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Binge drinking at 6 weeks pregnant

26 replies

jacobsmumma · 10/04/2023 20:46

I have just found out I am between 6 and 7 weeks pregnant. I went out and had a lot to drink probably 2 bottles of wine over the weekend and then discovered I'm pregnant today.
I posted in AIBU for traffic because I really want to know if one binge would have harmed the baby.

OP posts:
HollyGolightly4 · 10/04/2023 20:47

No. I was told this at the hospital recently. Good luck 🤞

Swingwhenyourewinning · 10/04/2023 20:47

The umbilical cord won’t have formed yet you will be fine x

Swingwhenyourewinning · 10/04/2023 20:48

so many baby’s are unplanned people have heavy weekends before they know. Just don’t drink going forward

Original poster
jacobsmumma · 10/04/2023 20:49

I really hope you're right.

OP posts:
Thepeopleversuswork · 10/04/2023 20:51

I had a three bottle lunch binge at six weeks (before I knew I was pregnant). It was fine. Not to be recommended but at that stage the risks are low

ChristinaDior · 10/04/2023 20:51

No, you wouldn’t have harmed the baby OP. Honestly do not worry about it. So many women don’t find out until 8/9 weeks and have consumed lots of alcohol before knowing.

Jellifulfruit · 10/04/2023 21:16

Don’t sweat it ❤️ I DRAAANK, like properly drank, on about 3 occasions before I found out I was pregnant. Not just a couple of glasses of wine but like binge drank, crazy amounts 😂 I too was slightly worried when I found out I was pregnant.

…he’s just turned 3. And he is very healthy, very talkative and absolutely zero medical concerns. You’d have absolutely no clue or inclination to think I was out boozing my heart out whilst he was a teeny little embryo. Please do not panic ❤️❤️❤️

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 10/04/2023 21:17

I got pissed at 5 weeks then went on a rollercoaster, DS is fine 🤣 you’ll be ok

Mugtattoo86 · 10/04/2023 21:19

The placenta wouldn’t of formed at this point to take nutrients from you so baby will be fine- obvs no drinking going forward as even a glass later on can have unknown impacts but you and baby will be fine.

p.s congratulations and I am medical in this field so have studied it x

EggyBreads · 10/04/2023 21:20

I went to New York for a long weekend and drank like a fish. Didn't realise I was pregnant. Child is now 7 and perfect 👍

mynameiscalypso · 10/04/2023 21:21

It's fine. I had a massively boozy week and figured I was just in one constant hungover state until I realised that the nausea and headache were symptoms of early pregnancy. DS is more than okay.

WaltzingWaters · 10/04/2023 21:22

I had a huge binge a few days before finding out I was pregnant. My boy has just turned one and seems fine!
Don't worry. So many women have binge nights before finding out they’re pregnant. Just obviously don’t drink anymore going forward.

Aquamarine1029 · 10/04/2023 21:25

You have nothing to worry about and two bottles of wine over an entire weekend is not even close to a "binge."

Greentree1 · 10/04/2023 21:25

Just don't worry about it, almost certainly not a problem and nothing you can do now, forget it.

Oysterbabe · 10/04/2023 21:25

I drank loads on honeymoon then went straight on a hen weekend in Portugal for a friend, then found out I was pregnant. My DD was born with a heart defect and I'll always think it was my fault.

Clementineorsatsuma · 10/04/2023 21:26

jacobsmumma · 10/04/2023 20:49

I really hope you're right.

You'll be fine, and so will Baby. Don't stress.
Congratulations!

Blanketpolicy · 10/04/2023 21:31

I had a very boozy week away on a work training course - pissed most nights doing shots etc till the wee small hours.

Obviously wouldnt have done it if I'd known. Ds(19), first year of uni, is sometimes a pain in the neck but don't think it is anything to do with that week!

MoongazyHare · 10/04/2023 21:35

I think that the placenta isn’t formed and functioning until at least 8 weeks. In the old days before the prevalence of early pregnancy tests (i.e. in my own youth, 30 years ago) most women didn’t know they were pregnant until much later than 5 weeks, so statistically loads of them had been on the lash at least once before they found out.

StayGoldenPonyGirl · 10/04/2023 21:40

I didn't find out till 10 weeks and had been drinking (far too heavily) that whole time. The DRs echoed what other posters have said, it's not feeding off what you consume at this point. Plus, there is nothing you can do about it now, so put it behind you :)

Frightenedbunny · 10/04/2023 21:41

I went on a girly weekend and one big bender, spent the other month drinking time in a hot tub and then found out a week later I was pregnant! Panicked as you are now but the GP told me it would be fine. He’s a strapping 9 year old now!

DrinkFeckArseBrick · 10/04/2023 21:46

No I had a (very un mumsnetty) 2 day binge where I was more drunk than I've ever been. 8 year old is fine

thaisweetchill · 10/04/2023 22:15

No you'll be fine, I did the same when pregnant with DS (I didn't know I was pregnant at the time) and he went on to be 9lb 8oz born so I really wouldn't worry!

Season0fTheWitch · 10/04/2023 22:17

Although it is a lot of alcohol while pregnant, it isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things. i knew of babies born healthy to student teens who were properly binge drinking up to 6 months.

Also, your doctor/midwife/HCP won't think badly of you, as long as you know to be careful now they'll trust it was a mistake. Please don't hide it, there's no need to be ashamed. And whatever route you take with the pregnancy, there's no shame in your actions then either.

longdistanceclaraaa · 10/04/2023 22:21

I agree with the chorus- most people I know (who all had perfectly healthy children- including me) did this.

Don't worry.

Equalitea · 11/04/2023 07:07

Oysterbabe · 10/04/2023 21:25

I drank loads on honeymoon then went straight on a hen weekend in Portugal for a friend, then found out I was pregnant. My DD was born with a heart defect and I'll always think it was my fault.

With one of my children I drank at about 3 weeks pregnant, an all day binge, pub crawl, mixing spirits and shots etc. He was born with a heart defect too. He was also born with chromosomal abnormalities. I think about it but have had much reassurance from geneticists, cardiologists, paediatricians, obstetricians etc who all didn’t think it was related.