Will you have alcohol in the house? Do you or your spouse drink? How often? Do you have limits? Will you drink in front of your little one?
My DH and I drink. DH drinks with his dinner, and if he's relaxing during the day he'll drink while playing video games. Ive given up drinking until I stop nursing.
But being that my dad is/was an alcoholic I hate having alcohol in the fridge, and I don't want my LO exposed to alcohol [i.e. asking to taste] at a young age.
Dh has a seperate fridge to keep his beers in, and thats our compromise,
Re: s/o drinking alcohol around the LO
We'll keep alcoholic beverages separate from everything else.
There was NO alcohol in my house growing up. But I nannied for two years for a couple that were big drinkers. They kept a fridge in the garage with beer and liquor. The kids knew their boundaries and were not allowed in the fridge. I think at some point there was even a lock on it.
There was also another couple that I sat for regularly that kept beer and liquor right next to their kid's juice boxes. This was bizarre to me. But they also hosted parties every weekend where adults would come over to drink and their kids were always present.
It's just not a lifestyle I'm accustomed to.
If we have alcohol in the house, it was usually bought for a specific purpose, not just to drink whenever. Eg, if we planning a nice dinner we'll buy a bottle of wine, bring it home, and then drink it. We don't stock up on it, though. Sometimes we'll go out for drinks, and "drinks" usually means two each, max. We just don't have that kind of cash flow, lol.
We prefer not to have alcohol in the house, DH has alcoholism in his family and has to make a conscious decision not to drink when he's down, or to cope, so having it in the house would make that a lot more difficult. We also want to practice not having tons in the house because we don't want our kidlet having easy access in the future.
Husband isn't big on drinking.. a beer every few months mainly..
I would probably only keep seasonal Abitas in the house if anything..
Growing up both my parents drank, alot.. still do.. most of my family gets tetotaled drunk when they get together & I'm not a big fan of that..
it was awkward when I was little.
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Agreed. I think making a big deal out of it just makes kids more curious when they become teenagers.
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we both have had drinks around dd. i grew up with parents who drank in moderation or on Friday/Saturday nights-mostly my dad. We knew where the alcohol was kept and i really didn't drink until college-maybe had some in High School, but not regularly and not a lot. our daughter knows it is "daddy juice" or "grandpa juice" there fore not her juice. i believe it is healthy for kids to have healthy examples and to know it is not taboo.
we have alcohol in the house, we both drink-dh a drink per night or more on weekends-me weekends i'll have some wine or the occasional beer (i also do a couple girls weekends per year and let loose then). i know my limits and dh knows his. and yes we drink in front of our dd.
Neither DH or I like beer, so you will never catch it in our fridge unless someone that does like it come to visit. However, we do drink the "harder" liquor, and wine, on occasion. We have a special cabinet over our stove for harder liquor and a wine rack in the kitchen for the wine. I've only been drunk twice, and DH only once...back in college. That was enough times for me to know my limits when it comes to alcohol.
We will have in our house, but by the time our kids get to the age of being curious about it, we will keep it locked. I remember growing up my dad had so many hiding places for his alcohol that it was beyond crazy. LOL He also counted beers everyday. Lord forbid if one went missing, because that would put him on a manhunt to find out who took it...even if he forgot how many he had drank his self.
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My DH doesn't drink, and I only drink while out with friends/family along with dinner. Alcohol is not kept in our house. I was raised with parents that had a glass of wine or beer with dinner - and that was it. It was never a big deal at the house. I have a ton of family that are alcoholics - and was warned from a very very young age the problems associated with alcohol, and therefore have really stayed away from it. We will raise our child with those same very strong warnings.
We're the same - we both drink but we keep all liquor in a separate fridge. I am likely to start drinking again after breast-feeding but it won't be while the LO is around/awake.
I think it's fine in moderation.
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Neither DH nor I ever drank on a daily basis and we don't come from families of drinkers. I don't see it as ever becoming a problem with LO wanting to have a sip from our drinks but, if it does, I'll just make sure he knows that it's something for grown-ups.
I think the spare fridge is a good idea for your DH.
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Yes we both drink (I don't now for obvious reason) but we pretty much always have wine and/or beer in the house. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
It's not like we drink to get drunk. I think it's better to set a positive example for your child, that you can have a few drinks and not go crazy and over board. Personally I think it's worse to make alcohol a taboo thing, that is hidden or a secret. It will be kept in the fridge in the kitchen, along with everything else.
FI drinks and I did before being pregnant. We will still have it in the house. We have agreed not to get drunk infront of our child. I don't want to get drunk anymore anyways. Its just not a good idea. Even if we had a babysitter you just never know if something might happen to our kid. I am sure I will but never when he is around. Drinking to me isn't important. Just have one when he is asleep.
I agree with you on this one... my grandmother used to give me "hot tardy's" when id get a cough...
but even now without a baby in the house we keep our alcohol in a cabinet above the fridge, thats hard to get to and things on top of the fridge need to be moved to get to it... so it isnt very accessible or even known. and if theres beer int he fridge its usually tucked away in a drawer... my dad always had a beer with dinner or while working on something outside, and id always go grab him " a cold one" but was taught it was for adults only... and i wasnt too bad even as a teen...
so i think as long as your child knows what is and isnt ok.. its ok to have it...
although being irresponsible with it is a diff story...
we wont be having parties or get togethers for a long time.. at least involving ne of that