Did you/would you drink when pregnant?

[yellowbrkrd]

I haven't yet but that's not to say I won't have a little bit of wine or beer at some point.

[Deleted]

I was at a party with an OB a few days ago and told him I was going to have one drink when I'm on my cruise in January (17-18 weeks) and he said I could have one a day. I probably won't but after I hit 32 weeks I'll probably have wine from time to time.

[Deleted]

I never did until this one (that I recall) & then just tasting a couple new beers DH bought this past month. I'll have a few sips of wine at Christmas too. I drank (plenty) until pink for all of them. Don't think it did anything...I'm not claiming my kids are normal but I think that's genetics & not environment

[Deleted]

I didn't with my first, but I will have a glass of wine or a beer every week or so with this PG. In theory, anyway. Right now alcohol doesn't taste quite right (from the sips I've had) and I'm waiting for that to pass.

[matildasun]

I drank a little bit throughout both pregnancies. It tasted bad to me though, so it wasn't much. I did have a half a glass of sangria the night before M was born.

[egishere]

I had a glass of champagne Mexico and maybe another beer and glass of wine? I didn't really miss alcohol.

[dochas]

I didn't in the 1st tri. Had some sips in the 2nd. And in the 3rd I usually had a beer with our weekly pizza dinner. I didn't give up caffeine either. I had one cup a day.

[scribellesam]

Sips in the first tri, then a half-glass of wine maybe twice a month until the end. I think I drank one full glass around 30weeks and it gave me such awful heartburn that I wasn't that interested anymore afterwards.

[bunch]

Dec 12, 2012 16:58:13 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

Dec 12, 2012 16:37:41 GMT -5 @ffbride0813 said:

That sounds like a hell of a BMB. I have sips. DH is a homebrewer and asked me to taste his latest batch of beer minutes after I told him I was pregnant. I probably do tastes 4 out of 7 days a weeks but i just sip. My taste buds are actually horribly changed and alcohol doesnt taste good. I can taste the alcohol taste very prominantly so i dont drink it. I used to love alcohol. I dont feel comfortable having more just because I dont want the what if feeling if something was wrong with the baby but thats my personal opinion of my own pregnancy. I could care less if you drank a glass of wine and certainly wouldnt give you crap for it. I have had friends who drank entire glasses of wine. If it works for them than go for it.

My husband home brews too, and his first response when I told him I was pregnant as "oh shit I have 10 gallons of beer!" He also made a beer that was "done" on my due date, which he named "Push Beer."

dh made a "baby whine, barley wine" last time that had to sit for 7 months. Unfortunately, it was so strong that I didn't want any until months after dd was born.

[ECB]

Dec 12, 2012 16:31:03 GMT -5 rosetyler said:

This was my favorite mommy martyr quote from the thread...

"If you're too selfish now to give up even tiny sips of alcohol during pregnancy you're in for a mind fluck when you realize what you're going to have to sacrifice in life in general as a parent."

I want her as my friend. 8-D

[starlily]

I had 3-5 glasses of wine spread over 2nd &3rd tri. I sipped each glass with a meal, so I never got buzzed.

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Dec 12, 2012 18:31:10 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Sadly, booze tastes like shit to me right now so I have had nothing. Although I may try white wine per CS's suggestion!

I was just going to edit my post to say that white wine is treating me a little better than red right now, ha. Unfortunately my mom killed the bottle while she was here the other night (it was a glass or two down from being used for cooking already) so I might have to find a boxed wine that will keep for a while if I want to have a half to full glass a week.

I still haven't had more than maybe 1/4 glass at a time so far though.

[biscoffcookies]

I had about 1/4 a glass of wine at about six weeks. Our friend had a party and opened a really nice, expensive red wine -- I honestly didn't know when, if ever, I would get a chance to try a wine that nice so I had a few sips.

I had some champagne during the toast at a wedding at 4 months, along with some sips of DH's wine. In the latter half of the third tri, I probably had a glass every 1-2 weeks or so. The kid was pretty much done baking by that point.

DD seems to have turned out more than fine.

[hannamaren]

Side eye the judgement of the alcohol and caffeine.
Ridiculous.
Cook your own baby.

[sjh722]

I've had a few sips of wine here and there.

I would be fine with an occasional 1/2 - 1 glass at this point (3rd tri), but it makes H uncomfortable, so I skip it. It'd probably give me heartburn anyway. :-(

[Deleted]

LOL ijack!

