First Drink After Baby is Born?

wildflower75 · October 2014

This is two fold...
1) What will be your first drink after baby is born

2) CLICKY POLL - Will you drink to celebrate your baby being born (i.e. glass of champagne at the hospital)?

jessa1228 · October 2014

I voted SS because I honestly don't know. If something is offered to me or is readily available then sure, why not, but I'm not like craving anything.

moroccojade · October 2014

I can't imagine myself drinking for quite a few months. (Why not? Because I don't want to worry about timing it with nursing... I don't need any depressants in my body post partum. And I only drink when I am out for a nice dinner with friends, and I probably won't be doing too many of those right after the baby is born!)

But when I do have a drink it will be a nice, slushy bellini.

mb314 · October 2014

With Ds1, I had a small glass of champagne that night to celebrate. DS2 came so quickly this weekend that we didn't have champagne with us. I did have a glass of wine with dinner the night we got back from the hospital. I am nursing but I just drink the wine/beer slowly and with a meal. I am so sleep deprived that I am nervous about wine more because it makes it harder for me to stay awake in the middle of the night.

Maelara · October 2014

BOO! I can't drink until my liver issues have been dealt with. Which means months of being on a special diet again. BOO!

MalachiteDrake · October 2014

I voted SS because I don't know when/if I'll have a drink (I'm the most super lightweight ever and can get sleepy-drunk off half a wine cooler), but when I do it'll probably be either a ginger hard cider or some of the mead I made a couple of years ago and still have three gallons of.

wildflower75 · October 2014

I'm not drinking immediately but when I do it will be a nice glass of red wine with a special dinner!!

And I am really looking forward to champagne for New Year's Eve!

absolutelymaybe · October 2014

LOL. You have no idea how much I love the fact that the "waiting" option was only waiting a week or so.

While I am eager to have a glass of wine (or a margarita, mojito, martini, mai tai -- wtf is up with me and drinks beginning with the letter "M"?), I'm going to have a lot of stuff on my plate when the babies are first born so I'm probably going to want to keep a clear head. Plus, I'll be just starting out breast feeding, so I'll have to take that into consideration.

With that said, I'm pretty sure I'll have my first drink within a couple weeks of their birth....once we can get a routine sort of going and I know what to expect.

LongIslandMama1114 · October 2014

I don't have a set date that I'll have a drink but lately I've been craving a Jack & Coke, Redd's Apple Ale, a Bud Light, and a Pickleback shot. Not necessarily all together...especially because I'm sure I'll be a lightweight once LO is born.

brooklyngirl18 · October 2014

i voted a week or so after but i honestly haven't really thought about it! dirty martini used to be my drink of choice but i can't imagine drinking one right now so maybe i'll go for a nice cold glass of wine. this reminds me...i've been meaning to start a thread about drinking and breast feeding- off i go!

MrsC430 · October 2014

@wildflower75‌ Is it bad that this has been on my mind pretty often lately?

1. Honestly, I would love a margarita. Tequila & figuring out newborn twins probably isn't the best combo though. Definitely up for a good beer, or some Pinot.

2. The hospital where I'll deliver serves sparkling juice in champagne glasses the night before you're discharged lol. I'm sure we'll have a celebratory toast when we get home

absolutelymaybe · October 2014

@carolineheider - Now, if only I liked beer. That's one thing I've never really acquired a taste for (unless it's Budlight Lime on a hot day).

TC0514 · October 2014

SS- I don't really drink much as is so I have no idea.. Usually I drink maybe 2-3 drinks a year so who knows!

wildflower75 · October 2014

When I put "waiting a week or more" I wanted to be inclusive of those planning on having a drink a week after giving birth and people like me or will most likely wait a month or two...

krgriffin26 · October 2014

I will probably have some sort of drink (probably wine) after I get home with the baby. Just 1 though until I can see what my supply will be like. I will most likely end up exclusively pumping (if I can and if not I will FF) so I will need to pre-stock some milk before I really celebrate anything.

lizgrace03 · October 2014

Yes, I will be drinking beer for sure when we get home from the hospital! There will hopefully still be time to enjoy some of my pumpkin favorites!

hjenni · October 2014

I don't know when it will be but I'm definitely having a glass of wine at some point after he's born. Maybe on a date night with H.

