5.WHAT IF I AM PREGNANT AND

HAVE BEEN DRINKING?

If you drank alcohol before you knew you were pregnant, stop drinking now. You will feel better and your

baby will have a good chance to be born healthy. If

you want to get pregnant, do not drink alcohol. You

may not know you are pregnant right away. Alcohol

can hurt a baby even when you are only 1 or 2

months pregnant.

6. HOW CAN I STOP DRINKING?

There are many ways to help yourself stop drinking.

You do not have to drink when other people drink.

If someone gives you a drink, it is OK to say no. Stay

away from people or places that make you drink.

Do not keep alcohol

at home.

If you cannot stop

drinking, GET HELP.

You may have a

disease called

alcoholism. There

are programs that

can help you stop

drinking. They are

called alcohol treatment

programs. Your doctor or nurse can find a program to

help you. Even if you have been through a treatment

program before, try it again. There are programs just

for women.
WHENYOU ARE

PREGNANT...

DRINKING

CAN HURT

YOUR BABY

When you are

pregnant, your baby

grows inside you.

Everything you eat

and drink while you

are pregnant affects

your baby. If you drink alcohol,

it can hurt your baby’s growth. Your baby may have

physical and behavioral problems that can last for

the rest of his or her life. Children born with the

most serious problems caused by alcohol have fetal

alcohol syndrome.
DRINKING

CAN HURT

YOUR BABY

When you are

pregnant, your baby

grows inside you.

Everything you eat

and drink while you

are pregnant affects

your baby. If you drink alcohol,

it can hurt your baby’s growth. Your baby may have

physical and behavioral problems that can last for

the rest of his or her life. Children born with the

most serious problems caused by alcohol have fetal

alcohol syndrome.

WHENYOU ARE

PREGNANT...
DRINKING

CAN HURT

YOUR BABY

When you are

pregnant, your baby

grows inside you.

Everything you eat

and drink while you

are pregnant affects

your baby. If you drink alcohol,

it can hurt your baby’s growth. Your baby may have

physical and behavioral problems that can last for

the rest of his or her life. Children born with the

most serious problems caused by alcohol have fetal

alcohol syndrome.

WHENYOU ARE

PREGNANT...
5.WHAT IF I AM PREGNANT AND

HAVE BEEN DRINKING?

If you drank alcohol before you knew you were pregnant, stop drinking now. You will feel better and your

baby will have a good chance to be born healthy. If

you want to get pregnant, do not drink alcohol. You

may not know you are pregnant right away. Alcohol

can hurt a baby even when you are only 1 or 2

months pregnant.

6. HOW CAN I STOP DRINKING?

There are many ways to help yourself stop drinking.
 

You do not have to drink when other people drink.
 

If someone gives you a drink, it is OK to say no. Stay
 

away from people or places that make you drink.
 

Do not keep alcohol
 

at home.
 

If you cannot stop
 

drinking, GET HELP.
 

You may have a
 

disease called
 

alcoholism. There
 

are programs that
 

can help you stop
 

drinking. They are

called alcohol treatment

programs. Your doctor or nurse can find a program to

help you. Even if you have been through a treatment

program before, try it again. There are programs just

for women.
5.WHAT IF I AM PREGNANT AND

HAVE BEEN DRINKING?

If you drank alcohol before you knew you were pregnant, stop drinking now. You will feel better and your

baby will have a good chance to be born healthy. If

you want to get pregnant, do not drink alcohol. You

may not know you are pregnant right away. Alcohol

can hurt a baby even when you are only 1 or 2

months pregnant.

6. HOW CAN I STOP DRINKING?

There are many ways to help yourself stop drinking.

You do not have to drink when other people drink.

If someone gives you a drink, it is OK to say no. Stay

away from people or places that make you drink.

Do not keep alcohol

at home.

If you cannot stop

drinking, GET HELP.

You may have a

disease called

alcoholism. There

are programs that

can help you stop

drinking. They are

called alcohol treatment

programs. Your doctor or nurse can find a program to

help you. Even if you have been through a treatment

program before, try it again. There are programs just

for women.