Drinking alcohol the month/cycle before a FET

[AndCallMeNancy]

Hello,

I’m about midway through my current cycle at the moment having previously done three egg collection rounds of mild IVF at the end of last year/beginning of this year. As a result I have 5 embryos in the freezer. Ive had a much needed couple of months off treatment but next month when I start my period I will do my first medicated FET.

I’ve been doing what I can to prepare for it in terms of diet and keeping active and I feel as ready as I’ll ever be ... however I have my oldest friend’s wedding at the weekend and I’m wondering what others would do/have done in my situation - have a few drinks or abstain completely? I’m not planning on drinking at all during my FET cycle but would appreciate hearing from others if they think I need to be quite so strict the month before.... could it harm my chances of success, basically?

Thanks for reading - any thoughts/experiences much appreciated!

I would have a few drinks at the wedding, not get plastered but I would enjoy a few drinks.
Have never done a FET but did drink during down regging on long protocol, clinic said it was fine.
That said, it's whatever you are comfortable with. I do hope you enjoy the wedding and good luck with the FET.

I drank while down regging on fresh cycles and drank the day before a FET. Didn’t drink excessively, but didn’t cut down beforehand-just kept within recommended limits.

I would have a few but not go mad. Good luck for the FET

Thanks all for the advice and support. Really appreciate it

I think I know rationally that a few drinks won’t alter the final outcome of this but 2.5 years into TTC I am feeling the pressure I guess. I think I’ll have a few, drink plenty of water in between, and just try to relax and enjoy myself. Come to think of it I had a few glasses of red for a friend’s birthday whilst I was stimming the first time and that resulted in my best collection of the three! And my consultant had said that this was ok.

Thanks for setting my mind at ease. It’s hard to know who to bounce these ideas around with IRL as DH will just say ‘Its up to you, do whatever you think is best’ which comes from a good place but isn’t actually that helpful!

Absolutely go for it - egg-quality wise you have done all the hard work now. I would have a couple any chance you get before you start your cycle!

I drank a fair bit before the FET that conceived my DS. I was fed up as it was my 4th treatment cycle of the year and on paper he wasn't a great embryo so I was pretty much going through the motions. I think it's either going to work or it isn't and what you do makes very little difference really. Good luck!

A few drinks will absolutely not alter the outcome of this. The embryo has already been created so no need to worry about alcohol affecting egg quality and any alcohol you consume at the wedding will be totally out of your system before the FET. Infertility is miserable enough as it is without making yourself more miserable by unnecessarily depriving yourself of things you’d otherwise enjoy or feeling guilty about doing them when they will have no bearing on the outcome.

Enjoy the wedding and good luck with the FET.

Getting quite excited about tomorrow now

You are right Earl, we sacrifice so much on this shite ‘journey’ and what you say makes total sense.

And Bear, that was exactly what I needed to read. Congratulations on getting there in the end