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Did you and DH swear off alcohol while TTC? I've read that it's a good idea in a few places and wonder how many people actually do it.
31 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]nope. i'm pretty sure i drank even more while TTC knowing that soon i'd be giving up martinis for a very, very long time.
[ Reply | Options ]I was following my basal body temp and so I figured it was fine to drink up until my estimated ovulation date. Quite amusing - I actually don't drink very much as it is and the month that I conceived I had quite a bit of wine (from winery tours and weddings). Stress is a big hindrance to conception, perhaps all that wine helped lower my stress!!
[ Reply | Options ]ttc and i have wine every night..as a matter of fact i even drink wine after the tww of iui..i figured ill give up the wine once i get a ppt..i dont think it effects anything anyway
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This is a very interesting set of replies. Isn't it true that a blastocyst/zygote is much more sensitive to disruption in the early stages than a more developed fetus is in the later stages?
[ Reply | Options ]I don't remember where I heard this, (though I want to say my dr.) but there is something like a four week rule that i've heard of. Yes, the zygote is much more sensitive, but because of this, if whatever you're doing doesn't kill it in the first four weeks it will likely be fine. a good percentage of pregnancies are miscarried within the first two weeks because of drinking/this sensitivity, and because your period still arrives on time most women are oblivious to ever having conceived. If you want the baby, I'd give up the proverbial 'sauce'.
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I swore off almost entirely (nursed a single drink all night when it would be awkward not to), but didn't ask DH to cut back. Why not be extra careful so early? That said, my best friend, who's a pediatrician, said not to worry about minor consumption, particularly before implantation when you're not even sharing a blood supply. Who knows?
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