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[quote=Anonymous]Been following this thread. OP, I am sorry you're going through this. So much of it is sounding familiar to me. While DH and I did not have MFI, so our fertility issues couldn't easily be linked to his alcohol consumption, his drinking became more and more problematic during my pregnancy and after the birth of our son. I'm sure if I'd asked him to abstain during our cycles he would've pouted too. My DH had a similar pattern of feeling compelled to polish off whatever bottle he'd opened up. I think what's confusing about alcohol abuse is that our social circle, at least, normalized heavy drinking. So DH didn't seem like he was drinking that much more than others in our group of friends. Plus, he has a job that encourages happy hour-type schmoozing. I thnk we fooled ourselves into thinking that because he wasn't all Nicholas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas that his drinking wasn't a problem.

The stress of several huge life changes (having a child, losing his mom, starting a new and high-stress job) kind of tipped things over the edge and pushed him into the realm of problem drinking. We're going through couples counseling now and the whole thing just sucks, and I feel terrible that we are spending these fleeting years of our son's toddlerhood dealing with these issues. I'd urge you to do your best to sort this out with him now. Couples counseling may help, although IME be prepared for him to feel like he's on the defensive. Good luck. [/quote]

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