found out im pregnant but Ive been drinking

[geologyrocks]

hi all,

I found out that I am pregnant today (4+2) - not a planned pregnancy but welcome all the same!

Last night I drank, approx a bottle and a half of wine and on thursday I had three pints of beer at a concert. Im panicing that Ive done some irreversable damage to my baby :(

Can anyone advise?

[Snap8TheCat]

Your baby isn't connected to your blood supply at this stage of pregnancy. Relax and enjoy it.

Congratulations.

[FluffyEwok]

You'll be fine. I conceived in the Saturday morning and got pissed at my mates 30th that night. The week later I got drunk with DHS friends. I'm not concerned at all I'm now 9 weeks xx

[Iambubbles86]

As above, no umbilical cord yet, fetus is currently self sustained so nothing you have done in the last few weeks will have had any effect. Congratulations

[PhantomBlooper]

Don't panic! The week before I found out I was pregnant, DP and I are sushi and drank copious amounts of alcohol.

DD is 18 months old now and perfect.

[thenightsky]

Both my DC were conceived around Xmas time... party time! They are both physically fit adults with decent levels of intelligence, enough to get to degree level

[FanaticalFox]

I was a huge smoker and drinker when i got pregnant! Totally stress related social smoking and drinking. Soon as i found out i was pregnant which was around 4 weeks i stopped both immediately. I'm now 41 weeks easiest pregnancy ever and baby is very happy and healthy in my belly! So much so that she doesnt want to come out!

[WowserBowser]

You'll be fine! Plenty of women don't find out until much later and drink

[ButtMuncher]

I too was a smoker when I found out I was pregnant - I'd been out two nights in a row the previous weekend for my birthday and the weekend we conceived so I'd had a skinful!

Soon as I found out (planned but was on the first attempt so were barely thinking about it ) I stopped all activities like that

[SilverdaleGlen]

I thought DD1 was a really really severe hangover at first. It was Christmas party period while working at an ad agency and we partied HARD.

WHen I was still very hungover in January I realised it was morning sickness the whole time

She's 7 now and very bright and lovely don't worry!

[Bythebeach]

Got completely plastered at a ball with unplanned pregnancy at about 4 weeks prior to knowing I was pregnant. Totally tortured myself over alcohol at ball. He is now 12, gorgeous, in year 7 at grammar school and has no issues (discounting the emotional toll of negligent yet entitled ex!).

[TestingTestingWonTooFree]

You've found out really early, don't worry about it at all. Congratulations!

[vfoster]

I did pretty much the same thing! Friday night my husband had gone out so I absentmindedly drank a bottle of wine watching TV. Saturday morning I had a positive pregnancy test and I felt so guilty!
I spoke to the midwife at my booking in appointment and she said not to worry, it won't harm the baby at all.

[Evergreen777]

As above, your baby should be fine at this stage.

But a bottle and a half of wine in an evening is a lot You will need to stop that in the future.

Congratulations btw

[Bovneydazzlers]

You'll be fine and so will baby :) Just remember the folic acid tablets from today - they are more important.

[stonecircle]

I also thought DS1 was a really bad hangover . I went to the doctor I was so worried I might have harmed him. He told me not to worry.

DS1 is now 22, healthy, happy and fine

[geologyrocks]

Yeah a bottle and a half is a lot...its easy to do when you're chatting with good company. Next thing you know you're kitchen dancing with not a care in the world

Thanks for all the replies..im going to relax and enjoy it!

[geologyrocks]

And thanks for the folic acid tips..
Completely forgot about that!!!

[AgentOprah]

You and the majority of mothers for much of human history :D