Wine during the 2WW?

[swiftlyirun]

Soooo...remind me...what are thoughts on a glass of wine or a beer during the 2WW? Remote chances it could hurt something?


I'm not a big drinker, but just curious on everyone's thoughts with the impending holiday weekend, I want to be prepared! 

[pooh8402]

Drink away. You don't share a blood supply until about 6 weeks.

[swiftlyirun]

Jun 30, 2017 10:13:27 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Drink away. You don't share a blood supply until about 6 weeks.

Right! But, does it effect my chances of actually getting PG in the first place? I've read all kinds of crazy googled things.  Ya'll know how it is- we try to so hard to get pregnant, don't want to do anything to risk the success of the treatments, but also I don't want to go crazy in the meantime. 

[pooh8402]

Nah.

ETA: I'm quite blase about having one or two drinks. I abstained during my IVF cycle and during first tri. OH, I did have a beer like 10 days after my transfer, 4 days before my scheduled beta. So I didn't even completely abstain during IVF.

[shauni27]

so for IUI I would have an occasional drink or two during the TWW. With IVF I did not, just because it was our one shot at IVF and I was being really paranoid.

However, when we got a negative test at 10DPO I had drinks. Lots of drinks. Color me surprised when the beta was positive 2 days later...

[awick14]

I didn't do any treatments and I was ok with drinking during the 2ww. But I don't think I would have any if I was doing iui or ivf. And that's only because I would want to be more cautious because of the money I would spend on it. But I wouldn't judge anyone who does drink during it.

I did drink up to the day I found out I was pregnant with DD. (I had 2-3 drinks in me when I tested, lol) But the cycle I got pregnant I never got a positive OPK or a temp spike so I assumed I hadn't ovulated yet.

[swiftlyirun]

Thanks ladies thinking I might allow myself a glass this weekend.


I hate that I have to wait until 7/10 to test. Seems like so long. I am not going to test at home at all this time because of the trigger. I have no idea when I ovulated and I didn't test out the trigger so I don't want to chance a false positive.

[grover]

During non medicated cycles, I'd have a glass or two. During IUI the RE strongly suggested no booze the entire cycle. I remember ordering a virgin pina colada on our anniversary last year bc it was three days after our IUI. That first one was successful. I had told my husband on our anniversary that I wasn't sure if I'd keep avoiding alcohol or not going forward with additional medicated cycles.

[swiftlyirun]

Jul 2, 2017 11:24:27 GMT -5 grover said:

During non medicated cycles, I'd have a glass or two. During IUI the RE strongly suggested no booze the entire cycle. I remember ordering a virgin pina colada on our anniversary last year bc it was three days after our IUI. That first one was successful. I had told my husband on our anniversary that I wasn't sure if I'd keep avoiding alcohol or not going forward with additional medicated cycles.

Interesting! My RE has never said anything about it, but then again I never asked.

[boiler717]

I abstained per choice. My RE recommends no alcohol for both partners for at least 60 days prior to stims.

[boiler717]

Jul 5, 2017 12:35:46 GMT -5 @daylily said:

Jul 5, 2017 12:22:07 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

I abstained per choice. My RE recommends no alcohol for both partners for at least 60 days prior to stims.

This seems....extreme. (not your choice, but your RE's recommendation)

There's literature to support higher success rates with both partners abstaining.

[swiftlyirun]

Well, I'm out. Started spotting yesterday.

I think I will abstain completely next time. Mainly for my sanity. Also makes me wonder about running, etc. I forgot how much I hate this whole process.

[pooh8402]

awww bummer, I'm so sorry

[swiftlyirun]

Thanks pooh8402 so thankful for the ladies here though!

[boiler717]

I'm so sorry