Celebs Caught Drinking While Pregnant
Britney, Gwyneth and more
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Alex Mccord
This Real Housewives of New York reality star wrote in her book, Little Kids, Big City, "Throughout my pregnancy, I gave into every craving I felt. When I wanted to have a drink, I did." She even sipped on champagne while her husband drove her to the hospital to have her son Francois.
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Belinda Carlisle
In her memoir, Lips Unsealed, this pop/punk princess gave the shocking confession that she drank daily in 1992 while pregnant with her son, James Duke Mason.
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Britney Spears
Brit reportedly downed amaretto sours, champagne, and a cosmopolitan at K-Fed's birthday party in 2006, and a month later announced she was five-months pregnant with her second child. Cringe.
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Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie Lynn followed in her big sister's footsteps, reportedly partying, drinking, and smoking throughout the first trimester of her teenage pregnancy. Luckily, Jamie Lynn cleaned up her act and seems to have a healthy little girl, but this story could have easily had a not-so-happy ending.
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Kate Hudson
Kate took a classier approach to drinking while pregnant — sipping on a glass of wine while out to dinner in Buenos Aires with boyfriend Matt Bellamy, but the public outcry was similar to as if she had been doing shots at the bar. Was Kate in the wrong?
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Gwyneth Paltrow
Guinness does a baby good? Gwyneth seemed to think so during her pregnancy in 2006. She was seen downing a cold one while out with hubby Chris Martin in 2006. Some defended her choice of drink with the myth that Guinness's high iron content helps pregnant women.
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Nicole Kidman
According to Cindy Adams of the NY Post, Nicole requested a glass of white wine — which she received and drank — backstage at the 2008 Oscars. Nicole's rep later claimed she drank nothing that night but water and ginger tea. Was Nicole the victim of the celebrity rumor mill or was her rep covering up a decision to drink in moderation while pregnant?
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Brooke Mueller
Nothing screams "celebrity train-wreck" like a pregnant woman checking into rehab, which Brooke did while five-months pregnant with her and Charlie Sheen's twins. Hey, better late than never, right?
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Rachel Weisz
This Oscar-winning actress caused an uproar soon after giving birth to her first child in 2006 after she told fans it's "fine" for expectant mothers to have a glass of wine after the first trimester.
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Kerry Katona
After an early miscarriage scare during her fourth pregnancy in 2007, this former Atomic Kitten singer was photographed smoking a cigarette outside a pub. It was reported that she had also drank four martinis and vodka, which Kerry called "nonsense" — and then she admitted to having a drink or two.
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Kate had it correct!
Wow, quite a judgmental title. Given the serious discussion of drinking while pregnant in other parts of the site, is using the word “caught” really a good idea?
This is a pretty harsh piece on women who choose to drink in moderation while pregnant. My doctor has OK’d it for me and I have so far had one healthy boy and am expecting a girl. If you have been to other countries you might notice, for instance that it is perfectly OK in Europe to have a glass of wine with dinner or lunch while pregnant, no problem! The key word here is MODERATION.
Seriously, is it really THAT hard to abstain from alcohol for 40 weeks? Just because a baby born to a woman who drank or smoked or used drugs while pregnant seems “fine,” this does not mean that these activities are OK. Fetal alcohol effects can be subtle and easy to miss, or misdiagnosed as ADHD and the like. But it is a serious problem. Unless you are an addict (in which case you need professional help) it should not be an issue to just give up alcohol and other dangerous drugs during pregnancy. Isn’t your baby worth it?