First ever hangover at 25 & collapsed, pregnant?!

[XxXemma]

Hello! :)

Read so many posts on here but this is my first one I've written! I know nobody can tell me I'm pregnant or not without a test, however..

I'm 25 & have never had a hangover or been sick from drinking & ive done the 18-30 holidays, the bottles of vodka at 18 & zero hangover or sickness just tired & hungry!

So Saturday I went out had maybe 7 pints of strongbow dark fruits (new favourite thing ever for the last two weeks) and the next morning OH MY GOD (worth noting I hadn't eaten for maybe 14 hours at this point) so was sick just bile over and over again, in the end up I ended up collapsing while out sat with first response for 40 minutes & in an ambulance (breathed in & didn't breathe out) obs done & refused advice of an A&E due to where we were, was on my own with 8 year old & would have no way of getting home. They said that was fine but kept me in the ambulance untill obs were better & I had eaten & drank (their last job of the day) they suggested I did a pregnancy test.

There was one time in May that I could have got pregnant around ovulation time. Last period was June 6th but was only three days & prior to this I did I feel off and noticed a few things that I thought could be pregnant symptoms but then I had my period so thought it was just that. Since then I don't think I could be pregnant as I predict I'm due to ovulate around now. Although did have unprotected sex on the 8th June. Could I be pregnant even after having a 3 day period? I know it's slim!

Has anybody else been really ill after a night out early pregnancy? I didn't think much of it (just that I'm clearly getting old haha) untill my friend said she had this experience really early on! Today I have also nearly been sick on a car journey (had motion sickness with my first pregnancy)

If your still reading, thankyou!!

[XxXemma]

@dinosaurkisses yes I think so too, far too early, only explanation would be that my last period was not a proper period I guess if I was pregnant but again a slim chance. Thanks for the response as this was what my post was generally about :) again, it was the paramedics that raised the pregnancy concern :)

Sure don't want a hangover like this again, large meal & 3 pints next time I think! :)

[shouldwestayorshouldwego]

If you last one wasn't a proper period then it should already show +ve on a test so you can do one any time. Is there any chance your drink could have been spiked? Your tollerance does decrease with age and also if it has been a while since you have drunk heavily.

[XxXemma]

@shouldwestayorshouldwego

Other half came home with four clear blue digitals this evening haha so going to do one in the morning, if negative I'll assume this is correct & unless I miss next period or I am ill on holiday after a few cocktails not do anymore, although may take one with us just incase as away untill just before periods due & think these can detect early :)

Yes I think combined lack of food & also maybe how sweet dark fruits cider is is probably the reason for sickness just obviously nothing like I have ever experienced & also I've never randomly collapsed! Delighted if pregnant, happy if not as planning to try next year anyway! :)

[XxXemma]

@shouldwestayorshouldwego

I possibly thought maybe spiked considering how sick I was next day but other half thinks I would have came home in a horrendous state if I had been spiked & I wasn't I was fine, also the first aid at station or paramedics didn't suspect being spiked so I don't think so!

Think I'm just getting old & had a bit too much!

[Owlettele]

Oh dear OP. Sorry for some responses you had on here. As you point out this level is a once in a blue moon treat. Yes, maybe more than guidelines suggest but you are an adult and know what you can handle. Love how people can have such huge judgy pants like they've never done anything less than perfect!

I did have terrible sickness after drinking a couple with a works meal in early pregnancy stages. I was laid up the next day and felt horrendous which was not normal for me. Guess my body was trying to warn me. So you could well be.

Enjoy your holiday OP and congrats if you are. Good luck for ttc If not and hope house purchase works out best for you.

[Angharad07]

I’m so annoyed at all these perfect unit counting people judging this lady for having a few too many pints. I’m sure none of you have ever been drunk before. Also, she’s quite clearly stated that dad was looking after the child that night/morning.

