Popeater falls into the judging camp, quoting a New York OB GYN who suggests women should abstain from all alcohol while pregnant. “Right now, no one really knows what amount of alcohol is harmful for the fetus,” said the unnamed doctor, “so it's recommended that you don't drink at all during pregnancy."
Britain’s Daily Mail was kinder to Hudson and all “women who do want to drink during pregnancy”, suggesting they limit their intake to “one or two units once or twice a week—and never get drunk.”
I’m not surprised that British commentators are more sympathetic to the mom-to-be. Until 2008, British health guidelines allowed “small daily amounts” of alcohol for pregnant women. While it is established medical practice in Canada to advise pregnant women—and women who wish to become pregnant—to abstain from alcohol entirely, in Britain that advice is relatively new.
And yes, Kate Hudson is American, but I’ve always thought her family had a more Euro vibe. A few years back, Kate told reporters that she quite enjoys being naked and that she would “often walk around [the house] naked or just wearing my panties,” and that her parents (mom Goldie Hawn and father figure Kurt Russell) didn’t care. She identifies with the hippie lifestyle, and has always styled herself as a free spirit. She also hates that pregnancy tends to invite unsolicited advice. Earlier this year she complained to the BBC’s Graham Norton, saying, "People tell you so much (about being pregnant) it drives me nuts.”
No matter what you think about alcohol and pregnancy, I’m sure it’s easy to relate to Kate Hudson’s fatigue with judgment and advice. Sometimes I think the more we know, the harder it is for modern moms to decide what’s right. I’m reminded of Liv Tyler’s thoughts in her latest interview with Bust magazine: “If Mom was having a hard day 20 years ago, she could have a cocktail and a cigarette in the kitchen while she was cooking dinner, and dinner was a can of cream of chicken soup over noodles in the oven called a casserole. Now you're working all day and then cooking up an organic, vegan, three-course meal. And there's no cigarettes or cocktails at all! There's a lot of pressure as a woman in general, to juggle everything, to wear all hats and be all roles—to be perfect or to look perfect and then to be the perfect mom.”
What do you think? Is Kate Hudson an irresponsible mom, or should we leave her alone?
I say it's no ones business if she wants to enjoy a glass of wine, pregnant or not. If she was out boozing all the time that would be a story to write, but this, I consider a waste, when time could have been better spent on an actual story.
Posted by: Mel | 04/05/2011 at 05:10 PM
I think that people should never judge anyone based on a tabloid pic. Many countries have bad water and serve, non-alcoholic wine to kids. How does anyone know what was actually in the glass until she tells you? The world is a harsh and judgemental place with people making hateful remarks about unproven gossip. Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see.
Posted by: WhyNot | 04/05/2011 at 05:12 PM
Dear Moral Majority (and Media),
F--- off.
Sincerely,
Normal People
Posted by: EJ | 04/05/2011 at 05:14 PM
In Europe having a glass of wine with dinner is normal whether you are pregnant or not. When I was breast feeding my children my French maternity nurse encouraged me to drink a glass of wine during the evening to help me relax. My children have all gone to university and are successful young people. As with any thing in life, a little of everything does no harm at all.
Posted by: Elaine | 04/05/2011 at 05:27 PM
I say don't get pregnant and then drink especially if there is the slightest chance of damaging the fetus...remember the fetus does have a choice here and you maybe harming it. For the idiot that says that just cursed at us...you are a fool and have no respect for the unborn....this has nothing to do with morals....everything to do with keeping the baby healthy
Posted by: unbelievable | 04/05/2011 at 05:35 PM
Elaine there is no comparision with drinking a glass of wine before you deliver and breast feeding. where are you brains, don't you know anything about the developmental process...Nothing wrong with having a glass of wine etc...althou alcohol has ruined more lives than not..incest is rampant, drug drivers rape and the list goes on. some of the pervs on this site are next to brain dead
Posted by: unbelievable | 04/05/2011 at 05:39 PM
There are so many dietary restrictions placed on pregnant women that should be applied to everyone, regardless of age, gender or race. Why do pregnant women get flak for enjoying a sip of alcohol (once)? Why cant you judge drunk/high/fat/skinny/pregnant/ugly/poor/big nose/crooked toes equally with your narrow-mind glasses on?
Posted by: Nic | 04/05/2011 at 05:48 PM
To repeat.....In Europe having a glass of wine with dinner is normal whether you are PREGNANT OR NOT. Meaning I did indeed, as many women in Europe do, have a small glass of wine with my dinner with each of my five children. And I still do. And yes I have every understanding of the developmental process, I am myself a nurse and my husband a doctor :). Life is short, as the saying says "everything in moderation".
