office. the diagnosis helped catch a rino wasn t to blame nor was her family. going to colleges like thomas at athens university clinic warn against even. odd glass of wine during pregnancy. in the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety s it was common to hear that it s ok and that a little alcohol will help raise blood pressure again alcohol is safe. but the experts know that many women drink alcohol when they don t even know they re pregnant. dr cooper says that s no reason to panic. because when it comes to alcohol doing serious damage very early in pregnancy it s an all or nothing affair. either the fertilized egg makes it or it doesn t if you re trying for a baby then it would be better to start drinking. as soon as you know you re pregnant