Drink till its pink??

[corgankidd]

I have a bunch of out of town girlfriends coming in this weekend and since I live in Wine Country, we have arranged a fun wine tour and I picked up about 10 bottles of wine from different wineries in my area to drink with everyone. I know I wont be doing heavy drinking but I definitely plan on enjoying myself. Saturday I will be 4-5 DPO...What are your thoughts on red wine consumption after ovulation? DO you think it will be fine to "drink till its pink" or will it mess up my chances for implantation? I just would hate to miss out on having such a good time just to find out that I'm not pregnant again.
BTW, there is no such thing as having 1 glass with my friends, so it will probably be more like 3+ glasses.

 

[LadyGriz11]

Have fun! You know when you get your BFP that you won't be drinking, so enjoy yourself while you can. I know loads of women who weren't ttc that were drinking and they had no issues with pregnancy.

 

[Rachel789]

I always wondered about this too. I have long irregular cycles and was praying I would O soon or else I will be in the TWW when we go out partying for my DH's 30th in about 2-3 weeks from now. And I agree with you, I have already spent a few cycles holding back and then regretting it when I got a BFN anyways. So many people have no clue they are pg and drink and then find out and have no issues. I do not think drinking once or twice that early on will hurt things so I plan to have a good time.

 

[drsquid]

until it implants it doesnt share your blood supply. so.. no problem =)

 

[jenwantsababy]

so frustrating, isn't it? i did have a few drinks right around O but have been pretty wary during the TTW, especially around possible implantation time. i'm holding off until i either have a bfp or (more likely) AF, but to each their own. it's different for everybody.

 

[corgankidd]

That's what I'm worried about, it is right by my implantation time and though I don't want to hold back and then be disappointing with another BFN I also couldn't imagine the guilt I would feel if I had a chemical. Oh well my mom keeps telling me I'm crazy to stop drinking caffeine and alcohol and taking all these vitamins. She says in their day you did pretty much whatever you wanted with girls getting pregnant like crazy and most not stopping their partying until they started showing. I think I'm just going to have fun this weekend and try not to worry about it. Cheers!

 

[longing]

Hi, I think that is the best idea, so many times I have missed out only to find it was all for nothing, in the words of a friend, 'fill ya boots!' (ie go for it!) the relaxing might even help, you never know

 

[seabean]

I agree with the other posts, and your title...drink til its pink! I had a MC and was so stressed it was coffee or having a drink...but my doctor said that if its a healthy egg then there's no way something I did would be able to cause a MC. Have fun!

 

[x Helen x]

I was drinking a fair bit over Christmas and New Year (and inbetween the two!). We never thought we would fall pregnant in December as we barely BD'd and had a month off from OPKs etc, so it was a big shock and a lovely surprise when I tested on New Years Day and got my at 10dpo.

I was really worried about all the alcohol i had been drinking, and when I asked the doctor about it he just laughed and said absolutely nothing to worry about and it wouldn't have affected the baby at all.

Do you watch the program "I didn't know I was pregnant"? Those women go the whole 9 months drinking and doing all sorts of things you're not supposed to do and still have wonderful, healthy babies. Not that I'm suggesting that's what you should do!!

 

[lisap2008]

If you cannot stop at one glass of wine I would personally avoid the whole situation.
https://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/alcohol_indepth.html

 

[span]

I reckon you should just enjoy yourself and have a great evening with your friends and wine.
I did all the things you shouldn't on our honeymoon - drinking, really strenuous exercise, rare steaks, blue cheeses, overheating in hot springs, only to get a BFP the day we returned. It was our 1st month of TTC and I didn't want to get hung up on all the things we should or shouldn't be doing as our wedding and honeymoon were so important to us.

 

[drsquid]

while that link is helpful in the grand scheme of things, prior to implantation you are doing no harm (and theoretically relaxing and not stressing might help). although no level has been proven safe, there have also been studies that show that light drinking is ok (or even theoretically helpful) https://news.discovery.com/human/alcohol-drinking-pregnant-women.html

 

[lisap2008]

while that link is helpful in the grand scheme of things, prior to implantation you are doing no harm (and theoretically relaxing and not stressing might help). although no level has been proven safe, there have also been studies that show that light drinking is ok (or even theoretically helpful) https://news.discovery.com/human/alcohol-drinking-pregnant-women.html

I take it your replying to my post as I am the only one who posted a link?.
As I already said one glass of wine I dont find to be a big deal, but she stated she will basically be binge drinking at the time when implantation will be happening if she is indeed pregnant, which is why I said that if she cant just have one glass I would personally avoid the situation. binge drinking is not good for your health pregnant or not.

I mainly posting the link to remind people that drinking throughout pregnancy is not a good idea.. just because other people on TV and real life seem to have what looks like healthy babys that were exposed to alcohol during pregnancy does not mean that it did not do any harm mentally. the mental effects of it would not show up till later in life.

 

[drsquid]

and did you look at the link i posted? it showed that light drinking actually had better results than not drinking at all. binge drinking is considered to be greater than 4 drinks. 2 glasses of wine or so, particularly prior to implantation isnt going to cause any harm and making people feel guilty when they may not even be pregnant, and even if they are, the baby isnt yet sharing their blood supply is just silly

 

[angieMommaOf4]

When I got preggo with my ds (he was a honeymoon baby) & we had quite the honeymoon, when I found out I was preggs I was worries sick because of all the ”fun” we had... Oh course I told my doc cause I was feeling super guilty but he said not to worry & that it could have actually helped with implantation because alcohol is a blood thinner and in many cases for ladies who have a short lp doctors advise taking low dose aspirin to help with implantation.... I an not a doctor by any means but I have had four healthy children and was not really trying to conceive...more like ntnp and letting nature take its course...
If I was you I'd enjoy yourself... I probably wouldn't get fall down drunk but a few glasses of wine should be fine I would think
Hope you get your bfp and enjoy your company & your wine

 

[corgankidd]

Binge drinking???? I find your post very rude. I never said anything about how I'm going to "binge drink". I'm not out taking shots and slamming beers. Lol, geez! If having a few glasses of wine with friends is binge drinking to you I think you might need to unwind a bit and have some fun!
But anyways I had fun, I drank some wine, I was 4 DPO and I don't feel ashamed about it and I don't think anybody should.

 

[lisap2008]

Binge drinking???? I find your post very rude. I never said anything about how I'm going to "binge drink". I'm not out taking shots and slamming beers. Lol, geez! If having a few glasses of wine with friends is binge drinking to you I think you might need to unwind a bit and have some fun!
But anyways I had fun, I drank some wine, I was 4 DPO and I don't feel ashamed about it and I don't think anybody should.

I apologize if I offended you. Your post stated you would not stop at a few drinks more like 3+ to me that means binge drinking. and actually yes I do have fun it just does not depend on alcohol.

 

[SleepyBaby]

the week before i found out i was pregnant with my son i got legless, carried home and put to bed, id drank vodka, beer, all sorts ( i wasnt ttc and didnt think i could have been pregnant as i was on the pill ) when i found out i worried myself sick until the 1st scan, all was fine, he was born a healthy 9lb!

drink till its pink!