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got really drunk and now i think i might be pregnant..update!

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i feel soooo bad.. i have a 3.5 year old.. an 8 months old and was not planning on any more babies.. AF still hasnt showed up.. im BFing but not exclusively..she really likes food! anyways.. it was 2 of my best friends wedding and i got really drunk.. i havnt been drunk in 5 + years and i just really wanted to have a great time.. anyways.. now im scared im pregnant and if i was it would be something like 10 weeks.. im so scared that ive damaged this baby (if it even exists..) and im too scared to even test because im sooo not ready to have another one..
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i think so.. but im not sure if im just being neurotic or not..
: i guess i should go test and find out for sure.. but then what do i do?
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Don't worry. Alcohol only damages babies with prolonged repeated exposure. I have another friend who also got really drunk and found out the next day she was pregnant. The baby (now 4) is perfect in every way. HTH
its just so scary.. ive known and spent a lot of time with kids and adults with FAS and FAE and its not good..at all....
omg, fern, I saw this post and then realized it was you! I would feel bad, too, BUT I doubt if one time would cause harm as pp said. Are you going to test soon and find out?
: yeah.. i guess i better..
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and to clarify.. i wasnt so drunk i couldnt take care of my kids..who were with me.. and my DH was there totally sober.. im just such a cheap drunk..
I have worked with these children you speak of mamma, and let me telll you that I have never come across a case from ONE exposure to alcohal....


It has to be over a LONG period of time...

I know sev. mammas who didn't find out they were pregnant until they'd been drunk at least 4 or 5 times...

Do you know how many fas children there would be if just one or two times caused it?

s mamma...
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okay.. ill try to stop freaking out. thanks...
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I did this too...
I was probably about 3-4 weeks along with my son and didn't know it. We were whooping it up on vacation in Laughlin, NV. Happy Hour at the Orleans Room, Colorado Belle. $2 Corona's and $1 Tequila shots. I must have spent $20 that night all by myself

Either way, all turned out well...my little one is a happy, healthy 5 yr old boy.

Love to you,
Mel.
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." —Margaret Mead
Fern

I didn't get AF until dd was 15 months, and it's still not back after having ds (who is just a few days older than Ngaio I think) - and he LOVES food.

in any case... it was just one day of drinking!


yes, go pee on a stick....


let us know!!!!!
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Originally Posted by PortraitPixie
I have worked with these children you speak of mamma, and let me telll you that I have never come across a case from ONE exposure to alcohal....


It has to be over a LONG period of time...

I know sev. mammas who didn't find out they were pregnant until they'd been drunk at least 4 or 5 times...

Do you know how many fas children there would be if just one or two times caused it?

s mamma...
I drank three times before I found out I was 12 weeks prego... don't worry mama! My brother has FAS and my mother was getting alot more alchohol than u!!!
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I drank heavily at 2 weeks pregnant (before I knew) and the again the day before I found out I was pregnant and my dd is just fine. Don't worry yourself to much mama...
...and remember that in many countries women continue to drink in moderation throughout pregnancy. I, too, had a night of drinking to drown my sorrows over a lost job the week before I found out I was pregnant. My doctor (general practicioner who did the official pg test) told me not to worry about it so I'll tell you the same.
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I would out I was pregnant with my first child just after my 21st birthday weekend.

She was perfect. You can't change the past. You do the best with what you know now.

I have never heard of anything negative from one exposure. I had anixiety attacks near the end of my 3rd pregnancy so my midwife had me drink a glass a wine when they were coming on. It only happened a few times but it REALLY helped. (I know not everyone will agree) but it worked for me.
Fern-

I have to confess that I too got drunk during this pregnancy. I was in Mexico and I didn't think I was pregnant yet so I drank beer all day with my mom on the beach. I feel really really bad because I would have been just a couple of days along, and I hope everything got divided correctly and all that.
:

No matter how it turns out, please try to remember that everything happens for a reason...
s Mama.
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