I wouldn’t even say it was enough to cause collapsing the next day considering you don’t get hangovers. I’ve collapsed due to a heavy night of drinking after my 19th birthday, a combination of hangover, dehydration, 38 degree temperatures and a tendency to faint occasionally did it- I wasn’t pregnant. You never know OP, good luck with the test!

[XxXemma]

@Angharad07 @Owlettele thankyou it's nice to read more normal responses!! :) I do think I worded my post very badly though 👎🏽 (won't be doing that again haha)

We'll be happy either way as said on other posts trying next year anyway, which suits much better as meant to be going to Orlando next year the month before TTC & won't be going if pregnant & also house situation haha!

It's exciting to know other people have been terribly more effected by alcohol early on though!! & half comforting to know I've maybe just over done it & maybe something else trigged me hyperventilating & collapsing (hopefully that won't happen again) although will be a bit worried if I did collapse from a hangover, no strongbow for me again I don't think! :) thankyou!!

[SummerofDoom]

Before I found out I was pregnant with dd I went on a couple of nights out. The first I had a couple of drinks then felt really ill and fainted. I assumed overtired and stressed from work? Then a couple of weeks later I went out and after one drink the room started spinning and I felt really ill. Went straight home. Took a test the next morning and was +ve. The reason I didn't test sooner is dd was conceived while I was on the pill with no reason to suspect it hadn't worked.

[originalusernamefail]

I think it just caught up with you this time - happens to the best of us . POAS to put your mind at rest and then enjoy your hols. Next time a big brekkie - bacon sandwich or similar is recommended after a long night. Any consolation I used to be able to drink like a fish. She (32 ) and two kids soon put a stop to that. Now one cocktail and I’m laid low next day.

[Gottokondo]

You need to drink a bit less and take better care of yourself (eat well, drink more water in between). You really start handling drink less well when getting older. For me it also started around that age.

[Sprinklesinmyelbow]

Wtaf is wrong with the spiteful bullies posting on this thread? Actually I think I know. OP is young and had a nice night out (whilst shock horror child - who is bloody 8, not 8 months) was with its father. How dare she.

7 pints isn’t a big deal over the time period OP describes. She’s just had a night out. It’s very common to go out and drink. It’s clear that an ambulance was called because OP fainted in public although paramedics obviously realised it wasn’t urgent when arriving. I don’t think they were really bothered about you going into hospital OP. Hope you get the result you want tomorrow and ignore the superior bullies on this thread.

Despite what they’ve said to you, their poor children are being brought up by pious, superior twits so they’re the ones who deserve pity.

[raindropsandsunshine]

The fact is, though, that most parents (at least ones I know) don't drink heavily the night before spending a special day with their child. I haven't been so drunk that I'm sick or hungover (more than a tolerable headache) because I don't like to be, if I had two pints I'd be feeling drunk anyway. I'd want to be fresh and clear if I'd planned a trip, I think that's the main thing for me.

And yes, it's lovely to enjoy a night out of course it is, but 7 pints IS overload, Not just alcohol overload but sugar and all the other stuff in there. I remember when I used to drink larger when I was out in my late teens/early 20's, I'd feel awful the next day. I'd never have been able to take care of a child!

However, when I did originally post I was super tired and had been confused by your post, straight away I re-read and stated that I realised the incident was the following day.

[Coyoacan]

7 Pints sounds like a lot to me and I'm an alcoholic.

Obviously sweet alcoholic drinks are the worst ones for hangovers, but you are also harming your gut and your liver, OP.

[CarbonatedBeverageFiend]

Sounds to me like you drank too much on an empty stomach (been there not fun!)

No harm in taking a pregnancy test though. Maybe just get a cheap one from Poundland, that way you’ll know for sure

[AWaspOnAWindowInAHeatwave]

Op went out at say, 7pm (early evening). Stayed out till 3am. Drank less than one pint per hour. I don't see why all the hate?
Anyway OP, please POAS and let us know the outcome - I hope it's the one you want.

