Newbie seeks wisdom of Mnetters.....

[Newbiebringiton]

Question: When TTC, should you not drink much, avoid pate & stilton (sob..) etc. like when you're pregnant - cos presumably each month you could potentially be pregnant in the second half and by the time you find out it could be a bad thing if you had a big session the previous weekend, for example.

Am wanting to do the right thing but not get obsessive....... what's the done thing?

Thanks

you should not drink too much, you should take folic acid, tis up to you whether you come off pate and soft cheese and the like (some don't even when deffo pg)

most of all you should:

shag.

copiously.

as often as possible.

I've heard it helps make babies

I have cut back on my drinking but I still manage to get through the odd bottle of wine. I try not to go to wild from Ovulation to when my period is due.

Some people give up drink completely. Some people say it's wise for your other half to do so too. I personally am not getting too stressed about it because we are not big drinkers.

DH very excited about all the shagging.....

I took it easy on the wine, but otherwise was quite chilled out. Whatever you do don't get het up about it. That's not good for making babies!

DP would go bonkers if I told him we couldn't drink while TTC.

We're both cutting down a bit, more for our weight and general health than anything else.