol without knowing it, your body will first break down and filter out some of the alcohol. For the fetus, this is a process of survival of the fittest. If your baby is "not able to handle alcohol" during early pregnancy, he or she may abort quietly without you knowing it. But since the fetus can survive, it means that it has been selected by nature. Worrying too much will be more harmful to the fetus.

What happens when you drink alcohol during pregnancy?

First, allergies: Due to the effect of hormones during pregnancy, pregnant women’s skin is drier and more prone to allergies. The components in alcohol will aggravate the occurrence of allergies and cause pregnancy discomfort.

Second, it increases metabolism: The endocrine environment of pregnant women changes after pregnancy, and the metabolism is vigorous. Drinking alcohol will accelerate the body's blood circulation, causing pregnant women to sweat more easily and urinate more frequently.

Third, easy to fall: After drinking, alcohol will cause a person's nerves to become dull and reactions to become slower. In addition, pregnant women become larger and their movements become clumsy, so the chances of falling after drinking will greatly increase.

Fourth, it hurts the stomach: drinking too much alcohol can easily cause vomiting, and more frequent vomiting will cause a great burden on the gastrointestinal tract.

Fifth, alcohol poisoning: If pregnant women drink alcohol for a long time, it will not only harm their bodies, but also endanger the fetus, causing miscarriage or fetal abnormalities.