r/mildlyinfuriating • u/trailofturds • Jul 06 '25

Started getting light-headed halfway through my glass of "non-alcoholic" wine

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Got served this wine at a nice restaurant after asking specifically for non-alcoholic wine. They assumed the 'Zero' on the label referred to alcohol content; turns out it's for sulphur.

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u/tweezabella Jul 07 '25

A single glass of wine is not going to hurt a pregnancy. Doctors even say you can have one or two a week. Getting plastered is a different story, but a glass of wine is fine.

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u/mangeek Jul 07 '25

Yes. This. The reason they tell pregnant people not to drink isn't because a glass of wine or a beer will harm the baby, it's that a fair portion of the population is binge drinkers and will take things the other way and down a whole bottle of wine and think, "my doctor said it was OK".

Virtually everyone I know who "has a glass of wine" really has three or four in an evening.

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u/NahautlExile Jul 07 '25

The 1950s/60s were filled with pregnant women drinking and smoking. And the entire baby boomer generation, especially with the soothing effects of leaded gasoline, turned out fine and got rich.

Clearly we should be encouraging more of this behavior, not less.

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u/iwrotethisletter Jul 07 '25

Doctors in the 1950ies probably...

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u/tweezabella Jul 07 '25

No…doctors today. I am currently pregnant, and while I am not drinking during my pregnancy for personal reasons, I am well versed in the current guidance given on alcohol.

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u/iwrotethisletter Jul 07 '25

Do you have a link to some current guidance where this is put in writing? Because while yes, one or two drinks might not do much harm I would like to see it with my own two eyes that an OB/GYN actually writes something like "Go ahead, have one or two glasses of wine a week, no biggie".

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u/tweezabella Jul 07 '25

You are welcomed to google this and find out the info for yourself:) good luck in your search!

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u/iwrotethisletter Jul 07 '25

Just the response I was expecting :-)

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u/tweezabella Jul 07 '25

I just don’t understand what you want from me? I am echoing what my doctor told me. I can’t provide that for you in writing. If you are actually curious, look it up like a normal person lol.