Alcohol before IVF

[RonRon1]

So I am really disappointed in myself but it was my best pals wedding last night and I am due to start my IvF on the 2nd Jan. it was really hard as I am usually a big drinker and to avoid people questioning me all night I had a soda and pretended it was vodka and then the bar staff were great and made me dance non alcoholic stuff but I did end up still having a few and really worried now about if and if I should ask my nurse to postpone my treatment ... does anyone know !? I told my nurse about the wedding and she did say I could have a ‘tipple’ but I had four Prosecco

Don’t worry about it, as a once-off it will make absolutely no difference. Best of luck.

Hi OP,

No need to postpone. Before treatment it's not going to make any difference.

Before my first round I was a saint for months before hand. No alcohol, no caffeine ate really well etc. The first transfer failed and the 2 frozen transfers sadly resulted in miscarriage.

My 2nd round i was eating terrible etc in the run up to it. We now have a DD and 4 frozen embryos. Didn't drink alcohol and caffeine during treatment though.

Technically I doubt it would make much difference. But in your shoes I would think how you'll feel if this cycle fails. Will you be able to shrug it off or will you berate and blame yourself. Obviously you shouldn't blame yourself - but if you're the type of person to do that then it may be worth waiting another month. Cos ivf is tough mentally and you need to be so kind to yourself.
But in terms of it having an effect I really do think it's neglible.

4 glasses of Prosecco will be okay. Sustained hard drinking isn’t good for your egg quality but it doesn’t sound as though that is what you’ve been doing.

I had five failed rounds of IVF before getting lucky with the sixth. I honestly believe what you do in the run up to starting treatment has no impact on the result. For the first couple I was really strict with everything and just made myself stressed. For the last few I was having alcohol, caffeine etc in the run up to treatment and didn’t see any difference in results.
I honestly believe it’s just the luck of draw whether a cycle works or not. Be kind to yourself and good luck

Thanks guys ! I love hearing everyone else’s experiences of their IVF journey . I just had a sudden pang of worry this morning about FAS etc but it literally was four small glasses spread over a 13 hour period ... I will say to my nurse just to be safe! Can’t wait to start this journey ! X