It is simply best to avoid drinking alcohol while pregnant. 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.
Have problems eating and sleeping. Have problems seeing and hearing. Have trouble following directions and learning how to do simple things. Have trouble paying attention and learning in school. Have trouble getting along with others and controlling their behavior.