A lot of people in every place throughout history drink alcohol before they know they are pregnant, stop when they find out, and the baby is fine. Unless a woman is drinking heavily, there probably isn’t much risk to the baby or else we would see a lot more kids with fetal alcohol syndrome. Since we can’t give medical advice on the forums, ask your OBGYN if he or she has any information on how risky it might be to accidentally have a beer or glass of wine before discovering you are pregnant.I was curious if other couples who use some form of NFP might chime in here with thoughts. Do you (the wife) abstain from alcohol during the bulk of the month outside of your period? My thought or concern is that there is a tiny risk that I could misread my body and become pregnant and I have been worrying about unintended alcohol exposure to a potential child. Thoughts or recommendations?
I just didn’t bother to drink alcohol at all after I got married and until the kids were into school. I always had the thought in the back of my mind that I had to be ready to rush them to hospital at any given moment or something. A small amount of alcohol is not likely to damage a new unplanned pregnancy. The problem would be with excessive use.I was curious if other couples who use some form of NFP might chime in here with thoughts. Do you (the wife) abstain from alcohol during the bulk of the month outside of your period? My thought or concern is that there is a tiny risk that I could misread my body and become pregnant and I have been worrying about unintended alcohol exposure to a potential child. Thoughts or recommendations?