If my husband had alcohol and we had sex.. can it affect the baby? silly question

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I know this question can appear extremely dumb but I haven't found any answer online. If my husband had quite a bit of wine tonight and we had sex can the alcohol in the sperm affect the baby? Please if it's a dumb question don't insult me
I just had this doubt tonight 🤨

No

Nope! Otherwise no one-night-stands or moments of madness would ever result in healthy babies, and there are absolutely LOADS of them around

Alcohol consumption can be an issue for a bloke if you're both struggling to conceive, but doing it drunk is not a problem otherwise.

Ok, think about it logically. How is his sperm going to get anywhere near the baby?

Congratulations on the baby 💐

Ah! I misunderstood so ignore my comment - and again, nope! if you're already pregnant. What he's had to drink is not going to affect a baby you're already pregnant with.

In what way do you think it could harm? How do you think it would come into contact with the baby?

No.

I'm trying to be kind but seriously? You can't honestly think this!

No, have fun kids

Alcohol used to be safer to drink than water many many many generations ago.
It's not affected any of our ancestors.
Hiccup.

No. The alcohol is in him, not in you.

Really? How would the alcohol get into his sperm?

Nope. Stop worrying

Oh bless. You know how you got pregnant, right?

You are safe OP!

Sorry OP but this did make me chuckle!

Crikey.

If that were the case most women would have pickled innards so I would say not.

It depends. No if you’re pregnant already

Potentially if you are trying to get pregnant and he has a drinking problem. Drugs, alcohol, bad lifestyle etc. Can affect the sperm (mobility, shape etc) and usually takes around 3 months for the sperm to regenerate. It’s the same with our eggs. If you have had miscarriages in the past and they’ve found no known cause then leading a healthy lifestyle until the sperm & eggs regenerate is advised.

Do you mean that you are already pregnant and concerned about his "drunk" sperm affected this baby?

Or do you mean that you are trying to get pregnant?

The answer to the first is no, definitely not.

The answer to the second is technically yes. It is advisable for both of you to abstain from alcohol whilst TTC as it can affect fertility. In reality though I doubt it makes much difference - most adults in the West drink alcohol at least occassionally and plenty of people have healthy babies.

How on earth do you think alcohol could be in his sperm?

It's not a dumb question to ask, people have all sorts of imaginary fears, but no, you shouldn't worry about this issue that you asked about.

We conceived DD2 after a boozy Christmas night out. There was no negative effect from this whatsoever and she is now a healthy adult.