NakedFinger
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The inspiration to finally post this thread came after watching "I Didn't Know I was Pregnant" on TLC and thinking "God knows what harm they did those 9 months of not knowing they were pregnant", although I have been thinking about this for quite some time now....
My friend had gotten pregnant unexpectedly, and the first thing she thought about was everything she had done the month prior that could have been bad for the baby....including a wild bachelorette party. If you don't find out until after a month (missed period) that you are pregnant, its possible to unknowingly take part in "don't do while pregnant activity" such as drinking....smoking...MRI's/Xray's, the list goes on and on.
I remember being told once that alcohol doesnt pass to the baby in the first month. Kind of "natures way" of allowing that cushion until you find out you are pregnant. I hardly know if that's accurate or not, so I tried researching on line what happens if you drink before you find out you are pregnant. All of the forums, articles, etc said that you should just stop drinking (or smoking, etc) while TTC because it will not only help chances of conception, but also help you get use to not doing those things by the time you get pregnant.
Its nice in theory, but what if you get pregnant by accident and don't know or aren't TTC? What happens that first month, and does it really not effect the baby yet?
My husband and I aren't planning on physically TTC yet (timed sex, tracking cycles, etc). However, we will most likely start out by "were not trying not to get pregnant", or basically not doing anything to prevent it, and if it happens awesome, but not going crazy with trying yet. But we could do that for months and months before anything might happen, or before we realize we need to time it. So do I just not drink AT ALL in case i just get pregnant? (I dont mean to sound like an alcoholic or anything, lol. I don't need to drink, but I like my wine, and I do have two bachelorette parties and two weddings (among other events) coming up. I also take medication for chornic pain that I know for a fact I couldnt take while pregnant. Do I stop taking that now just in case??? And the questions continue.
Sorry to ramble...just trying to put my cluttered thoughts on "paper". Since all the answers online seemed to be geared toward women actually TTC, I thought I would ask the knowledgeable women on PS whom may have experienced this scenario or talked about this with their doctor when the got pregnant. Thank you for any insight!
My friend had gotten pregnant unexpectedly, and the first thing she thought about was everything she had done the month prior that could have been bad for the baby....including a wild bachelorette party. If you don't find out until after a month (missed period) that you are pregnant, its possible to unknowingly take part in "don't do while pregnant activity" such as drinking....smoking...MRI's/Xray's, the list goes on and on.
I remember being told once that alcohol doesnt pass to the baby in the first month. Kind of "natures way" of allowing that cushion until you find out you are pregnant. I hardly know if that's accurate or not, so I tried researching on line what happens if you drink before you find out you are pregnant. All of the forums, articles, etc said that you should just stop drinking (or smoking, etc) while TTC because it will not only help chances of conception, but also help you get use to not doing those things by the time you get pregnant.
Its nice in theory, but what if you get pregnant by accident and don't know or aren't TTC? What happens that first month, and does it really not effect the baby yet?
My husband and I aren't planning on physically TTC yet (timed sex, tracking cycles, etc). However, we will most likely start out by "were not trying not to get pregnant", or basically not doing anything to prevent it, and if it happens awesome, but not going crazy with trying yet. But we could do that for months and months before anything might happen, or before we realize we need to time it. So do I just not drink AT ALL in case i just get pregnant? (I dont mean to sound like an alcoholic or anything, lol. I don't need to drink, but I like my wine, and I do have two bachelorette parties and two weddings (among other events) coming up. I also take medication for chornic pain that I know for a fact I couldnt take while pregnant. Do I stop taking that now just in case??? And the questions continue.
Sorry to ramble...just trying to put my cluttered thoughts on "paper". Since all the answers online seemed to be geared toward women actually TTC, I thought I would ask the knowledgeable women on PS whom may have experienced this scenario or talked about this with their doctor when the got pregnant. Thank you for any insight!