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We all know the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant, but some mothers do drink and some have been known to binge drink or drink the way they did before becoming pregnant, some mums to be are indeed alcoholics.
Should bars and even shops be obliged to refuse pregnant women alcohol. Yes you could argue that a pregnant women should be able to choose if she drinks or not or that they could easily get someone else to buy the drink for her, but what about bar staff? If they are faced with a pregnant women asking for an alcoholic drink should they refuse to serve her?
I personally did not touch a drop of alcohol during any of my 6th pregnancies, I never missed it. I do have friends who have the odd glass of wine each week and do not think that is wrong, but to witness a pregnant lady drunk? I would be disgusted. I would also even for a celebration drink in public, I would feel guilty and ashamed and to be worried about how it would look to others..
The Department of Health (DH) and doctors’ professional bodies say it’s safest not to drink at all during pregnancy. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence says it’s best not to drink in the first trimester. Other research has shown that having a glass of wine a week will do no harm to your baby. Baby Centre reports.
I don’t understand why women would want to put their unborn babies at risk by drinking more than the odd glass of wine.
The argument would be its the women’s body and her baby therefore nobody else has the right to judge what she can or can not do.
Pregnancy is a difficult time and there are so many do this and do that’s to follow. Is drinking the odd alcoholic drink in a bar really going to do any damage to your baby? Probably not if its just a one off, but how would bar staff know your having a one off drink or if your a craving alcoholic and they feel responsible to intervene?
What do you think? Should bars refuse to serve pregnant women? Leave me a comment to let me know your views.
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I think they should be allowed to refuse to serve. If someone is too drunk they can refuse so why shouldn’t it be the same when it comes to pregnant women.
Yeah its different if its only a soft drink,
I was at the bar a few days before my wedding in the place our meal would be, waiting to speak to the manager to make sure everything was in place, not buying anything. The amount of people who said I was a disgrace and shook their heads at me was unreal. Their faces where brilliant though when they heard me speak to the manager about final preparations for my reception lol
yes esp if its for them if they can prove its for someone eles then no they should be allowed to buy someone eles a drink but some women just dont care about the effects of it and comin from someone who drank when preg didint no at the time i got sick all over the wall and went off the taste after that
I’m on the fence here. I’d like to think that if I wanted a drink whilst out for a meal or something, that I’d be allowed. I barely drink anyway but do believe a glass of wine once in a blue moon would do no harm to my unborn child, so in that aspect no I don’t think they should refuse. But if I was to go back for a second drink then yes I do think I should refuse. There has been research that shows one glass of wine will not pass through the placenta, any more though and it will so in that aspect I think they should x
When you’re pregnant and you go up to the bar… Out come the comments, pointing and stares… I think a pregnant woman should only be refused alcohol if she is extremely drunk. It’s not up to the bar staff to decide who to serve. X
the woman could be getting drinks for someone else tho? if she was to be drinking her self then yeah staff should refuse to serve her… before i had reanne i used to drink all the time i admit it i was able to i worked in a bar and we would all have a lock in after time and have few drinks then i got preg i had a taste of a new drink that came out but wouldnt have none of it even tho my mates kept offering it me i was preg and didnt want it.. 2nd pregnancy i had a tiny bit of lambrini with loads of lemonade to celebrate the new year and thats it, cause i dont bother me drinking to be honest id rather have my baby born healthy than have a alcholholic drink there’s no point :/ plus the stares and comments if u were to have a drink in the pub gosh lol xx
Damn right they should, I find nothing more revolting than seeing a pregnant woman in a club drink with a bottle of wkd in her hand. If I owned a pub,club or shop I would refuse them alcohol!