Have I harmed my baby?

[tulip27]

Just found out I am pregnant ( unplanned) but last week we were on holiday and i drank about 3 glasses of wine each night. Have I damaged the baby?

no

tulip, don't worry. This happens to loads of people. The dangers with drinking and pregnancy are mainly associated with regular heavy drinking.

congratulations!

will be fine,a had couple of heavy nights out before i realised I was pregnant with ds2

happens to lots of us - I discovered my first pregnancy after some shocking 'hangovers' turned out to be morning sickness.

I'm worried as is this the time cell division starts?

No, don't beat yourself up.

Most people do this, it seems veryone has a bender week/weekend just before they find out they are pregnant and then kick themselves when they find out!
I was on my honeymoon in Amsterdam and realised I was pregnant on the last day. I had spent the previous week stoned off my tits, DD is fine.

I wouldn't recommend doing it again though

And Congratulations!!!

Don't worry, you wouldn't believe how many women this has happened to and they all have perfectly healthy babies. x

sorry, didn't have time to answer properly. Babies get damaged by long-term, heavy drinking. A few glasses a night in the very early stages is not going to do any harm at all.

I reckon probably 80% of women have drank more than they would have in the very early stages, ie: before they found out, and their babies are all fine.

You'll be fine.

I had a big celebratory night out (got my PhD ) followed by a boozy holiday with friends and found I was about 5 weeks pg when I got back... Ds absolutely fine.

Nope. I only found out I was pregnant at 9 wks with ds and spent 3-4 nights a week quite seriously boozing (unplanned contraceptive failure)
My ds is now 13 and is a little scatterbrained but a highly intelligent friendly boy

Not quite congratulations, dh doesn't think we can cope with another as have ds 2 and dd 1 year, he thinks that if the drinking has damaged the baby then I would be selfish to have it as it would effect us all, especially the children we already have.

I think this happens to alot of people. Try not to worry.

Tulip, you and the baby will be fine. Dont worry about it. I drank a lot before I found out at 8 weeks, we are talking tequila, vodka, big girls nights out and we were all fine!

i didn't find out i was pregnant until i was about 10 weeks. I had just been on holiday and drank every night, and before the holiday i got legless at a party and the week before that on a night out with a friend. no damage done

and to defend my bad drinking habits at the time, i did stop all drinking after i found out i was pregnant