Non clicky poll about alcohol.

[jeaniebueller]

How often do you drink and how much? I am just curious and will answer below.

[VillainV]

Not much. Maybe a few glasses of wine a month?

My husband and I don't really go out much, since we have a 20-month-old who goes to bed at 6. We're homebodies. Sometimes we entertain in our home after C is asleep (we have people over to watch a football game or whatever) and will have a few glasses of wine. When I drink even a few glasses, I don't sleep as well, so it's just not worth it to me to do very often.

Honestly, I've never been the type of person who needed to drink every day. When I do have a few glasses, I enjoy it.

[kate1482]

2 glasses of wine usually 3-4 times a week. (Umm decent pours none of this 5oz business)

[Deleted]

We realized we were drinking more than we were comfortable with a few months ago, so our new "rule" is that we only drink on the weekend (Fri night, Sat night, maybe Sun night). Typically it's just 1, but it might be 5% or it might be 10% depending on my objectives. Sometimes 2.

We each get shitfaced 1-2 x a year. Generally not at the same time unless the kids are with grandparents.

[whitemerlot]

I drink 2 drinks about 2 times a month when I spend time with friends or on a date, and probably one more drink a month at home or with family.

I just don't feel very good when I drink any more.

[awkwardpenguin]

I'm wildly inconsistent with drinking. Lately it's been a drink or two a week, and that's the baseline I always return to. But I'll go through periods of 1-2 drinks every night, and periods of not drinking at all.

[antoniamarchette]

Usually a large glass of wine Sunday-Thursday. Friday and Saturday I will usually drink beer. H and I don't go out much at all and are homebodies so that is our entertainment for the weekend. We splurge on good, expensive beer.

[starburst604]

Since I had DD, probably at least few times a week. Either a glass or two of wine or a vodka drink, more if we happen to go out somewhere on a weekend night. Since my social life has been drastically reduced, it feels like one little bit of fun at least. Not drinking right now because I'm doing the 21 day fix.

[teatimefor2]

Not very much... maybe three times a month unless something special is going on. I've been pregnant or nursing since December 2011. I have zero tolerance now and no time for a hangover, it's not worth it to me with a three and one year old. My weakness is good champagne. I don't drink beer or spirits. Wine is good.

Also, I'm so close to my PP weight, it's not worth the calories to me most of the time.  I'd rather have chocolate.

[jeaniebueller]

I usually have anywhere between 1-3 beers a night a few nights a week. I rarely actually get drunk unless I am on a girls night or its a special occasion. I am thinking I need to cut back if I ever want to lose the baby weight but I'm not that motivated.

[biogirl21]

I probably average 1 drink a month over the course of the year. I just don't like the taste of most alcohol. It needs to be fruity and mixed if I'm going to drink it.

[Jalapeñomel]

We used to be heavy drinkers, but I currently take meds that I can't mix with booze. Otherwise, we drink nightly.

[dellabear]

When not pregnant, 5-10 a week on average, primarily on weekends.

[motzie]

Usually a glass of wine a day. More on the weekends. Sometimes we take a day off here or there, and then sometimes we won't have anything for a whole week, but wine with dinner is pretty much standard.

[serendipity]

I will usually have a glass of wine with dinner. Sometimes I'll have a beer. Probably 5 days a week. We always say we are going to stop drinking during the week but it never lasts long.

[linz]

Pretty rare. I've never drank much at home, more of a social drinker or drink if we go to dinner. We don't go out hardly ever, at least I dont. I have wine at home sometimes. Otherwise I usually drink beer.

It's funny I went to a Bachelorette party over summer and literally had no idea what drink to order at the bar. It's been so long since I had mixed drinks.

[bethaboo]

I have a beer or glass of wine three nights a week or so. During football season, if it's a rough game for the Broncos, I'll end up having a few beers on a Sunday.

[water*drop]

We probably average a glass of wine with dinner or after the kids go to bed 4-5 nights a week. Sometimes on weekends I'll have a second glass later in the evening. Lately I've been catching all of DS's daycare germs, so I haven't been drinking at all.

[Deleted]

Three times a week probably now that I'm not pregnant or nursing. The amount varies. 1 - 5 drinks depending on how long I can stay up that night I guess. DH doesn't drink so I occasionally go out with friends and then it's more on the 5 side.

[greycat]

For some reason I lost my desire to drink after DS was born (missed it while I was pregnant). Since then I rarely drink and now I'm pregnant. I'm kind of hoping this pregnancy resets everything. I used to have 1-4 drinks a week before DS.

[turtlegirl]

It varies, but probably about 3 drinks a week. Sometimes just a glass of wine a few nights a week and then other times two glasses in one night.

[Willis Jackson]

Like half a glass of wine once a month. It just makes me tired.

[CloudBee]

Rarely. More often in the summer, because we sometimes sit on the deck with a drink after DS goes to bed. Or we'll get in the hot tub with a drink.

I really only like champagne, sweet wine, or lambic.

So maybe a couple times a week in the summer, off and on, and less than once a month the remainder of the year? But if I have a drink one night, it's common for me to have one a few nights in a row as a bottle will be open already.

DH drinks a little more often than me.

[estrellita]

Depends, maybe like once every other week on average? Usually like 2-3 drinks on average. On some nights like tonight I just have one and other nights I might have more. All just depends on what we have going on!

[Deleted]

If I had a "normal" schedule I'd probably drink every night!

But right now I typically probably drink 3 times per week. I usually drink 1/2 - 3/4 of a bottle of wine.

ETA: Oh and I also regularly binge drink, no shame in my game. I went out last weekend, got to that past tipsy, but not at a hot ass mess drunk and it was so fun! I can't go out for a few more weekends, but I'm absolutely looking forward to it. 

[anaps28]

A glass of wine every night after bedtime ?

[niq]

Probably 3-4 times a week, 1-2 drinks each time. Sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less.

Most of our drinking is a night cap after V goes to bed. IT'S JUST TO TAKE THE EDGE OFF, OKAY? YOU DON'T KNOW OUR LYFES!

[Deleted]

When not pregnant, totally honest answer:

1-2 glasses of wine/ beer on a weeknight.
3-4 wine/ beer/ cocktail on the weekends.

[SallySparrow]

4-5 nights/week I'll have a glass. I like wine. Like, a lot. But if I don't have any in the house I won't run out just to get that.

[hainesherway]

I'll usually have 1-2 beers or glasses of wine on Friday and Saturday nights.