Alcohol use when didn’t realise I was pregnant 9 weeks

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Hi everyone,

i’m sure everyone has seen these posts and I’m repeating what others have seen but I wondered if anyone had any more specific answers.

I miscarried in early December, I was so heartbroken about it, I went through a really dark time for around a month and then I started to feel better and chatted with my OH about the fact I didn’t want to try again for a long time (I was thinking a few years).

I have recently found out I am pregnant but I didn’t have a period in between the loss which naively I didn’t think I could get pregnant without having a full cycle. I feel silly I didn’t realise I would ovulate.

my fear is this I have had one very crazy night out where a lot of units were consumed, I am still waiting dating scan in 3 weeks but by my calculations (using online advise) the night happened when I was about 9 weeks. This wasn’t just a few drinks it was a lot I was very drunk.

needless to say when I found out I was pregnant this night came flooding back and now I’m absolutely petrified. Not only have I got the fears of miscarriage out of my control but now I am so scared of what damage may have been done.

the FAS articles online are very confusing, some say one session of binge drinking, some say prolonged and sustained, I have found a few that say 7 to 12 weeks is the worst time to drink heavily. This has been a one time situation and I haven’t drank one drink barring this night. I don’t drink alcohol in the house and haven’t out since Christmas.

I am so scared if anyone can give anymore info on FAS or anything that may make me feel any better I would really appreciate it I want to enjoy my pregnancy but I am just in a panic all the time.

thank you

Hi lovely,

I had 2 miscarriages one in the end of January 2021 the other at the start of March 2021 and then I fell pregnant again by the end of April which lead to my baby girl who is now 14 months old. I too had no cycles inbetween any of my losses and pregnancy.

i got so so drunk when I was around 6/7 weeks and found out I was pregnant a week later. I too felt guilty but there’s women out there that don’t have a clue for months on end that they are pregnant.

my daughter was fine, she grew fine I had slight complications but never due to that one night of alcohol. I was induced at 37+1 because my waters decided to break at 36+2 again it was definitely the fact me and my partner had sex about 1.5 hours prior to this then we went walking.

women sometimes go through the first trimester without knowing. A girl I know didn’t know she was until she was in labour and she’d been on rollercoasters and nights out drinking and everything inbetween and her baby was still healthy. Ofcourse it is not advised or needed due to the risks but it was a one off situation and you won’t be repeating it. Have you had a scan yet? And your bloods? That should also help reassure you and I also paid for lots of private scans to help me after my miscarriages.

That’s @Firsttimemum120 i really appreciate you taking your time to reply, it’s such a tough one isn’t it, I mean you want to do all the research to reassure but end up frightening yourself more and more.

I have seen that even with persistent heavy drinkers the percentage is still quite low for FAS/D. I have seen so many stories of women similar things have happened to for different reasons.

I have considered paying for a private scan and I have also had my initial midwife appointment too. I stupidly felt so embarrassed about not realising I could conceive and the night out that I didn’t say anything. I wish I had have told her, my bloods are fine I believe.

thanks for the reassuring message x