Alcohol & 2ww

[Babyluv]

Hey ladies,
I posted this in conception too as I wasn't sure where I should post
Just wondering if anyone here abstains from drinking alcohol during the 2ww?
I've got a function tonight and unsure if I should drink.
Are there risks before getting a bfp?
Thanks

[Loula]

Im not a big drinker but i did have a few wines over christmas, and continued to after my BFP due to bleeding and thinking it was all over.

Moderation is the key and i think one or two with dinner/ friends or cause you have had a rough day are fine, but you need to do what you feel comfortable with. regreting something and living with that feeling is far worse to control

GL and sending you positive vibes

[Miss E]

I don't think a couple of drinks in the very early stages of pregnancy is going to do too much harm. Actually I believe that it isn't until the umbilical cord develops (around 6 or 7 weeks from memory) that bubs is affected by what you consume. Good luck with you 2WW !

[MummaSue]

I went on the "drink until you see pink" philosophy. I'm not a huge drinker but continued to have the odd glass of red wine even throughout my IVF cycle. It's about normalising it all and not getting too hung up on what you can and can't have.

Everything in moderation is fine, you have to do what you feel comfortable with.

Sue xx

[~Phoenix~]

I don't think a couple of drinks in very early stages will do much harm, the first few weeks bubs is surviving off the yolk sac before it attaches with the ubilical cord and has access to your blood supply.

I found out I was pregnant after being away on holiday relaxing with more than just couple red wines a few of the nights away & had the major guilts but was reassured by doc that all was ok.

As the others have said moderation is the key and do what you feel comforable with.

[*Beema*]

I skip the drink when we decided to start TTC'ing and for many many months after, it doesn't bother me to not drink, so for me a few extra weeks of not drinking didn't affect me. But the decision is yours hun Goodluck hope you see a bright BFP soon xxoo

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I got a tad drunk at a work function a week before finding out and i had a few beers one night a couple of days before getting my BFP.

[Kazbah]

We're choosing to abstain here, and we're only drinking during my period. Mind you, there are a lot of alcohol-induced pregnancies which are just fine ...

[Picketty]

I actually put off doing an HPT for a couple of days because I knew I had a night out planned with the girlies and I didn't want to not be able to drink if I knew I was UTD.

It's a personal thing really but I'm of the opinion that a couple of drinks while you are to find out can't do you or the baby any harm.

[CrazyLady]

when I had some "odd" feelings thinking I might have been pregnant (waiting to test) I did have a couple but limited it.

GL!

[luna moth]

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Depends what I feel at the time. After a long time waiting, I can see how the need to feel normal is massive, and that's why I didn't abstain on my most recent TWW (and got a BFP!)

A really good decoy is to drink water out of empty beer bottles. (west coast cooler bottles are good too!) I found this works particularly well if there's any peer pressure or if you want to keep it a secret.

Good luck!

[TeniBear]

My hen's night was the week after we conceived, so I didn't know I was pregnant - I got the drunkest I've ever been (I'm not much of a drinker, so I'm not great at realising I've had too much until it's all settled into me) and seriously embarrassed myself.

And yes, I know you're looking down at my sig and seeing that I lost my son, but it had nothing to do with my drinking - it was "one of those things" and was a completely normal pregnancy. He came out normal except for the fact that his heart wasn't beating.

I did have the thought early on in my pregnancy that maybe it would have affected the baby, but I was assured that at that point, the egg probably hadn't implanted so there was no way it would have transferred to bubs.

[luna moth]

And yes, I know you're looking down at my sig and seeing that I lost my son, but it had nothing to do with my drinking - it was "one of those things" and was a completely normal pregnancy.

Of course that had nothing to do with it! You need a big
Anyone who thinks even for a minute that a few drinks might have been the cause of Ianto's stillness needs some serious help.