Posted by: Elaine | 04/05/2011 at 05:52 PM
if you can't substain from drinking alcohol for 9 months don't get pregnant. And with breastfeeding, anything you consume the baby consumes.
Posted by: Rachel | 04/05/2011 at 06:02 PM
Going by "unbelievables" comments I think she may have had one too many glasses of wine herself. Her words are all jumbled and she is not making any sense. I say lay off people and what they do when they are pregnant. If it affected your lives, then that would be a different story. Chill everyone!
Posted by: Nmk | 04/05/2011 at 06:06 PM
Good for you Elaine! Everything in moderation is excellent advice. Especially, as Nic pointed out, because there are so many dietary restrictions placed on pregnant women now a days (ie, no sushi, coffee, etc). I too enjoyed a small glass of wine while I was pregnant with all 4 of my children.
PS. Both my husband and I are physicians ;-)
Posted by: Kate | 04/05/2011 at 06:13 PM
To harm a fetus with alcohol you have to drink a LOT! One or two glasses of wine now and then will NOT hurt the fetus. unfortunately, you can do major harm falling off your high horse!
Posted by: Laura | 04/05/2011 at 06:16 PM
If you stick to one drink a day the baby will be fine. If you wake up with that eau de cologne smell going on every day, the baby will end up with fetal alcohol syndrome which is really serious and really sad for all involved including society. People with fetal alcohol syndrome tend to be antisocial and frequently criminal. And there is no cure.
Posted by: Kevin Dunbar | 04/05/2011 at 06:17 PM
Good Lord, she had a glass of wine!!!!!!!!! You idiots see this as a story?????????? I could find reporters from the local school paper that could right a better story than the crap that is being written on these sites site. This shouldn't have even been printed.
Posted by: JacksonT | 04/05/2011 at 06:18 PM
Well her child has no hope at being intelligent anyways since she is a brain dead hoe that spreads her legs to anything with a pulse.
Posted by: trisha | 04/05/2011 at 06:20 PM
Wow trisha, you must be a close personal friend of Hudson's to know this. Thanks for the inside info.
By the way trish......did your prozac wear off or are you always this stupid????
Posted by: ken | 04/05/2011 at 06:25 PM
As far as breast feeding is concerned, please give poor old mom a break. If you drink a beer with 5% alcohol and end up with say 0.05% in your blood that would be 100th the alcohol that was in the beer. If a baby consumes mothers milk and absorbs the same ratio of alcohol the baby would end up with 0.0005%. Point me to a study that shows any effect from those kind of levels. Drinking water would probably have more harmful impurities.
Posted by: Kevin Dunbar | 04/05/2011 at 06:26 PM
In rsponse to rachels comment " And with breastfeeding, anything you consume the baby consumes".
Acually that's not true. You CAN have the "occasional" glass of wine "after" breat feeding. It breaks down in your body the same way it does in your blood, so there is absolutely no ill effects for the baby the next ime you breast feed
Posted by: simonF | 04/05/2011 at 06:36 PM
I cannot comprehend how one drink every once and a while would hurt her.
Posted by: Bill | 04/05/2011 at 07:06 PM
I think everyone posting on here must be drunk! Yikes!!!!! Shaking my head at you lot!
Posted by: Jill | 04/05/2011 at 07:43 PM
I think it's ok to judge someone who puts their child in danger by drinking while pregnant...
Posted by: Jennifer | 04/05/2011 at 08:05 PM
oh my goodness. what a lot of kerfuffle for a glass of wine. if she had 2 or 3 every day, that might be an issue. some people are just busy-bodies, and should mind their own business. how about that amy winehouse? now if she were pregnant, thats a fetus id be concerned about.
Posted by: joe | 04/05/2011 at 08:14 PM
WOW, Devon, you really don't have anything better to do with your time do you? This is hardly news - isn't even "good gossip" and, CERTAINLY, is none of your business.
Posted by: Neliwill | 04/05/2011 at 08:49 PM
oh get over it Devon... there is nothing wrong with a glass of wine while pregnant. Get a life...
Posted by: russ | 04/05/2011 at 09:01 PM
Did anyone confirm if she was drinking a NON ALCOHOLIC beverage, that may have "looked like" wine. the media should not report these stories until they have all the actual facts, right from the "horse's mouth".
Posted by: JAW | 04/05/2011 at 09:14 PM