Ugh....DH just opened a bottle of microbrewed heffeweizen from a local place and proffered me a sip and it. tastes. heavenly. Like, the kind of the thing pre-preggo me would say I would give my first-born for.
Fess up - anybody on here follow the "one drink every now and then" custom? I have never been this close to giving in to it. DH, FWIW, says I "only" have 4 more weeks and would likely not be too keen on it.
Talk me down from the ledge, people.
Re: One beer.
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or you're all the way grown,
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Don't do it!!! It is a slippery slope and you will fall into the abyss. (that is what I tell myself)
BFP #1 mm/c at 12w1d
I know. I know. I really do. And truth be told, the first two trimesters were a breeze. I'm a summer beer girl, though, so I knew these last few weeks would be the hardest, even though you'd think I'd be used to it by now.
Adding a bottle of heffeweizen to the first post-baby meal list - along with a giant Italian cold-cut sub and some sashimi. But not necessarily all at the same time.
I never did with DD, partly because it just didn't sound good and partly because I was a total sanctimonious FTM and all.
This time I have had a small glass of wine once every week or two since the middle of second tri. There's plenty of research that's concluded that that little alcohol is absolutely harmless. The US has the only zero tolerance policy for alcohol while pregnant... Yet the highest rate of FAS.
I won't dare touch a piece of lunch meat or pop a single pill, though. Everyone picks and chooses with what they're comfortable with.
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
This is me too! And it's SO rare I will touch any kind of caffeine, soda or coffee or artificial sweetner. even tho I'm a coffee freak! I've had maybe 5 cups my entire pregnancy. I can honestly say I'd rather split one beer or drink a half a glass of wine than take any kind of OTC or prescription medicine they scare the crap out of me more than anything!
I've craved--CRAVED! peach sangria. I cannot wait until I can have it again.
I stopped drinking alcohol around the time we started trying to conceive, and haven't had any since. I look forward to enjoying a glass of wine or a cocktail after our son arrives, but it's not something that I feel like I need or that I'm not willing to completely give up. I wasn't a huge drinker beforehand, though, and my husband doesn't really drink, so I just don't feel that tempted.
Yeah, I know. Sometimes I'm in the third tri forum and I'm like "ouch, ouch, ouch... it's too hot in here!"
Yeah, I know. Sometimes I'm in the third tri forum and I'm like "ouch, ouch, ouch... it's too hot in here!"
Lol! Well said!
With DS I had a half glass of champaign on New Year's Eve. We were inducing jan 2.
This. I am perfectly fine with waiting 5 weeks to have a drink if I really want one that bad.
Mama to 2 girls - H&I
This pregnancy I haven't had any except for a sip of the wine pairings that the sommelier sent out for my husband when we did a tasting menu for my birthday.
Layla 01.08.12
Chloe and Vivian 07.23.13
My Gang. Halloween 2013
Mom to Cam and Al, now expecting baby number 3, August 2016. Praying for lots of sticky baby dust!
My OB says a glass of wine or 1 beer on occasion is perfectly fine. To each their own, I don't feel guilty about my glass last night. After It helped me relax so much I will likely have another at some point considering the days are getting more and more uncomfortable.
4 more weeks to go!!!!
This is exactly me.
This. And I've been dying for some for some of my seasonal favorites. Just not worth it.
I had tried maybe like a quarter of a glass back at 18 weeks of my favorite wine at a family function, but never finished it because it tasted awful. Didn't finish it since there was no enjoyment.
BFP#1 10/1/2011. Our perfect little girl, Her heart stopped @ 12w1d. D&E 11/23/11
BFP#2 3/13/12 Weird CP/Possible EP @ 6w0d
BFP#3 5/28/12 CP @ 5w0d
BFP/WTF#4 10/26/12 CP
BFP#5 12/10/12 EDD 8/23/2013
Baby Boy Born 8/22/13
I do have my moments when I would do unholy things for a screwdriver...
You can make it!
I admit, I haven't had any alcohol since we figured out we were pregnant... but we figured it out after a pretty wine-filled Christmas and NYE, so I didn't feel very bad about not drinking any more. Luckily we were super early in the pregnancy. I blame this lack of consumption not on any personal fortitude, but on just not wanting any of the available beverages.
Our friends and family are big social beer drinkers, and after a while you kind of want an adult beverage rather than ordering water all of the time (I don't care for soda). I found that a Bloody Mary without alcohol tastes just like one with alcohol, and are great for when you want to feel like you are still getting to be an adult on an evening out. The crystal light squirty-things are pretty nice in a glass of water with lemon, too; because when you are on your bijilionth glass of water for the day, you feel like you need to switch it up.
On a really hot day, though, I could so go for a cold beer. I just remind myself that I won't be pregnant for my favorite seasonals: Oktoberfests.
Best of luck; you can totally make it 4 weeks; compared to making a whole other person? You so got this.