DRANK ALCOHOL TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH AND HAVE A LATE PERIOD...help! PLEASE READ!!?

Question

i will officially be 10 days late tomorrow. i've been in a relationship 5 years and have protected s*x. once in the past month, intercourse was begun before protection was put on. i have tested negative on hpt's, but have asked on here in the past couple of days and heard from many who tested negative until 2-3 weeks.

i began urinating a lot today. i know it's probably in my head. i go to the bathroom a lot, anyways. i've been going a little more frequently, but the volume is what has changed mostly. this is more of a side note...i know it would technically be too soon for this symptom. i have also been tired. however, i expected this, since my senior year began a couple of weeks ago.

i had my last period on july 20 and usually have a 30-35 day cycle. tomorrow will be day 45. i am a senior in college and would be graduated by the time the baby arrived, and honestly have come to really like the idea of being pregnant. so, whichever it is, will not be devastating.

my worry:

i drank the first week of school on thursday margarita night. i had a medium margarita and got tipsy.

the following week (last week) i drank on tuesday, my birthday, aug. 26. i drank the medium margarita and about 3 shots over the course of the night. i was drunk, but not enough to get sick or anything.

please do not judge. i'm not a frequent drinker, and probably drink once every other month....usually a medium margarita on a night out with the girls. i would NEVER put a baby in harm, and have not had anything but water since aug. 31 when i realized i was a few days late.

has anyone ever drank a couple of times and gotten pregnant?? i'm so concerned that if i am pregnant, that the baby would have birth defects. i'm not sure how common it is, but since it wasn't technically planned, i had NO idea.

no abnormal stress (starting school would not cause stress, it's the easy part!), no weight changes, no medication, nothing that would be expected to affect.

if you or someone you know has drank even once and ended up pregnant, what was the outcome. miscarriage? birth defect? perfectly fine?

i will be taking a blood test if my period doesn't come by thursday or friday. and i understand how hCG works with hpt's, as well as, blood tests.

please respond!!

Answer 1

i think if you are pregnant you're going to be just fine even though you may have had a couple drinks early on. Doctors advise pregnant mothers to have a glass of wine here and there anyways to soothe themselves during pregnancy anyways so there's nothing to worry about.

Answer 2

I have a cousin that is an alchoilc and has had thirteen babies two sets of triplets and one set of twins she drank with all of them and they were born healthy I don't know if any effects later because the state has taken everyone from her.

Answer 3

I had a friend in the same situation. Her baby turned out just fine, and cute as a button.

Answer 4

First off you're not evil or anything! Lots of women drink before they know they're pregnant and as long as you stopped as soon as you realize there's a chance you're preggers you'll be fine...good luck to you!

Answer 5

Doing things like that a few days into pregnancy does not cause harm typically, and not that people should get drunk the first few weeks they are pregnant because that is just selfish, but if you were pregnant, I would not worry about this little thing. When I got pregnant, I had always had late/irregular periods, so I did not know for three months that I was pregnant, and in this time frame I smoked pot like several times everyday and about a pack of cigarettes a day. I quit as SOON as I found out I was pregnant, but now I have a one year old healthy, and VERY smart baby girl. So don't worry about it or feel guilty about it, just stop doing it asap if you are pregnant. Good luck!:)

Answer 6

My son was conceived (but not planned) on a holiday and we drank every night there for a week.  It was fun. And yes, he's nearly 3 and he's normal.

If two drinks ruined a baby, civilisation would have ended centuries ago!

Answer 7

I got pregnant around end of July, but i didnt know it. Yet we all be judged so no matter what u say...ne ways i turned 19 on aug 15 and well u know what most drinkers to when they become of legal are. so i drank 2 weeks straight, ALOT every night. I felt weird and "not right" not "me" i took a test aug 28 and sure enough yep pregnant. this drinkin worried me sooo much! but the damage was done,( i did use preotection, condoms and BC, and still got pregnant). i know have a beautiful 4 month old and she is perfect in everyway. she is so smart and strong, she already sits on her own and is now trying to crawl.

If u turn out to be positive, im sure u will be just fine. ud have to drink accessivly troughtout to get anyproblems im sure.

I know a few girls who drank(got very drunk) and smoked and other dtuff throughout pregnncy, she now has a 2 and 5 year old and they are perfectly fine aswell. good luck with everything. god bless :)

Answer 8

I drank before I knew I was preg w/ my first son, and never had any problems or complication, and he is a very healthy 2 yr old :)

Answer 9

go to the doctor. but from what i know having a couple of drinks wont hurt ur baby...

Answer 10

Relax! I'm not condoning drinking during pregnancy, but studies have shown that even moderate drinking in pregnancy does not lead to fetal alcohol syndrome. You have to drink alot, regularly, over a long period of time. Second, the fetus doesn't even start to share your blood supply until  further along than where you were when you were drinking. Breathe!  

Answer 11

You'll be fine! Don't worry! Seriously... The placenta probably hasn't even formed yet for the alcohol to transfer to the embryo.. I drank very heavily before I found out I was pregnant (3.5 weeks along), and everything is fine. I know of plenty of people who have had this happen. I have read many stories of women who binge drink before they find out, and their babies are fine. I think the chances are small of doing damage. I haven't read any personal stories of damage being done after a few drinks before  knowing about the pregnancy. I have just read sites about it, but really.... DON'T WORRY.. YOU'RE FINE.

Answer 12

dont think bad of me!! but the weekend before i found i was pregnant i was on nearly every drug except herion first time i have ever binged like that but it was available so i took advantage. i found out i was pregnant and was considering abortion because i thought the baby would die until i spoke to my GP he said in the first 8weeks the baby doesnt feed off anything you have. i now have a happy little healthy plump 4month old. I ALSO HAVNT TOUCHED DRUGS SINCE!!!!!

Answer 13

Set aside what every says... i got pregnant in June but didnt find out i was pregnant until Augest for the fact that i never had periods on time or regular... not only that i still had my normal period... but back to the point i drank daily, i mean daily...until the day i found out i was pregnant.. so i drank every day for two full months and i had a happy healthy baby boy.. i by no means condone drinking... like i said once i found out i quit... but you will be ok, just stop now and dont drink until u have the baby... and congrats.... its  the best feeling int he world when you lil one looks up to you and you can look into there eyes and just see how dependant they are on you, if great... congrats

Answer 14

i drank (maybe a little heavily too) in the first few weeks before i knew i was pregnant . My 11 month old was born a very healthy (and big!) baby boy :)

Answer 15

Ok RELAX. LOL I was just like ya in the beginning. I had drank before i knew I was prego. I was at my moms visiting and drank a six pack to my self Also I had a beer or two after work about twice a week I did not think I was pregnant I got pregnant on the 28 of feb. I tested by the second week in march and it was neg So i figured I might just been under stress and it was nothing I drank occasionally again and then got really sick at the end of march... a co worker made me take another test and yeah I was prego. I did not register pregnant till I was about 6 weeks. Yes I drank more then what your saying. and my son is great. Healthy and is actually kicking me right this minute. Now that you think your pregnant dont drink till you find out for sure by a doctor (which even though I was 6 weeks my doctors test was still very light) Another thing everone has a different idea about this but a glass of red wine is good for you. EVEN PREGNANT, My doctors know that I have had a glass here and there (like once a month never more then once a week) and are cool with it I have gotten so stressed I had heart problems (now im being tested for a mitral valve prolapse) and When I get stressed to the point my heart bothers me and I cant sleep from stress or anxiety I have a small glass of wine and it relaxes me and I can go to sleep my doctor has no problem. GL and I hope the out come is what you want