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Alcohol and TTC

27 replies

toomuchtimeonline · 25/05/2007 11:29

Hi - I've been lurking here for months now but have finally plucked up the courage to post.

I was just wondering (with all of the news today about pregnant women not drinking at all) what everyone thinks about drinking whilst TTC - do you all just give up in the period that you could be pregnant e.g. post ovulation or do you wait to see if you are pregnant 2 weeks later? Or have you all given up completely?

Also, have any of your men given up alcohol to protect their sperm? No one seems to talk about the effect on men much - and since it is 3-4 months in advance it seems quite hard for them.

I am just starting TTC and I find the whole thing a mine-field (how naive of me to think you just BD and get pregnant and carry on life as normal). Obviously in an ideal world both of us would be tee-total for 6 months and health freaks but.. well any advise on what you're all doing/have done is much appreciated.

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goingfor3 · 25/05/2007 11:32

I don't really drink much at all but I'm pretty sure that I concieved on the evening I had one glass of wine. DP rarley drinks so it really hasn't been an issue for us.

MamaMaiasaura · 25/05/2007 11:31

When ttc for this current pregnancy I didnt drink and dp only had one night out and didnt drink excessivey. Still not drinking.