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CD16, O Day, and The DRAFT
I can't decide how I feel about drinking during the TWW. Ten years ago or so when I had my two daughters, I wasn't trying to get pregnant. I was young then, and I will admit to doing quite a bit of drinking all the way up until I got my positive pregnancy tests unexpectedly. Both of my daughters are very healthy and intelligent little girls. Now that I'm TTC, I feel guilty drinking at all. Especially during the TWW. I keep wondering if it will affect conception or what if I'm already pregnant. Well the draft is tonight. My SO and I are both AVID football fans. I'm sure he will be drinking plenty, but I'm going to be swallowing guilt with every sip of beer. On the other hand, I can't NOT drink. If I order water, rumors will start and people will start asking questions. Currently, only my sister even knows we are TTC and we want to keep it that way. Ohhhh decisions, decisions...
7 Comments • 9 years ago
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I really don't think a sip here or there is going to hurt. Like you said, you drank with your other two. I think the problems is when it is an every night thing. I have a couple of sips of wine once in a while when DH has some. But I'm not going to sit and drink a full glass every single night.
Maybe you could get one and just take a sip every so often?
9 years ago
That's what I was thinking! Possibly just make a tall draft last a couple hours. lol! I also drink some wine here and there. I love wine. It's going to probably be the thing I miss most once I do get that bfp. I drank plenty ten days ago at my surprise birthday party, so I was hoping to avoid alcohol for awhile. After the way this work day has gone, I'm actually looking forward to a beer or two tonight now though. ;)
9 years ago • Post starter
I love wine too. DH got me hooked. It's really the only alcohol have. When I'm on AF I'll have a glass every other night, but otherwise I stick to a couple of sips when DH has some. He prefers gin or hard apple cider and I don't like those, but last night he was out of both of those and had some wine so I took a couple of sips. I'm the same way with caffeine though. I feel bad drinking it but I'm not going to deny myself one cup of coffee a day. (Especially since mine is mostly milk & sugar!)
9 years ago
I need the coffee too! The kids wake up going ninety to nothing and I'm like "Don't talk to me until I've had coffee!" Lol. One cup isn't going to hurt. But soda, oh that's hard! I like a soda in the afternoon but I'm trying to quit. I know though that as soon as I get a BFP it is going to be easier. I already worry about what little caffeine and alcohol I have!
9 years ago
This always guilty feeling can really sour your life. No caffeine, no alcohol, no sugar. I am sick of it and started having ice cream again and a small glass of wine may be once a week. At some point enough is enough with diet improvements and TTC pills + supplements. I have got to live and so do you :)
9 years ago
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