Beer & Pregnancy

I tried to get pregnant for year! I took my vitamins every day, ate right, etc. The anniversary of our first loss was Feb. 7th. I swore that if I wasn't pregnant by the year mark that I was going to stop trying. The day came and went and I got depressed. I was SO depressed that I spent 5 days being a drunkard! I was drinking about 6 beers and 3 or 4 shots of whiskey every night for almost a week! Then, I found out that I was expecting! Totally freaked! My little girl is almost 4 now and is the smartest kid I know!!!! I would NOT worry about what you did in the first few weeks. I'm sure your baby will be just fine!

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It's highly unlikely the beer will affect your pregnancy. With my first I told my doctor that I had A LOT (and I mean A LOT) to drink the weekend before I found out I was pregnant. I had also been drinking my regular amount that entire month -two or three nights a week with two or three drinks. The weekend before I found out I was pregnant my husband and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. Friday night was spent at an opulent dinner and a hotel where bottles of wine and champagne were consumed as well as some house-infused vodka at the restaurant. Saturday night we threw a huge party at our house and I drank these special rum concoctions I came up with just for that evening. I also smoked about two packs of cigarettes that weekend!

With the second baby, the night before we officially decided to "try" again, we had about 3 bottles of wine -and again -a lot of cigarettes. The next morning it dawned on me I should have gotten my period and whoops -I was already pregnant! Both children are perfectly fine and wonderful!

My OB GYN told me with the first that if she even had a nickel for every woman who told her she had gotten drunk, smoked pot, been drinking heavily, etc. before finding out she was pregnant, she would have retired a long time ago! OF course that's finding out you're pregnant within a normal amount of time -not at 5 months or anything. As long as you quit drinking the minute you find out, everything should be okay!

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I was drunk as a skunk the weekend before I found out that I was pregnant, as was my husband, we had been out at our favorite bar.

Our nearly 6 year old is perfect, healthy, smart and has ZERO issues related to alcohol.

Just don't drink anymore :)

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I had been drinking some cocktails, eating sushi and got my hair colored all in the first month before I knew I was pregnant, and everything went fine. Once I knew I was pregnant, no more drinking! Like others have said, babies are mostly affected if the mother drinks heavily throughout the whole pregnancy. Before we knew better, it was thought to be perfectly okay for a pregnant women to drink alcohol while pregnant - of course now we know otherwise, but even then, most babies still turned out okay. Don't beat yourself up over it.

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I think it's ok - don't beat yourself up over it. Now that you know, just don't drink anymore and I don't think you have to worry.

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You must not worry about what you did not know. Most every woman has experienced this and I'm sure these women had babies that turned out just as healthy as can be. What you must focus on now is that you know you are pregnant and you must stay away from harmful substances from this day forward.

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We've all been there, well most of us LOL. Your baby will be fine. Just be healthy and safe the rest of your pregnancy! I believe the fetus gets nourishment strictly from the sac the first 12 weeks or so.
Either way, it will be fine. Relax, and congrats :)

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Because of my career I'm familiar with the affects of alcohol on babies. Those who have babies affected by alcohol, consumed large amounts throughout their pregnancy. And....the alcohol affected the way that the baby developed in specific ways such as formation of facial features, brain activity. None of that is happening during the first month. Your baby will be fine. Also beer has very little alcohol.

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I don't think so, the baby is still so young and plenty of women have been boozin' it up when they found out they were pregnant. I think drinking later in a pregnancy is what can lead to things like Fetal Alcohol Syndrome etc. Don't worry over it, just get to the dr. I have heard many stories like yours and all was well. Congrats :)

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I am sure you are fine, the very early stages of a pregnancy are so delicate that the body basically shields it from factors like this.

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Don't worry---just do the best you can from here on out. Most miscarriages are due to something wrong genetically. Not something the mom did--you can't cause a miscarriage by having a few beers before you even knew you were pregnant! People who miscarry because of FAS is completely different than your circumstance. Congrats to you and don't worry~

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I was worried about this too with my first child and i asked the doctor about it. He told me that most (or many) children are conceived in a haze of alcohol and that it would be fine. It was :-). Very soon i couldn't even stomach the thought of alcohol!

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3 drinks is not even considered binge drinking. Obviously don't drink for the rest of the pregnancy and don't worry. Our bodies do a lot to protect the baby when we are pregnant or how else would the human race have survived this long.

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I can't imagine a few beers a couple nights like that will have that much of an impact but I would certainly not have any more. If you're worried about it, just mention it to your doctor and I'm sure he/she will say the same thing. Congrats ont he baby! Take care. :)

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It should not. For the first few weeks of a pregnancy, the baby isn't really taking any nutrients from you, but from the egg sac, so the alcohol won't really affect it. Also, you have to drink a lot to cause fetal alcohol syndrome -- it won't happen from an occasional beer (although you did drink more than an occasional beer, I'm just saying that you have to drink pretty heavily to cause it).

Just don't drink any more, or if you do, wait until after the first trimester and only have small amounts. THe baby should be fine.

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knowing that you are pregnant now, you need to toss all the alcohol out of your house and not let yourself get tempted. And you need to go to the doctor and get checked out. A doctor will be able to tell you if somethings wrong. I'm not expert when it comes to alcohol and babies--I don't drink. But I'd just go and see a doctor. He'll/she'll know what to do and what to check for.

hope this helps!

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The night of conception I was as drunk as a girl can get. You'll be fine ;D I did read an article on babble.com or something like that that where if you are a LIGHT ( less than one drink) occasionally through out the pregnancy. DON'T quote me on this. It was just an article that I read a few days ago and so most people will be highly against this. Search for it yourself and I think you'll feel better :D

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i was drinking pretty much all weekend prior to the tuesday i found out i was pregnant. that was 8 years ago and my son will be in the 3rd grade in a couple of weeks. so please don't worry one bit. have a great and healthy pregnancy, eat lots of fuits and veggies and get lots of rest!

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No one can tell you for sure. You won't have that answer. That's a lot of alcohol and the embryo was at a vital stage. No amount of alcohol has been determined absolutely safe for the unborn baby.