THIRST-day 13: Wines For Pregnant Women

Here are the 13 Wines that an expectant mom can drink during cocktails...

Sutter Home Fre-Merlot

Carl Jung Rounge
Vino Zero Rounge Syrah
Weinkoenig Rotes Gold
Bacchus Diabetic White Wine
Romance en Blanc Organic Wine
Vino Zero Le Blanc
Eisberg Rose
Pearl Rose Organic Sparkling Wine
Pol Vignon Rose
Mister Zero Dry Sparkling Wine
Brington Bubbly Sparkling White Wine
Vino Zero Sauvignon Blanc

My Wordless Wednesday #2...

Can Pregnant Women Drink?

During pregnancy, food and drink consumed by the expectant mother is passed on to the developing baby through the placenta. Consuming alcohol during pregnancy has been shown to have an adverse affect on the developing baby.

Heavy drinking throughout pregnancy has been known to cause alcohol dependency in new-born infants and abnormalities affecting growth, mental retardation and low intelligence, and facial and other physical defects, and organ damage.

This is known as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The physical, mental, and emotional effects caused by FAS are tragically irreversible. Even moderate amounts of alcohol are thought to have a detrimental impact on the well-being of expectant mothers and the unborn child.

For years doctors have suggested that pregnant women should have no more than four units of alcohol a week and no more than a single unit in 24 hours. The truth is, it is not fully known what the impact of even such moderate amounts may have on a developing fetus. There is no recommended safe level of alcohol for pregnant women.

New advice from the Department of Health recommends that women should abstain from alcohol during pregnancy.

My sister-in-law, Dayle send me a message thru Friendster that she had ultrasound for the sex of the baby. She was expecting it will be a baby boy because of some indications that it is a boy. But luckily when the result of the ultrasound held to her, she was so surprise to know that "it's a baby girl". I'm so happy for her and also excited for the baby to come.

My Wordless Wednesday #1...

Materni-TEE

For Mommy-To-Be...

I know how exciting it was to be first time mom. I read all pregnancy books that will help to understand what I've been experiencing and will experience in the few months. Thank God I didn't have much pregnancy infancipation. I didn't experience vomiting, severe headaches and worst loss of consciousness. But what I've most wanted during my pregnancy period was "shopping" maternity dresses and baby clothes of course. As a first time mom I want to pick the best for me and my baby. Actually there are a lots of beautiful maternity and baby clothes in the mall, sometimes don't know how will I choose from them. I want to buy all of them. I was inspired to look again on maternity dresses because my officemate and friend is on their way to be a mom soon. So I browsed the net and found these very beautiful maternity dresses and I want it to share with you.