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Q: Drinking During Early Pregnancy
asked by: nadia19 on October 21st, 2007
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I did a lot of heavy drinking (every weekend almost) before I found out I was pregnant (6 weeks). I know know one can say how much damage was done but what are the chances I really harmed my baby?

I've obviously stopped drinking as soon as I found out.
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AyaMiyaki
replied on October 21st, 2007
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I'm really not sure, hon. There's a possibility that your baby is just fine. The best advice is what you've already done, which is to stop drinking. Hopefully your doctor will be able to tell via ultrasound if everything is still on-track with your baby.

I know that didn't tell you much. I'm sorry. I don't know if anyone will be able to tell you what the chances are. Sad
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young Girl
replied on October 21st, 2007
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i drank a little bit before i found out i was preg and everything was fine
however im not sure in your case you really need to let your dr know about this so they can try and see if theres anything wrong now

good luck
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Dannzibelle
replied on October 22nd, 2007
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Everyone is different. Make sure you tell your doctor though. I got completly wasted on the friday and found out i was pregnant on the tuesday or thursday i think and i have a healthy daughter but like i said everyone is different
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vanessalouanne
replied on October 22nd, 2007
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almost everyone I know got drunk or drank a lot right before they found out (me included) and we all have perfect babies. That is the rough part about it, they have no idea how much alcohol can cause damage. I will say I drank heavily for 2 weekends in a row before I found out(at 5 weeks) and my baby is perfect.
All you can do is stop and see what happens, I wouldnt stress though, there isnt anything anyone can do now but it happens a lot more then you think.
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kaiteo
replied on October 22nd, 2007
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I didn't drink at all for about two months before I found out I was pregnant. Not on purpose, I just didn't want to spend all my money on booze!

But I really don't think you have anything to worry about :]
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onmyway_0x
replied on October 23rd, 2007
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I was quite the wild child before finding out I was pregnant.
I was terrified when I found out , I had done some pretty hard drinkign myself.
Everything turned out fine and Bella is perfect.. everyone is different, and I completely understand the guilt that is associated with it.
All I have to say is it happens all the time, and the babies are fine. So long as you take good care of yourself and quit the bad habits during pregnancy Im sure everything will be fine.
When I discussed it with my doctor , he pretty much told me me stressing about it was probably worse for the baby then the few times I drank, obviously it's not a good thing, but sometimes these things aren't planned and you really have no way of knowing your doing anything wrong
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Sophie585
replied on October 23rd, 2007
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I wouldn't worry too much.... Out of all of my friends, I was the worst when it came to partying.... drinking, smoking,drugs....you name it, i did it, and drank while I did it too... As soon as I found out I was pregnant, I stopped it all cold turkey, and my daughter is absolutely fine.

If I remember correctly, I found out I was pregnant on a Friday, and I had just had a pretty out of control weekend before that, and had smoked weed pretty frequently that week. I always used to be worried though about when I did that stuff, what if I was pregnant and I didn't know it... But like I said, everything was fine.

Good luck hun!
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