Drinking during 2ww?

[Shelley71]

I'm refraining, but one would sure be nice. I'm afraid to do ANYTHING that could be construed as bad for me. I just wondered what the general consensus was?

 

[Storm1jet2]

Generally I try to refrain from doing anything I wouldn't do if I was actually pregnant - so no drinking for me. Means I can have a big glass of wine if AF shows up as some sort of consolation!

 

[truly_blessed]

I try to refrain but sometimes I find the whole stress of not taking any medication, not drinking, eating the right things, not booking holidays just in case, not booking a wedding just in case (no money anyway lol!) just gets too much. I get fed up of putting my life on hold just waiting so sometimes I do have a drink in the 2WW. I know so many people who haven't known they are pregnant and have continued to drink but still have healthy babies. I've also read people debating whether or not it is a big issue until after 10 weeks when the placenta takes over. Obviously the moment I got a BFP I would stop but until then I try not to stress out about it too much.

 

[susan36]

hi ladies , i refrained for nearly 3 years , didnt do me no good when i decided enough was enough i was putting my life on hold and nothing happens , then march last year i said f. it im having a beer , in april i was preg , tho lo didnt let me in that 2ww i could not touch it lol

 

[truly_blessed]

that's the thing susan, you can only so much waiting around. I had a chemical in oct, 2 days before AF was due and day 2 of a 14 day caribbean cruise and I couldn't stomach alcohol for love nor money, I just felt sick every time I looked at it. Had to tell the in laws as they kept trying to ply me with drink lol

 

[Shelley71]

Well, that helps. I was kind of in the same mind frame since my body is not really contributing to a baby at this point. I honestly, do NOT expect to be PG this first time, but at the same time I wanted some input from others. I doubt I will partake much, if any, just because I'm so freaked about doing something bad, BUT, if I feel crazy stressed, I might have just one.

Thanks ladies! You're always helpful!

 

[spellfairy]

i dunno about this as i drunk when i first got pregnant ten years ago at a nice young 25 i was ok as i stopped at 5 weeks when i found out. Now thou i dunno older and all that. I drunk as we went away for a week in Sept and my boyf just started to try with me to have a baby and i got pregnant within 2 weeks and i stopped minute i got bfp at 30 days. I lost that baby due to sch (which i read was due to implantation when it rips a little of lining and bleeds and clots) i bled at week threatened mc at 6.7.9 weeks and 17 then i lost it at 19. I feel guilty over everything to do with drinking when it woulda been implanting

so iam now on second cycle since mc. At start i drink then i get a bfn and i drink lol. this month however i really want a xmas baby so iam having a drink this weekend which will only be cd 4-6 and then thats it until i get a bfp (maybe a wee sneakie wine) i am going to try hard.

In the holland and barrett shop the ladies were reading journals to help me and omg sooo much infertility surrounds alchol and smoking

 

[scsami]

Hi Ladies!
I'm new to this site, and TTC. Just had a natural m/c in Feb and impatient to get BFP. Started first AF post m/c yesterday and the timing is so terrible! I have a trip that was already planned to the British Virgin Islands and it falls right during the time I could be POS. So either, I'll be trying not to freak out and worrying about having a rum punch on vacation, or I'll be trying not to freak out because I'll get AF and know that I'm BFN.
At the same time, I got BFP in December, and I was not taking care of myself. I know that drinking lowers fertility in a huge way, but I don't think that having a glass of wine every now and then is going to make that huge of a difference. I'm with Susan36 and truly-blessed ~ it's not worth being totally crazy over. We are supposed to enjoy our lives and this process, right?
sam

 

[GraceFace]

I'm fairly liberal on the subject. I seldom have a drink in the first place, but if I wanted a half a glass of wine on a special occasion, I would. I really don't think it is a matter of having the occasional taste, but rather the daily binge that hurts.

Honestly, it is up to you, but I truly believe that partaking of a little adult time and activity will not hurt a pregnancy.

 

[velo]

Well for unplanned pregnancies there's obviously drinking going on in the 2ww mostly without consequence

One thing I read is that alcohol can "confuse" the embryo when its trying to implant, so I am thinking it is best to abstain.

That said, once in a while I'll have a small sip of DH's beer as a pg test. Waiting to find the thought of it repulses me A few days ago (in 2ww right now) I did and I was like this tastes so good, having massive craving. I did not give in, and probably chalk the craving up to deprivation.

The times when AF arrives though I'm like ah no not you again, and console myself with a drink

 

[Shelley71]

I definitely consoled myself with strawberry margaritas tonight after AF showed today. LOL