Do you drink more post-baby?

[niq]

Feb 18, 2014 14:52:06 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Do you find yourself having a glass of wine or more more often now than pre-baby?

* Yes

* No

* I don't drink.

* SS

Yes. Baby bedtime is often followed by making a bee line for the liquor cabinet. More so on days I SAH. At this point I'm trying to cut back on that particular behavior.

I am not a big drinker when we go out usually, so the pre baby drinking baseline was pretty low.

[bunch]

Am I the only one who has to go to bed totally sober? If not I wake up at three am with my mind racing and am often up for hours.

[SJ]

Whoa. It never occurred to me that I might drink more after the baby!

I think I have a much much higher baseline of "pre-baby drinking" that most here.

[h]

I drink quite a bit less. Most of my drinking is when we go out to dinner or to bars, and we do that less post kids. I still have a beer or a glass of wine at home at night fairly often, but I am often too tired to drink much. Plus I am very frequently at home alone with the kids, and I am pretty strict about not drinking much when I am the only responsible adult present. That said, I still drink plenty, just less.

[karinothing]

I drink a ton less. I was never at at home drinker and all my drinking buddies moved away. So here i am drinkless

[Jalapeñomel]

Anytime we talk about booze on GBCN, I feel like an absolutely lush! I blame the years DH put in to graduate school; we became excellent drinkers, LOL.

[dcn]

When i was bfing, i had a beer most nights to "help supply" haha. I have a beer or glass of wine most nights now. Gone are the days i can have more than two though, my tolerance is pretty low now for some reason.

[Deleted]

I was never a big drinker...maybe once a month prekid, now I don't really remember the last time I had a drink. We go out less places I'd be inclined to order a drink.

[yoteach]

No. I wish I could drink more often. But we never have the right wine in the house.

[crazycakes]

I was a total lush before baby. We lived downtown and went out a lot.

Now my tolerance sucks and I rarely go anywhere, so I drink a lot less.

[sjh722]

I wish I was drinking more wine. Weight Watchers can suck it.

[Deleted]

Feb 18, 2014 15:04:05 GMT -5 catbus said:

I don't think it's changed, but I think I drink "a lot" compared to some here, at least based on polls that have asked that. I have a drink (usually a beer) pretty much every day.

Last night, E was a holy toddler terror before bed, so I had two small pours of prosecco after he went to bed. Earlier, I had had a beer.

This is me. I have 1-3 glasses of wine most days. It depends how early I go to bed.

[SKP82]

I drank quite a bit before getting pregnant, so I have to say I drink less now. And by that, I mean 1-2 glasses of wine a night. I guess I can be added to the "heavy drinker" group.

[SallySparrow]

No. But if she doesn't start sleeping better I might start.

[KKD]

I joke that having my second kid drove me to drink, and, really, I do drink more now than I did before my first, but back then I rarely drank at all, maybe a few times a year at weddings or holiday parties. I wouldn't say I drink a lot now, and I never drink at home unless we have a party, but I do like to enjoy a few glasses of wine when I get the chance.

[Deleted]

I'm also I the "less binge drinking, more frequency" boat (which sounds like a lot of fun, btw).

I used to throw back 5-7 cocktails on the weekends (starting Thursday). Now it's mor like 1-2 glasses of wine/ beer/ night. The second glass is usually a bad idea. Maybe 3-4 on the weekend. But I like to sleep, and too much booze messes with my sleep these days.

[Deleted]

No. If I have a drink, I fall asleep now. I was never a big drinker. It was not occasional for me ( like out for Mexican? It's Margarita time! You brought Sangria to the BBQ? Fill my glass up! ) it just seems like now those occasions come up less. Like now it's Yay! Juice boxes at Story Hour!

[everafter07]

No, pre-baby. I have zero tolerance anymore. 1 small glass of wine and I'm ready for bed (to sleep, much to my husband's dismay).

[Cicero]

Am I the only one whose tollerance hasn't changed from pre-baby?

[froggy76]

Feb 18, 2014 16:08:56 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

No. I still haven't had a drink since I got pregnant. I want to drink, but my doctor scared me by saying if I drink then I can't feed him until the next day.

Of course you can. If you're really worried, drink right after feeding him... or even while feeding him, lol.

I probably drink more since having DD.  I drink more frequently but lesser quantities (1-2 drinks max).

[gibbinator]

I think it about evens out.
Prior to getting pg with DS, I would drink several glasses of alcohol on the weekend with dh/friends.
Between pregnancies it was more common for me to have one glass of wine/beer a few times a week, but no more than one at a time.

I am currently dying for a drink. I actually asked DH if I could sniff his beer the other night.