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Anybody actually get pregnant from sex after a few drinks?
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Anonymous
?? Well, good for you! |
Anonymous
| Perhaps I'm wrong, but I thought that drinking alcohol helped to thin the mucous in the cervix thereby allowing sperm easier access to reach an egg. Fortunately/unfortunately, both of my kids were conceived w/o alcohol, but I certainly like a drink or 2 now before DH and I get to it, helps to relax. |
Anonymous
I've heard this too...the baby's not "connected" to you yet so the alcohol can't impact the fetus. |
Anonymous
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My sister got a surprise, actually two (twins), after a drunken rendezvous.
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Anonymous
i wish i had been drunk when we conceived this one. we had been TTC for almost a year, clomid was giving me horrible mood swings and it also made me as dry as the sahara  scheduled sex sucks. but it was worth it in the end!!
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Anonymous
| If you are with the guy you love (not just dated a couple times...), I don't understand why you need to get drunk to relax. Relaxation comes from thinking how much you love him and how great that moment is. |
Anonymous
| have to say i am loving this thread, heartily agree with you all. as for the ones who never need alcohol, i think that's great, wish i were that way, but the stress of work, a toddler, busy travel schedules and deadlines sometimes makes it difficult to relax by merely gazing into my husband's eyes or listening to music. |
Anonymous
| To answer the OPs question, there's no reason why you can't have a glass of wine or so. Implantation take a little while, so there would be no risk to the embryo. Once you've ovulated (or a day or two after) you might want to stop drinking to be on the safe side. That's what I did while TTC. |
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I drank so many margaritas with my first preg (didn't know) I am SERIOUSLY so lucky DC has all the parts...nightmare. I was about four weeks along and didn't know.
Second preg, I was on a WINE TASTING TOUR OF FRANCE. So, my kids are going to be screwed up somehow. |
Anonymous
| Yep, the first one was definatelly concived during a long drunken night, followed by another 3 weeks of rather havy drinking. And my beautiflull 3 year old dauther is on the developmental level of a 5 year old, reading writing and all. The second one was concived in complete sobarity and is grownig strong an healthy as well...now I have no clue when we got lucky with the 3rd one, but I am not anticipating on loosing any sleep over it... |
Anonymous
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To the OP - what are you confused about, if alcohol will somehow decrease your chances of conception? (It won't). Or something else?
Have a couple of glasses, you'll be fine. I wouldn't go into excess, but you don't sound like you would by any means. |
Anonymous
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With DD #1, I limited alcohol during the ovulation window and two week wait.
With DC #2, I had a few too many drinks at a wedding, thought I was past the ovulation window and SURPRISE! |
Anonymous
| @11:44 I've also read that orgasm helps--when your muscles spasm during orgasm, your cervix dips down & gets closer to the semen. (I want to say this is in one of Sarah Hrdy's books, but I don't really recall offhand where I read it.) |
Anonymous
I don't think OP is talking about getting drunk. She's talking about enjoying a glass of wine. There are a lot of different ways (wine, massage, crossword puzzle) people unwind, and I see no reason why having a glass of wine should be excluded. |
Anonymous
Well goodie for you. I am sure you are a much better person that the rest of us and I am sure your child will have a much better life than our kids because you never drank since you were married. It's nice of you to share how wonderful you are with everyone, but it is not really applicable to the question and I don't think the OP said she "needed" alcohol to have sex, she just wanted to have a glass of wine now and again and wondered if/ what effects there might be. |