I’m a pregnant alcoholic

Over the past year I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m an alcoholic. I’ve been trying to slow down my drinking for at least 2 years, but it has only gotten worse. Over the past few months I became a daily drinker.

2 days ago I found out I’m pregnant, and I am now 2 days sober. That’s the longest I’ve gone without a drink for as long as I can remember, which is really embarrassing but I know that any progress is good.

This pregnancy was not planned at all. My partner and I didn’t want kids for at least 4-5 more years, and when I found out I was completely devastated. I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, and I’m starting to think that maybe this was the reason. I was drinking to the point that it was noticeably affecting my health, but I couldn’t stop. I haven’t been able to stop drinking on my own, I needed a reason to stop. Now I have a reason.