Drunk during first weeks without knowing

[Gartcub]

Hi all,

I have just found out that I am pregnant. Roughly six weeks gone. I had some spotting Boxing Day. Done a pregnancy test just before NYE and was negative. So obviously celebrated and drank quite a bit and now I am just dying from the anxiety this is causing me. I couldn’t never forgive myself for harming my baby. I’m not sleeping and just feel sick and not a nice pregnancy related sick. The stuff about FAS as scared the living day lights out of me. Does anyone have any advice xx

The baby isn't connected to your blood stream until the placenta takes over, and 6 weeks is too early for that! Please don't worry.

And congratulations!!

Thank you for replying so quickly. For full transparency I also had a copy
Of glasses of wine during week before I knew but was keeping healthy lifestyle otherwise I.e swimming and eating healthy. Has this changed your mind ? Sorry to be so obsessive x

*couple

I did in the first month drink so much. DC absolutely fine. Just dont drink anymore from now on.

Don’t panic! Like pp said above, baby isn’t connected to your blood stream yet so won’t have joined in with your NYE celebrations! With my DD2 I was out on a very drunken hen night before I knew I was pregnant and drank way too much....all was fine though! I think there are lots and lots of women that find out they’re pregnant and worry about the same thing. Try not to though...enjoy your pregnancy op 💐

Thank you all. Did you see I did have a couple of glasses of wine the week before I found out too?
Does this change your mind ? Xx

Most people, especially in the days before first response tests, would have carried on drinking until a missed period or even two. The baby is not connected to your bloodstream until past 6 weeks.

@gartcub your placenta attaches at around 10 weeks ... your fine this happens often.

I have a friend that was going through the menopause and for other medical reasons was told she couldn’t conceive she found out that 4 months she was pregnant ( yay) she was having a tough time and was drinking more than she should up to this point .... of course stopped as soon as she found out ... she now has a healthy intelligent 11 year old who is top of her class at school ... although I wouldn’t recommend drinking during pregnancy and certainly not large quantities ( some people continue to drink one drink a couple of times a week I am told ) thought this may help put your mind at rest

I know why your worried I was the same I had a few parties as recently moved and found out at 3 weeks ( pregnancy bad me feel Poorly very early on ) I had only been trying three weeks to be honest and it worried me , just your protective instinct coming out

Massive congratulations 🥳

P.s have a healthy 13 month old now

Guys I can’t tell you how much this means to me. It’s strange seeing ‘congratulations’ because I haven’t allowed myself to be happy about it so thank you ! Completely done drinking obviously. I’ll enjoy one in 9 months time I might actually be able to sleep for an hour now ! Xx

I’m also going to stay off
Google ?

Yes, definitely stop googling, and from recent experience I'd really recommend not starting again until your baby gets here!! Nothing good comes from it.

Drinking before you found out would still have been before your placenta attached, so again, your baby wasn't connected to your blood stream and the alcohol couldn't have gotten to it. The main risk with alcohol early on is that the pregnancy doesn't go ahead at all, but yours clearly has so you know it's fine! Definitely no chance of FAS.

Hope you got some sleep :-)

What is your recent experience ? I hope your ok x

I did sleep eventually all thanks to you lovely ladies x

Defo stay away from google, its the absolute devil.

I was in California at a wedding for the first few weeks of my pregnancy and got drunk routinely. 31 weeks pregnant now and everything seems to be ok

Honestly a your anxiety is more likely to be problematic than any alcohol you've drunk!
Relax and enjoy your pregnancy!

You won't trick me into giving you second hand google! ;-) Nothing worse for pregnancy-related anxiety than half baked internet information. If you are going to use it, I'd really recommend sticking with evidence-based sources. AIMS is good, Tommy's, the hypnobirthing book, talk to your midwife...

Congrats on your pregnancy!

You wouldn't have done any harm, I had a house warming party at roughly 4 weeks (didn't know at this point) and drank SO much, much more than I would ever usually drink, and I woke up hangover free, and that was my first niggle that something wasn't right.

You would have to binge drink for the majority of your pregnancy to do any harm, try not to feel guilty, you didn't know!

FAS occurs when there's prolonged, substantial drinking throughout the pregnancy. Chill chick and enjoy it! FWIW I played rugby, took Tramadol and had an operation under GA in v early pregnancy with #3. He's a rugby playing 13 to now!