[Sprinklesinmyelbow]

“The fact is, though, that most parents (at least ones I know) don't drink heavily the night before spending a special day with their child. I haven't been so drunk that I'm sick or hungover (more than a tolerable headache) because I don't like to be, if I had two pints I'd be feeling drunk anyway. I'd want to be fresh and clear if I'd planned a trip, I think that's the main thing for me.”


You obviously don’t know what most parents do or don’t do and have very little partying experience yourself so your view is very narrow minded.

And an alcoholic thinking 7 pints over 8 hours is heavy drinking? Give over.

Plenty of people have social lives whereby seeing their friends involves meeting them at a pub or bar for the evening and drinking. Go into any bar and you’ll notice this. It’s totally normal.

I also wouldn’t worry too much about having too much sugar on a night out 😭

[raindropsandsunshine]

Hilarious. I too have a social life (crazy, hey?) and meet friends at pubs/restaurants. I am not stupid. Obviously people go out and drink. It just isn't sensible to drink so much when there's a special day planned for the next day. Surely people can see that?

I didn't suggest the op should worry about sugar on a night out. I did suggest that it could have contributed to her feeling shocking the next day.

[Sprinklesinmyelbow]

She wasn’t asking whether it was sensible. She was asking whether anyone had had an extreme hangover and been pregnant.

And some people think it’s worth it!

[NotAsGreenAsCabbageLooking]

I’m 37, rarely get hangovers... I can drink that amount and more without being out of control that night or incapacitated the next day.
I don’t accidentally drink that amount... I drink till I’ve had enough, whenever that may be. If the room starts to feel wobbly, that’s when I go home.

It’s funny how men can do this and no one bats an eyelid, but a woman does it and is shot down on here.

[Loonyluna16]

I'm currently 26 weeks pregnant and within the first two weeks of being pregnant (obviously didn't know) i had 2 glasses of prosecco. I was drunk as a skunk and had a stinking hangover the next day couldn't even lift my head off the pillow. All made sense a few weeks later when I got a + test

I'd absolutely double check. Ignore the pearl clutchers- how dare you go on a night out and have less than a pint an hour.

Although to be fair the worst I've ever felt in my life was after 8 pints of Strongbow and blackcurrant (dark fruits wasn't about back then) that was a whole day session 12 hours on a day out thought 8 pints was pretty reasonable considering what everyone else drank.

[blahdeblahblag]

I'm not criticising you for it but 7 pints of strong bow is around 18 units. That's plenty enough to make you feel ropey. Plus there is so much sugar and shite in those sweet ciders.

If you had had 1/2 pints and felt like this then yeah I'd say there might be something else going on. But you threw up after drinking alot and then fainted while trying to go shopping on a hot day after throwing up loads. No mystery!

[XxXemma]

Thanks for all the replies ladies! alcohol police that have never had a drink. I had 6.5 pints as 2 were cans, 16.9 units!

Thanks for all the comments about not being a total alcoholic loon, I have drank 5/6 pints before & totally fine so all the people saying I was irresponsible before a special day can bore off as I have said I have NEVER had a hangover, so planning a late afternoon shopping trip would not deter me from a drink the night before :) .. untill maybe now!

Woke up at 3.30am for toilet so trying to wait a bit longer before testing! :) slightly hoping for a negative just so we can enjoy last family holiday as 3!!

[XxXemma]

@Sprinklesinmyelbow

Thanks so much :) was less than my friends drank for sure I stay away from shots etc & they are big fans, they also mix their drinks, something I never do as for sure I would feel hellish haha 😂 my 8 year old is a diamond bless her & very grown up & independent so thanks for pointing out that I wasn't being a total loon with a baby! :)

[MuckyMare]

Stop drinking. I really hope you aren't pregnant.

[Sprinklesinmyelbow]

Why? If she was pregnant it would’ve have been too early for the placenta to be attached and therefore alcohol to reach the blastocyst or whatever it’s called at this stage.
And she’s not drinking right now, so probably doesn’t need the advice