Drinking alcohol ?

[justkeepswimming2020]

Do people completely abstain from alcohol whilst TTC or during TWW only or neither?

I would really love a nice crisp glass of white wine or a Baileys over ice, but in TWW so resisting on slim chance I could be drinking.

With christmas potentially being a bit rubbish I'd also love a couple glasses of prosecco christmas day, but will be towards of TWW then too. I'm not normally even a big drinker, but just stressed and fed up at the moment!
Edited to say I have already cut right down on caffeine, take folic acid & vit D, sails exercise etc, so i'm pretty health conscious generally speaking.
Just curious what everyone else does ?

@justkeepswimming2020

Do people completely abstain from alcohol whilst TTC or during TWW only or neither?

I would really love a nice crisp glass of white wine or a Baileys over ice, but in TWW so resisting on slim chance I could be drinking.

With christmas potentially being a bit rubbish I'd also love a couple glasses of prosecco christmas day, but will be towards of TWW then too. I'm not normally even a big drinker, but just stressed and fed up at the moment!
Edited to say I have already cut right down on caffeine, take folic acid & vit D, sails exercise etc, so i'm pretty health conscious generally speaking.
Just curious what everyone else does ?

Ugh sorry for typos! resisting alcohol on slim chance I might be PREGNANT and DAILY exercise, not sails !

I abstained during the TWW but not whilst TTC in general. I don't honestly believe the odd drink here and there will cause an issue, but personally, I never felt comfortable with the idea. I'll be in a TWW over Christmas (trying for #2) but will probably have one or two small drinks on Christmas Day just to avoid my family asking any awkward questions.

I'm on month 5 of TTC and this is the 1st month I've drunk during the TWW - not a lot, just the odd glass of wine . Every other month I've been really good and it's not happened, so my attitude this month was sod it, its Christmas

I carried on as normal while TTC. I’m not a massive drinker and would only drink on weekends but we ended up trying for over a year so think it would have made me a bit miserable! I don’t think alcohol in the TWW will make a lot of difference tbh as baby hasn’t formed the placenta yet

I didn't know I was pregnant until I was 5 weeks with DD and I had been out quite a bit. Obviously it's nice to be as healthy as possible, but i wouldn't stop living whilst ttc. I honestly don't think weekend wine or Christmas prosecco is going to do anything whilst ttc x

I didn't even realise I was pregnant until I was about 4 weeks gone. During that time I went to Las Vegas and had a wild time. The mid wife said most people don't actually realise they are pregnant and not to even worry about it. So I would have a few drinks and relax and not worry.

Thanks, I think I will have a couple glasses of prosecco christmas day, it's looking crap enough without feeling like I can't have a little bubbly

I didn't do anything different until I saw the BPF - good luck

I think both my children were conceived after a few wines haha altho I wasn't ttc an had no idea I was pregnant until around 7ish weeks with both pregnancies so I continued as normal (weekend drinkin) until I found out.

I didn't find out until 8 weeks and had drunk quite a lot in those 8 weeks as it coincided with some birthdays and holidays. I did worry a bit about it but all was fine.

I drank up until suspected ovulation. Never during TWW just in case.