Other times we get puffy eyes after sleeping. This can be caused by too much sodium in the diet, which causes water retention. Puffy eyes can also be caused by lack of sleep or excessive alcohol intake. Additional causes of puffy eyes include: Normal aging process.
The effects of alcohol on pregnant women are: 1  Birth defects. 2  Vision or hearing problems. 3  Born Premature. 4  Low birth weight. 5  Learning disabilities. 6  Speech and language delays. 7  Behavioral problems. 8  Growth deficiency.
1 Alcohol kills brain cells and women are more susceptible to this alcohol effect than men. 2  Pregnancy. 3  Alcohol can affect a woman's ability to get pregnant. 4  In addition, alcohol use during pregnancy can have serious harmful consequences on the unborn child. 5  No amount of alcohol consumption is safe during pregnancy. Women whose husbands have alcohol problems are more likely to drink themselves. 2  Women who have been sexually abused are more likely to drink to excess. 3  Women may start out drinking more. 4  Seventeen percent of ninth grade girls admit that they had more than five drinks at one time in the past month.