Alcohol During Cycle

[SweetsLM]

Hi,

I'm wondering if you drink any alcohol during a cycle. My last RE said no alcohol, but my new RE said there was no problem with having a glass of wine now and then (not after transfer obviously).

Also, if you are a coffee drinker, do you switch to decaf, have one caffeinated beverage a day, drink nothing?

I didn't drink ANY alcohol or caffeine about a month before my last cycle and I ended up with a chemical. I am wondering if I keep my life a little more normal (a glass of wine probably four times a week--never more than one glass of wine a night), then maybe I'll be less stressed.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Sara

[Ginachka]

I did not change my life style much during the cycles. I had my coffee and I had an occasional glass of wine. Now I am 26w6d pregnant with twins.

[SweetsLM]

Congratulations! How exciting!

I'm glad to hear that you didn't change your lifestyle too much and still had a positive outcome.

I appreciate your response to my questions.

Sara

[AnnMarie]

Hi, Sara. I drank alcohol while on Lupron and stims. I also drank Coke. I just got a BFP this week. Good luck and yes, I think being relaxed helped a lot.

[eli]

I try to taper down the coffee during the Lupron phase and just cut it out by the time stims start. I think a small amount would be OK, but I just prefer to stop. With alcohol, I also just phase it out. I did have a beer or two the first 1-3 days of stimming before... even on my first IVF... and got a bfp. Soo.... I think a little bit is OK, but tapering it down and phasing it out is probably best.

[Emma]

I agree w/ Eli....it's exactly what I did my last few cycles. For my first cycle...I didn't know nor was it recommended to not have alchohol during stims so I did...in moderation of course...but I had the worst embie quality (for me) during that cycle and a BFN. From then on I obstained from alchohol prior to a cycle and during stims but I would have a few 'stress relievers' after retrieval and before transfer. Our other cycles were BFP and I currently have 2.5 year old twins. ~Emma

[BC-KarenS-MI]

I think that as long as it's in moderation & stopped right before transfer, you should be fine.

Good luck!

Karen

[Maribelle]

Not sure about the alcohol, but I drank 1 Dt. Dr. Pepper every day during the stims and Lupron and then I stopped before the ER and got a BFP. Good luck!

[JENS69]

I drank alchohol during Lupron and stims and was successful with my ds. I am older this cycle and the past 2 cycles my quality wasnt so great, so I am staying away from it while stimming. We'll see if there is improvement.

[marsalilass]

I did everything in moderation during my last cycle. I had a few drinks while on Lupron and mostly cut out coffee (1-3 x a week as opposed to my normal 2+ cups a day), but my embie quality wasn't very good. This cycle I stopped all coffee and alcohol before starting BCP . . . I guess it just depends on the person.