Celebrations

During this season there are many things that are celbrated, Hanakah, Christ's birth at Christmas, and the New Year. These events bring with them times with gather as families, friends and office parties and with food and drink celebrate together. For pregnant and nursing mothers this means celebrating without both the usual alcohol and cigarettes which is often a very difficult. It is a difficult decision but an important one. Alcohol and cigarettes are both very harmful and babies should not be exposed to either of these substances. I have often written about the harm done when babies are exposed to tobacco but let me also speak to the harm caused by exposure to alcohol. Babies bodies are not as able to process alcohol or tobacco and the toxins associated with it. Their bodies are much smaller but their blood will have the same amount of alcohol molecules in it as you, yet your body is larger and better developed to handle it. Please don't ever drink while you are pregnant. It is not good for your baby.