Extremely worried about drinking when I didn't know I was pregnant?

[lostfairy]

Hi there, I have recently found out I'm pregnant, I think possibly between 14-15 weeks along. This is very unplanned and unexpected. My periods have always been irregular, sometimes I don't get one or it's very late, other times very light or very heavy. I am 23 years old.

I had a heavy-ish period in October, I can't remember when exactly. I missed a period in November but then had what I thought was a period (now I have discovered it's common for women to have bleeding when the embryo is imbedding itself) in December. I began to suspect I may be pregnant at around 16th Jan, only because I noticed obvious symptoms which prior to that hadn't shown themselves. Took test on 23rd Jan and it was positive. Since then no alcohol whatsoever. My concern is that I drank quite a bit on my Birthday in December, as well as at Christmas and New Years. I also went to see my family in early January and drank a bit on maybe three occasions as I hadn't seen them in a year so. Not enough to be drunk, but still drank.

I am so deeply worried about this. I'm going to see doc next week and i will explain my concerns thoroughly then, but I am sick with worry. I've been terrifying myself with reading articles about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other articles saying even small amounts can cause serious serious damage to the baby.

I haven't been able to sleep properly for days worrying about this and I can't stop reading these horror stories. I suppose I am looking for some reassurance and comfort in the meantime before I see the doctor. Has this happened to anyone else out there? I feel like a terrible person and I am so concerned for the baby. I'm sick with worry!

Someone I know was got pregnant first year at uni and didn't find out til 7 months gone. Drinking, smoking and god knows what else before that, on a daily basis. Her little girl is bright as a button. That is an extreme example but I think it's fair to say at least 'most' people drink before they find out their pregnant. Try no to worry

Hey this is what I am going through now..exactly ur case is like my case.. I am so much worried now that I had alcohol before I knew that I am pregnant..now I am 10weeks pregnant.. though doctors told me not to worry and I am waiting till 12weeks so that NT scan can be done.. but still I m not able to sleep..should I terminate my pregnancy?

I am in the same situation. I drunk in week 4 just 50 ml of Wine. please let me know if it is okay.

I did the pregnancy test this morning i am afraid.

How is this baby doing I’m in a similar sitch

Remember the placenta doesn't properly kick in and start giving nutrients to baby until 9-10 weeks, so very little alcohol will have passed (???) So long as you stop when you know I think things will be okay.

I am by no means in a medical field but this is based on just from stories and research I've found

I know this is an old thread, but I’m going through the same fear, although I have been given some reassurance today. Long story short, I’m five weeks pregnant, and I bled really heavily on two occasions last week - loads of clots and I (and my family) were absolutely convinced I had miscarried. EPU were useless and just said take paracetamol, don’t bother going up because it’s so early and miscarriages happen a lot. Make an appointment with GP to discuss next steps as this would have been our fourth miscarriage. No pregnancy symptoms and cramps. Husband went to the shop and got us a bottle of vodka and soda to make spritzers with while we cried and we drank most of it. Bled again the next day and we had wine. The next day, due to anxiety, I took a 2mg diazepan. Fast to yesterday, did a left over test to see if I’d gone down to negative yet, and it was positive. Clear blue dates showed I’d gone up a week. I explained that I completely felt I’d miscarried because of the lack of symptoms and the massive amount of blood, but she said signs seem positive and I can have a scan in a week. I cried immediately about the drinking and said should I have an abortion? Doctor said at such an early stage no damage will have been done, but obviously to treat myself as pregnant now and don’t drink again. I just thought with all the anecdotal messages on here, knowing that that came from an actual doctor who used the words ‘at this early stage one event of intoxication won’t do any harm at all, don’t worry about that’ might reassure someone who, like me, has been furiously googling and getting into a tizz xxx