Pregnancy and Drinking

[laurack]

I like the IDEA of drinking. Like I think mmm I want to drink! But then when I picture the actual drink in my hand I'm like... meh.

that one beer I had a couple weeks ago was very delicious though. But I haven't had a real urge to actually drink since.

[charlielove]

Nov 27, 2013 10:50:41 GMT -5 joyhart02 said:

Nope, nothing for either pregnancy.

Same here. The smell of wine actually made me nauseous for the first tri.

[carawestt]

I never did.

[skiesthelimit]

I want to sometimes, ok a lot of times, but I just can't do it.

[creamsiclechica]

I want to say I did, but every single time I got up the courage, I just couldn't do it. I talked about it a lot.

I did drink o'doul's on vacation, lol. And then I got scared because it has minuscule amount of alcohol in it and wouldn't drink more than two at a time. I wanted to get it out if my head but I couldn't!!

[Deleted]

I think I had a couple sips of champagne at Elias' first birthday party, and another sip or two of something later that summer.

[tuck]

I love drinking. I really do. In fact, this baby should probably be named yellow tail, but as soon as I find out I'm pregnant, I don't drink. But I do drink while breastfeeding.

I'm really glad we already told my in-laws I've been having GERD problems, so I have an excuse to not drink.

[spaghetticat]

I would love some wine right now, but I haven't had anything. I might steal a sip if someone had one, but that's it.

[vthokie]

I had a glass of wine at a Christmas party. I also had a few sips of other peoples drinks. We don't drink much, so it wasn't a big deal.

[Beener]

Nov 27, 2013 10:09:31 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Who was it who went out with their H at like 35 weeks and ordered a glass of wine? I thought that was admirably ballsy. Was it you TrudyCampbell? Or maybe it was Beener?

It could have also been me!

I just went to a Mexican restaurant for lunch yesterday and ordered a beer. I'm pretty noticeably pregnant right now as well.

I have *maybe* a glass of red wine or a beer a week, starting in 2nd trimester.

[musiclover]

Nope, I did not with either pregnancy.

[browneyedhunni85]

It's not worth it or important enough to me to drink while pregnant . I did crave wine while pregnant though. I'm a social drinker and go months without any.

[shevacc]

I took sips from DH's drink on occasion. We don't really drink at home, but for special occasions that involved alcohol.

[formerlyllizzyb]

I had sips of others' drinks throughout.

I probably had 1/3 of a beer of 1/2 glass of wine 6-7 times after first tri.

[bigapple]

Nov 27, 2013 10:18:09 GMT -5 jfh said:

Nov 27, 2013 10:09:31 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Who was it who went out with their H at like 35 weeks and ordered a glass of wine? I thought that was admirably ballsy. Was it you TrudyCampbell? Or maybe it was Beener?

I did this a few times and no one gave it a second glance. Maybe I was living in a particularly liberal area. But I do think public attitudes are changing a little. I would have felt awkward ordering more than one (and I wouldn't have anyway), but I never felt like the pregnant drinking pariah.

Same here.  I don't think I got a dirty look once, but I also didn't look particularly pregnant until the very end.  

[bigapple]

Nov 27, 2013 10:33:56 GMT -5 laurack said:

Nov 27, 2013 10:09:31 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Who was it who went out with their H at like 35 weeks and ordered a glass of wine? I thought that was admirably ballsy. Was it you TrudyCampbell? Or maybe it was Beener?

We went out when I was overdue and I had a whole beer in public. I was like SCREW ANYONE who would say anything! This baby is cooked. lol.

This was on my due date at a bar  That looks suspiciously like water in my hand, but I know I had a glass of wine there.  

[laurack]

Nov 27, 2013 13:31:52 GMT -5 bigapple said:

Nov 27, 2013 10:33:56 GMT -5 laurack said:

We went out when I was overdue and I had a whole beer in public. I was like SCREW ANYONE who would say anything! This baby is cooked. lol.

This was on my due date at a bar  That looks suspiciously like water in my hand, but I know I had a glass of wine there.  

whoah you don't look at all 40 weeks!