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Guinness and babies

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  • 11-09-2017 10:40pm
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    annaindundalk
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭


    Hello everyone,
    Just wondering if anyone has any facts on this matter.
    When my son was 7 months old a family member gave him a sip or a gulp even of Guinness at his Christning. Why do you ask? I don't know it's like they thought it was funny. I feel like I just want to rip them to shreds. The fact is I'm worried sick of permanent the brain damage because of that. I'm to embarrassed to go to the gp but it seems I have to if I want to get any truth. But does anyone know any facts on the matter?
    Thank you in advance.


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    scuby
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    I wouldn't worry, was a sip/gulp..would be worse, if mother was smoking/drinking over a duration while pregnant...think we all have pics of being babies, taking a sip from a pint


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    pwurple
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    He probably drank about 5ml, a teaspoon of it. If that. Guinness is 4%. So that's about 0.2ml of alcohol.

    I think you're safe enough for brain damage. Probably get similar exposure from chewing a baby wipe.

    This is a common thing for older people to do. Guinness was often given to pregnant women "for the iron" and babies too. Grandparents tried it on with mine, they got the eyebrow of "don't you bloody dare" from me.

    Amount is too tiny to be worried about.


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