# Is it easier to get drunk when pregnant?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-easier-to-get-drunk-when-pregnant/584983>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 10, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-easier-to-get-drunk-when-pregnant/584983 "2011-06-10T15:46:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-easier-to-get-drunk-when-pregnant/584983/1 "2011-06-10T15:46:52Z")

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No story here, move along. 😉

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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-easier-to-get-drunk-when-pregnant/584983/2 "2011-06-10T15:51:07Z")

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Well, it’s easier to get pregnant when drunk, if that helps.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-easier-to-get-drunk-when-pregnant/584983/3 "2011-06-10T18:29:30Z")

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You’re drinking for two.

However, while in the morning you might have a headache that should eventually dissipate, [but the fetus may not be so lucky](http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fetal-alcohol-syndrome/DS00184).

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**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-easier-to-get-drunk-when-pregnant/584983/4 "2011-06-10T18:38:12Z")

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Well, I know that having refrained from alcohol entirely for over seven months, that first glass of wine in my eighth month hit me hard.