I don't believe myself!

[Rose-Roget]

OMG - I am feeling really terrible and stupid at the moment. Ds, dh, and I had a pizza and movie night tonight, as we do from time to time. Dh asked me if I wanted a Mike's Hard Lemonade. Pregnancy did not even enter my mind! I thought, "Mmmm, it's been a couple of weeks since I've had one, since dh and I have been watching our diets. Sounds refreshing," and I said YES. I was 1/2 way through a 2nd that it even dawned on me that there's another reason (and the most important) that I'm avoiding alcohol. Now I'm totally freaking out and can't even believe what an idiot I am. How could I forget something so important?

I'm thinking that the alcohol content may be low enough, and I'm early enough in my pregnancy, that it won't make a big difference. Right? Please reassure me...or affirm my worries - whichever.

[ktcl]

In this day and age with EPTs, we know about our pregnancies much earlier than before. People would have been drinking, hot tubbing, doing all kinds of things they shouldn't before they knew they were pregnant. Just think of it that way. You can be off the hook! Your baby will definitely be just fine!

[minsca]

You will be fine. Your baby will be fine. Not drinking during pregnancy is a recent north american phenomenon. Recent being my MIL drank a bit through all her pregnancies (DH is 38 though) and the dr's recommended a drink (not to get drunk, but a drink) to help relax.
I know a coworker of mine didn't know she was pregnant until she was 4 months pregnant. During that time she went on a trip to Africa where she drank heavily and even bungee jumped. Her daughter is so incredibly smart and normal!

The FAS kids that I do know, well I know for a fact that they were pickled in alcohol their entire gestional period. It wasn't a once or even twice kind of thing. It was an every day, drink till your drunk because you are an alcoholic kind of thing.

[Rose-Roget]

Thanks for your reassurance! I know all of that, rationally. It helped to hear it from others, though. *big sigh* I guess fogetting you're pregnant is the ultimate in pregnancy brain. lol

[My3babes]

Originally Posted by Rose-Roget

I guess fogetting you're pregnant is the ultimate in pregnancy brain. lol

This made me LOL, lol.

[ShwarmaQueen]

Originally Posted by minsca

The FAS kids that I do know, well I know for a fact that they were pickled in alcohol their entire gestional period. It wasn't a once or even twice kind of thing. It was an every day, drink till your drunk because you are an alcoholic kind of thing.

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Your fine. Your baby's fine.

[frogautumn]

I wouldn't even worry one little bit.