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I had one now and then, but probably only 4 or 5 total in the two months we were trying. Probably all 3 were between cycles after we learned we weren't pregnant the first month. I don't think a couple will hurt, but better to be safe than sorry.
Ya true. I gotto hide the NA beer from his parents in a koozie. We dont want them to know as we want it to be a surprise! And they will know something is up not seeing a beer in my hand. lol.
I graduated a week before our first cycle of TTC. After my graduation party, I had zero to drink. Granted, it was easy for me, since I got pregnant the first try, but I gave it up 100%. My pregnancy planning book said that those who never drank got pregnant faster or had higher fertility rates (sorry can't remember and loaned to a friend) than those who even had 1-5 drinks a week. We wanted to get pregnant as soon as possible!
Plus, I knew people who had bleeding and thought they had a period...but we actually 2 months pregnant by the time they discovered. So, if that had happend to me, and I had continued to drink, I know it would make me worried.
It's a very personal decision, but my choice was ZERO alcohol starting w/ TTC and I haven't had any since. For those that take a long time TTC, though, I can see how it would be hard, but even if I thought I was on my period, I probably wouldn't have more than 1 in a night.
Drink 'til it's pink! My doc said not to go on a bender or anything, but it's perfectly find to have a few drinks while TTC. If you are charting though, it'll raise your temp.
Since you don't know you've conceived until about two weeks after the fact I played it safe while TTC and drank lightly only during the two weeks I knew I hadn't conceived... mostly because I'm paranoid like that about early stages of embryo development.
"Drink 'til it's pink!" -- LOL! I wasn't actively TTC so was drinking during the very early stages. My doc said that was fine and that a lot of babies have been conceived because a few glasses of wine were had! As long as you quit once you confirm you're pregnant, you and the baby should be fine. Also, for a lot of women including myself, your body doesn't process alcohol the same way once you're pregnant, so you probably won't have to worry about missing the wine when you've finally conceived!
I usually enjoy 1-2 glasses of wine or beers per day, and maybe 3-4 on a weekend. For the first few months we were TTC I quit 100% and didn't really mind that much. But after a while I started to get really tired of never having a drink, and it didn't seem to be doing me any good since all I got for it was a BFN every month. I might drink a glass of wine or beer every day or two now for the first 3 weeks of my cycle, since implantation wouldn't have even taken place yet. But the last week, if I really want to have a drink, I will test first. When the fetus is sharing my circulation, the test will be positive and I'll happily avoid da booze.
"Drink till its pink" - I love it!
Good luck!
LOL Drink til it's pink! I love it! So this is my high fertility week and O week for the first time trying to conceive. I'm being very careful. Just curious to what you all did cause everyones Doc seems to tell them something diff!
I think I will skip drinking and caffiene completly while ttc, but I don't drink a lot to begin with.
This question totally reminded me of the episode of friends where it is monica's wedding, and rachel is pregnany and she keeps forgetting, sipping the champagne and spitting it out. lol
I had better get used to it before hand or that will totally be me.
I personally think it just adds to the stress of TTC if you go cold turkey or change your habits drastically while TTC. Yes, no benders, but I'm not just going to stop because I'm TTC. Seems silly to me.
I'm pretty lax that way though and don't see the issue with a glass of wine or beer every once in awhile while you're preggo though. Many other countries have drastically different viws on alcohol than our Puritan views here in the US.
I don't drink anyway. But if I did, I wouldn't worry about the rare drink every now and then.
I don't drink during the TWW, but when I get a negative, I will usually have a glass of wine and feel sorry for myself :) Then it's light drinking until the next tww...
I asked my dr. about it, she said she doesn't recommend drinking during the tww. I don't drink but maybe 2 drinks a month and the last 4 months I'm only wanted to during that period of time :(
I agree with Miss Sapphire. I am not a huge drinker but I continued to drink until I knew I was pregnant. (In fact, I have had a few glasses of wine since then, too -- my doc said it was fine!) We conceived the second month, no charting or anything. But I can imagine if you stop drinking to get pregnant, then you take months and months to get pregnant, it's gonna get stressful and you might start to feel a bit resentful. Then again, I am of the "see what happens" school of thought on conception. Once you establish fertility is an issue, you can consider taking additional measures.
I drank until I got the positive test while TTC. I didn't want to disrupt my life too much in case it took awhile to get pregnant, and not drinking because I might have been pregnant would have felt like I was putting pressure on myself. That said, I don't drink a ton (maybe a few weekends a month), but do enjoy my beer/wine!
My doctor told me to keep it in moderation, but I'm not drinking at all during the TWW. I feel like they don't fully understand the effects of alcohol on pregnancy and fertility in general, so it's better to be on the safe side. Plus, I want to be mentally ready for no drinking during pregnancy and breast feeding and generally giving up my youthful lifestyle after I become a parent.
"generally giving up my youthful lifestyle after I become a parent"
Really? Wow. Just because you become a parent doesn't mean you can't be "youthful" with I think means going out with friends and generally having fun.
@Blondiebee: I was TTC for over a year and a half and tbh I don't normally drink much, but I knew my cycle and if there was a chance I was possibly pg I didn't drink. Just before I found out we were pg, I was invited to a 21st bday and I was expecting af to come within days so I just didn't drink because I thought it would be too early to test. I'm so glad I didn't drink now that I know!
FYI, you don't get a "real" period when you are pregnant, even if you are early on (unless you are ovulating extremely close to the time your period starts which supposedly does not happen) If you are in tune with your bodily functions, you would know that your period is different (lighter, spottier, etc) I think the cases where people claim to "get a period even though they were pregnant" just don't know their bodies that well, or have very sporadic cycles to start with.
One or two drinks on occasion is probably not a big deal, but if you look at a fetal development chart, alcohol can effect a baby the most in the earliest weeks of pregnancy, before you might even know you are pregnant. IMO, I would stop drinking altogether (I only have one or two on occasion now, so it wouldn't be a huge deal) because I know that I would rather be safe than sorry and unable to forgive myself for damaging my baby. Even if a baby doesn't have fetal alcohol syndrome, there can be consequences not seen at birth, but later as the child develops and grows, including reduced attention, irritability, distractibility, and probelms with memory, thinking, and learning.
I think doctors tell women who are TTC they can drink in moderation because some people wouldn't listen if they told them not to drink at all, and moderation lessens the risk of developmental problems. But really, there is no completely safe time to drink when you are TTC.
@Miss Sapphire.
I plan on having fun into my old age. But going out to bars until 2 am, doing shots, getting drunk, crazy parties, yes, I really plan on giving this up. My friends with young children almost never go out. We hang out at home with them, and I understand why they are not interested in that lifestyle anymore.
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Just curious what you Bee's all did or are doing while TTC. Did you drink alot, sparingly, or not at all? My Doc says a few a week is ok, but no more than that. We are going camping soon so I guess I'll have to get the NA beer.