alcohol before BFP?

Bekr24 · December 2009

hi girls .. my hubby and i are in our 5th month TTC.. with each month that goes by it's harder and harder to avoid alcohol during the 2WW lol.. Anyone here follow the 'drink til it's pink' motto? with NYE tomorrow, i'd like to have a few drinks since we're going out with a group of friends.. i also feel like i'm 'out' this month for some reason.. which brings me to my next question.. did you have a gut feeling you were pregnant before you tested positive? each month i'm waiting for my boobs to hurt or feel 'different' in some way..that seems to never happen and i automaticaly count myself out a week before i'm even supposed to get my period (dumb i know). i'm hoping for some "if we weren't trying i'd never know i was pregnant" stories!! thanks all (and congrats on your BFPs!)

Alison5437 · December 2009

The night before I got my BFP, I had quite a few drinks. I know alot of girls follow the drink till its pink rule. When I tested I had been feeling certain symptoms, but i just chalked them up to Christmas jitters and pre Aunt Flow.

MrsBraun · December 2009

I thought I was out the cycle I got my BFP...I shared a bottle of wine with my MIL on Friday night, had a big a$$ glass of red wine Saturday night, and BFP Sunday morning. Alcohol that early hasn't been shown to affect the fetus, mostly because a vast number of pregnancies are unknown by that point anyways.

MrsMucker · December 2009

I am a believer in drink till it's pink. I didn't really have any idea that i was pregnant prior to my testing. I was getting ready to start a round of provera because of a never ending cycle and my dr said be sure to test before you start it- sure enough it was positive!! Enjoy your New Year's eve!!! Have a drink for me too!

MWoodside · December 2009

I'm lurking. Anyway, I had NO CLUE I was pregnant until I still hadn't gotten my period & tested. We were in San Francisco on vaca & did wine tasting in wine country the week before I tested. No wasted nights, but did some drinking.

shortms6 · December 2009

I had a glass of wine at 3DPO but nothing after that. While TTC, I didn't drink much, if anything, in the 2WW.

I did have a strong feeling I was pregnant because my cramps were really strong and different (pulling and twinges) around 6-7 DPO and my boobs hurt tremendously (they always did before AF, but not as badly). Good luck to you!

BelhurstBride · December 2009

The embryo doesn't share mother's blood until about six weeks old. You're fine to drink til it's pink.

I didn't really have any feeling one way or the other.

iristony · December 2009

OK- so I definitely think it is fine and did the same. Had a glass of wine here and there for whole cycle, 2 mojitos and a glass of champagne 4 days before period was due, and a glass of wine the day period was due and was still testing negative. As soon as I saw the positive I stopped drinking. I did cut drinking down when trying though. No more shots for me- ha ha.

carmen_sandiego · December 2009

I was in the drink till it's pink camp. I had a cocktail and a glass of wine (and some yummy unpasteurized cheese) on a Thursday night, some beer on a Saturday night, and got my BFP on a Sunday. You aren't sharing a blood supply with the baby until 5-6 weeks so you are not harming it by drinking before you even know you are pregnant.

I really did not have any early signs that screamed pregnancy to me. I just knew when I had O'd so I knew when to test, and I got a BFP at 11 DPO. I definitely did not "feel pregnant" at all! (Often I still don't!)

MrsSR · December 2009

You don't share blood with the baby right away anyway...... So it's fine.

cheller134 · December 2009

Based on FF, I O'd on Nov 18th....I was wasted on Turkey Day (Nov 26) and drank again the following night. Ew, I sound like a lush! I got my BFP the following Sunday (nov 29). I am a drink til its pink promoter!!

**Octoberbride09** · December 2009

drink till it's pink.

Laura_Lee · December 2009

We weren't trying, so pre-pregnancy I led the same lifestyle I normally would (which includes going to the bar with hubby every weekend)

The month before my BFP, participated in Halloween parties, had a friends birthday party, and one other trip to the bar, with all of the above ending with me being very intoxicated.

Baby is just fine!

