When do you stop drinking?

[forthekids123]

I don't drink much, but once a month I go out with the girls and drink ONE margarita with dinner. Last night was the night and I was 4dpo. I didn't end up drinking, but it started me thinking. If implant doesn't happen until around 7dpo. When do you stop with the drink, motrin use etc?

[MaerynPearl]

im nearly 38 weeks pregnant...

i had 2 glasses of wine at 7dpo and absolutely no worry over that, as the placenta does not even begin to function for a few more weeks after that.

i had some champagne at 27 weeks (with both my midwife and my doctors approval... it was only a few sips but it was my wedding day! generally later in the pregnancy having half a glass of wine here and there is actually encouraged by some midwives to help relax)

So it depends on what YOU want to do. But generally any alcohol you get before your bfp, even if its more than you would be willing to drink at one time later in pregnancy, will never so much as touch the baby.

I got my BFP with my DD (at 6dpo) 2 days after I drank a LOT. And I mean... I REALLY overindulged. I had morning sickness but I seriously thought I was just THAT hungover. When I told my doctor (at about 14dpo when I got in to see her) how worried I was over it, she reassured me that as long as I didnt drink like that any more, there would be no problem... because that alcohol never touched her.

And indeed, my DD is smart as a whip and completely healthy at age 5!

[lapis]

[Rainy229]

I, like you, don't drink much anyway, but I "quit" drinking when we quit preventing. I still try what others are drinking though. I don't take OTC meds unless I'm completely and utterly ready to give up, so I'm not much help in that department. I pretty much behave as if I were I'm preggo just in case I am...

--Rainy

[pumpkin]

My rule was that I only drink during my period. It's just what DH and I were comfortable with.
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[MountainMamaGC]

Not until I get my BFP. I dont drink often anyway. I also dont think having 1 drink is bad outside the first trimester. I had half a glass of wine with xmas dinner when 6 months pregnant with DD. Women having been having wine whiel pregnant for as long as alcohol has been around. In most European countries they say one drink a week is ok.

[MeepyCat]

Drink till it's pink. If you don't have a positive test, you should be fine.

(I'll also point out that the recommendations about drinking and pregnancy are FAR more conservative in the US than they are in other countries. We're kinda phobic about alcohol here.)

[Baby_Cakes]

Until I see 2 pink lines!

I also will have wine in the last trimester. Usually half a glass will calm down any bh's and help me rest.

[Kyamo]

Personally, I am not comfortable drinking more than a sip from about 4DPO until I get my period. I am sure 1 drink is no big deal, but since I rarely drink anyways, it is no sacrifice at all for me to avoid it during that time, and I'd rather err on the safe side.

[Stevi]

I err on the side of caution. I do nothing after ovulation that I can easily avoid.

I never drink, so in my case this covers heavy lifting, certain supplements, medications, and especially antibiotics.

[kriket]

I don't drink much, and was always a no drink after O person. I had all but thrown in the towel the cycle we got PG with DS and wouldn't you know, I had a couple beer at about 5dpo!

I come from a long line of alcoholics, so I tend to error on the side of caution on this one. I won't drink AT ALL while pregnant, and won't drink more than a beer or so while in the TWW.

[SoCaliMommy]

I don't drink alot, but if i do drink the in 2ww i don't worry about it at all.

[SubliminalDarkness]

Until I get a BFP. TTC was a years long process for us, and I would have considered it an unnecessarily cautious action to stop drinking that whole time 'just in case.'

[rhiOrion]

Until I see that second line. Though if I thought it was likely that I was pregnant I wouldn't overindulge. But one margarita is certainly not overindulgence.

I went on a beach trip and drank for four days straight when I was about 13dpo. I had been getting BFNs and was sure I wasn't pregnant.

Well, that "not pregnant" is currently going bat s%!t insane in her jumparoo

[BarefootScientist]

You guys are making me feel a little more relaxed about this kind of thing. I've been avoiding more than a swallow or two of alcohol and mostly avoiding coffee during the two week wait but maybe I don't have to worry about it until I actually test positive. Especially if it's going to take more than a few months to TTC, I think I'm going to quit worrying about a couple beers a week and a cup of coffee a day.

[vivica2]

what you ingest, your baby ingests too.

so if you even have half a glass, so does your fetus. and with a baby that tiny, imagine what that does to him/her.

the placenta can not filter the alcohol (or any drug for that matter) so if you drink, your baby (and all its quickly developing cells for vital organs) get the alcohol as well.

yes people have been doing it for ever, but that doesn't mean its right.

your call, but my call is no alcohol as soon as you have unprotected sex.

[rhiOrion]

Originally Posted by vivica2

what you ingest, your baby ingests too.

so if you even have half a glass, so does your fetus. and with a baby that tiny, imagine what that does to him/her.

the placenta can not filter the alcohol (or any drug for that matter) so if you drink, your baby (and all its quickly developing cells for vital organs) get the alcohol as well.

yes people have been doing it for ever, but that doesn't mean its right.

your call, but my call is no alcohol as soon as you have unprotected sex.

Except there is no placenta at that point. I may be off on the exact timing, but I believe the placenta doesn't form until about 3 weeks after O. At that point you've already gotten your BFP and given up drinking.

I'm not suggesting you go binge drink during the TWW- some of what I've researched has suggested that too much alcohol can hurt placenta formation. But that would be too much alcohol for your body, not in relation to the fetus, I think.

I'm sure it's one of those things where you can find research either way. So, basically, do what you're comfortable with. I'm comfortable with a bit of alcohol in the TWW. Especially if it helps you relax about things.

[Lit Chick]

As PP said, light drinking is fine until you get a positive test. Heavy... not great even if you are not TTC.

Caution is great, but being relaxed is better. I think too much obessing over all the little details of TTC (timimg, taking supplements, avoiding this and that, etc) is worse than just chilling out and behaving as you normally would. So, have a drink here, and coffee there, and enjoy your non-pregnant self.

[vivica2]

RE:the placenta i personaly was refuring to drinking later in your pregnancy. sorry for the confusion.

[rcr]

I stopped when I got a BFP, and with DS, I drank every once in a while when I was pregnant - when I was nearing my third trimester. I think that the phobia of drinking while pregnant in the U.S. is a complete overreaction.