Dec 12, 2012 16:58:36 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

Dec 12, 2012 16:35:20 GMT -5 nannersp said:

I didn't/don't, but I'm also not a big drinker when I'm not pregnant so it's no big sacrifice for me.

Ditto.

Tritto.

I did have 4 cans of Coke in one day when I found out there was only 35 mg of caffeine in each one, well under the 200 mg guideline for pregnant women. Then I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. :-( So I don't have much room to judge.

[cherry1111]

I decided not to, but I get worried so easily at anything pregnancy related. I'm even one who has skipped out on lunch meat. In fact more than alcohol, I'm looking forward to this specific sandwich I haven't had since getting pregnant.

But if others want the occaisional drink it isn't for me to judge. As long as they aren't getting sloshed I don't think it is a big deal.

[hocus]

I didn't drink any alcohol with either pregnancy but I'm not a big drinker so it wasn't a big deal. While I'm generally ok with very light drinking in late second and third tri and do side eye first tri drinking.

[nonsenseabound]

I didn't drink any alcohol during pregnancy. I don't drink often so I didn't really miss it.

I did not give up on caffeine though. Good lord some days I only managed to get out the door due to coffee.

[Deleted]

My dad's mom had 10 kids. She had a drink every night throughout every pregnancy. All 10 kids are healthy even to this day. The youngest is in his 40's.

With that said - if I ever end up pregnant, I don't think I'll drink. Probably sips to taste things, but I tend to get anxious about health related things and I'd be too worried that I'd be the one rare case where something went wrong. Logically I don't have a problem with people doing it, but I think personally I won't. But who knows, I would never say never.

[iheartbanjos]

Gawd, I'm on the August 13 BMB too. I am going to a wedding this weekend and plan on taking a sip during the toast and having a glass of wine sit in front of me. When we're up and dancing, I'll probably switch to club soda with a lime so that I can actually drink some of it.

I didn't drink at all until my due date last pregnancy. I had a small glass of wine-1.5oz to be exact-DH measured it out with a shot glass. I'm hoping to be more laid back about it this time around.

[catbus]

Dec 12, 2012 16:38:31 GMT -5 @ojo said:

I had a glass a week in my second and third trimesters. I also ate sushi every Saturday. It's a miracle we all survived.

Ditto except the sushi (only because I'm allergic to fish). No problems here.

[whitepicketfence]

I prefer not to drink any alcohol while pregnant. It's just not something I'm comfortable with.

I did eat (cooked) sushi though while pregnant with DD2.

I'm not a big risk taker, LOL.

[whitepicketfence]

I prefer not to drink any alcohol while pregnant. It's just not something I'm comfortable with.

I did eat (cooked) sushi though while pregnant with DD2.

I'm not a big risk taker, LOL.

[kangaroo11]

O M G

DH finally had a beer tonight. It was soooooo good. I wanted to drink the whole damn thing!

[anna7602]

Dec 12, 2012 23:45:13 GMT -5 whitepicketfence said:

I did eat (cooked) sushi though while pregnant with DD2.

I thought the issue was raw sushi, not cooked? Wouldn't cooking kill any bacteria?

[arch01]

i had a drink a week from 18 weeks on.

[lindyanne]

I had two glasses of champagne (on different nights) in my third tri. I wouldn't have anything that early. I got a cranberry and sprite with lime to throw people off.

[mrshandy]

I had a glass a wine maybe once a month in the 2nd and 3rd trimester. All is well. I'll probably do something like that for this pregnancy. I have sips occasionally.

[mrshandy]

Dec 12, 2012 16:58:13 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

Dec 12, 2012 16:37:41 GMT -5 @ffbride0813 said:

That sounds like a hell of a BMB. I have sips. DH is a homebrewer and asked me to taste his latest batch of beer minutes after I told him I was pregnant. I probably do tastes 4 out of 7 days a weeks but i just sip. My taste buds are actually horribly changed and alcohol doesnt taste good. I can taste the alcohol taste very prominantly so i dont drink it. I used to love alcohol. I dont feel comfortable having more just because I dont want the what if feeling if something was wrong with the baby but thats my personal opinion of my own pregnancy. I could care less if you drank a glass of wine and certainly wouldnt give you crap for it. I have had friends who drank entire glasses of wine. If it works for them than go for it.

My husband home brews too, and his first response when I told him I was pregnant as "oh shit I have 10 gallons of beer!" He also made a beer that was "done" on my due date, which he named "Push Beer."

I love this and may have to copy it.