Brady1* · December 2009

I had no clue I was pregnant. I was going to a family Christmas party and knew there would be drinking. I took a HPT Saturday morning and it was Neg. AF was due Monday so I thought for sure I was out.

I had a lot to drink at the party and even went out after with my DH and cousins for some drinks. Sunday night I felt wicked sick (hangover or possibly KU I was thinking) Sure enough KU.

I panicked that I had drank the night before but my dr says its OK that early and when you don't know.

As for symptoms I had NONE indicating AF or being KU. It was so strange. Once I got the BFP though watch out! I'm the most bloated I've ever been and my tata's are HUGE!!

GL to you and it's NYE drink till it's pink!!!!

shimma · December 2009

Twice, I was sure I wasn't PG and I had a whole bottle of wine. Tested the next day with a BFP, both times.

drewiekc · December 2009

I drank straight up until the night before I got my BFP. If you are actively TTC, you're going to be know pretty soon whether or not you are pg, it's not going to be weeks or months down the road like it is for some people who arent. And I totally thought I was out this month, I totally felt like my period was going to start any day. I actually only tested so that I could get my disappointment out of the way before my family came to visit for Christmas.

brideatbeach · December 2009

Ok I just found out about 5 days ago I am 8 weeks pg and believe me over the last 2 months I have had more than my share of drinks. No big deal. Drink til you find out your pg. not hurting anythign!

StevieJo · December 2009

I thought I was out the month I got my BFP.

Chrissymarie98 · December 2009

i drank before I knew.

I was suspicious b/c my boobs were hurting but i thought for sure it would take months for us to conceive. We werent' charting and we've only been married for 2 months.

I drank some wine here and there in the month of December & i even had a margarita

I feel bad looking back but I honestly really didnt know until I tested.

I feel better knowing now that the baby doesnt share you blood supply until around the 5th week.

Beebee09 · December 2009

I'm glad you posted this, I did the drink till pink and was worried after the BFP, but when I realized the baby wasn't sharing the same blood I was okay with the decision.

JJ1973 · December 2009

I found out I was pregnant the Saturday following Thanksgiving, and had been on vacation several days prior...and probably had 3 beers an evening for a few days in a row. It was our first month trying and I had asked a bunch of new moms how they handled the drinking piece, and most said they had drank prior to their positive (and they have happy healthy babies). I wondered if I was pregnant the Monday/Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving (unusual cramping and breast tenderness), but because it was our first month trying, thought it was very unlikely/wishful thinking...because I'm a bit neurotic, I still compulsively tested each day because I was worried about continuing to drink if pregnant. Once I got an extremely faint positive, I stopped. I guess that's a lot of energy to put into the question of drinking - it probably would have been much easier to just skip it altogether, but I was having a difficult time thinking about altering my lifestyle, particularly during vacations, etc., for what I thought would be months on end of trying (I'm no spring chicken). So, I think it is just fine because of the points others raised above, but I have to say it is still on my mind a touch.

Tassie06 · December 2009

i didnt know i was pregant until 4 days after missing AF. but i was on vacation when we concieved (and it was only possible that we concieved the first day we were there) and i drank nearly a bottle of wine a day for that whole week. i wasnt worried. many women do worse for longer!

kg_08 · December 2009

we were not necessarily trying. i didn't think i would get pregnant because we didn't have unprotected sex til after i was supposed to ovulate.. so i did have one mixed drink. probably the equivalent of maybe 3 beers... then found out about a week later that we were indeed pregnant.

i think if you're TTC they say that you shouldn't have too much alchohol anyway because it reduces your chances, but i don't know how true that is. i would enjoy your new years, within reason.

Bekr24 · December 2009

wow, thanks for all of the replies.. definetely makes me feel better

kellielea79 · December 2009

We had friends up visiting us and we all went out and got fairly drunk 2 days before my BFP. I had taken a test Friday before they arrived and it was negative and then tested again on Monday and it was positive. I wasn't too worried about it. My friends have all done the same and have healthy babies. Drink til it's pink! And happy new year!

Dobie_Mama · December 2009

Ditto on the not sharing blood with the baby until 6 weeks. Enjoy a drink while you can.

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