erinwithtwins · October 2014

I want a small glass of really expensive tequila over ice!! I can't wait! Although I'll probably wait a week or two. Have the breast milk alcohol test strips all ready for me :P
The girl who taught my twin class said the hospital used to give champagne to all the moms and said it helped with nursing. I'm sure liability prevents it now but I wish that still happened

Also have sushi coming to the hospital on day two. Yay!

sparklingwhit · October 2014

I would have a glass of red in my hospital bed if it wasn't frowned upon...

howin23 · October 2014

I'm going to put a bottle of Chalk Hill chardonnay in the fridge as soon as I get home from the hospital, and will enjoy it with hubby that night. I have also been stocking up on wine, and in fact have two bottles being delivered by UPS this afternoon

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Dimples0101 · October 2014

I voted SS because I'm not sure. With DD, I thought I'd have some champagne in the hospital, but just wasn't feeling up to it. I waiting at least 6 weeks with her to have a couple sips of wine, but that was more how I was feeling, not because I was nursing. We'll see how I feel this time, but when I do have a drink it will be a very cold glass of Chardonnay.

mrsodonnell12 · October 2014

Ss: no plans of when I'll have a drink.

ccam · October 2014

I will be discharged on Thanksgiving and plan on having a glass of wine or a pumpkin beer with dinner.

MissN06 · October 2014

I don't plan on drinking until a drunk (err..I mean book club) club meeting. We have a big Christmas Party every year I plan on drinking for it.

JustJainey · October 2014

I think I'm going to try the oft recommended Guinness to help aid the milk coming in - oh and because maybe I've been yearning for some too!

More than likely it will just end up being a couple sips - most of my cravings have been like that. I have a few bites or tastes of something and then I'm done.

Dumbgurl04 · October 2014

I am very much looking forward to that first ice cold beer once this baby is out.

shan24 · October 2014

I voted SS because I doubt I'll be having a drink at the hospital, but other than that, I don't know when it'll be. My guess is probably Christmas, but who knows?

As for what it'll be? Probably wine. Maybe beer. Or Baileys. My mom, bless her, offered SO and I Baileys last Christmas morning. We assumed she meant in a cup of coffee. We don't normally drink coffee, but we figured it was Christmas morning, so why not? Well, doesn't she come back with coffee and Baileys for her and my dad and two shot glasses of Baileys for me and SO. It was 7 am. Her reasoning was that we don't drink coffee and she didn't want us to feel left out.

And, that's how a new Christmas tradition is born. The Christmas shot.

abbyful · October 2014

I voted SS. It won't be immediately, but I'm not waiting a certain amount of time either.

After having DS, a few days after getting home I poured a glass of wine. It took me like 3 days to finish it!

venussapphire · October 2014

I won't have a drink at the hospital because it is usually such a chaotic time.

I'm hoping to do the same as last time: A few days after we get home to have a nice glass of wine with some nice meats and cheeses. DH makes the best antipasto platters mmmm....

After that I told him that we better have a constant supply of wine in the house lol 2 kids under 2 1/2 means I deserve a glass of wine at night.

manders9479 · October 2014

It will be a giant glass of Murphy Goode Cabernet Sauvignon

hiketheworld · October 2014

I voted SS because I don't drink at all normally!

mslynn2012 · October 2014

I'd love either a margarita on the rocks, extra salt; or a Bloody Mary, extra spicy.
Honestly, my first drink will probably be wine on Thanksgiving.

smboswell1 · October 2014

I voted SS! I wasn't a big drinker before baby. I am having a glass of wine this weekend for my birthday! But, I don't know when I'll have a drink after baby.

Livingthemommylife · October 2014

The wino in me told my hubby he better bring a nice bottle of wine with us to celebrate after the baby is born. I missed my wine so much! But knowing how strict I am when breastfeeding, it'll probably be a few months before I actually have my first glass.

joshua+rebecca11 · October 2014

First drink after LO is born: WATER

After that...probably a margarita or strawberry daiquiri. I don't drink really, just occasionally have one of those when I go out to eat.

mander82 · October 2014

I voted SS....it will totally depend on how I am feeling. If I feel sick, exhausted, or just plain blah....beer will not make me feel better.

If I feel healthy and happy, then I will most likely indulge in a nice cold beer when we get home and get settled. Might be a couple days...a week...3 weeks..

mamatohne · October 2014

I will totally use: having a beer to increase my milk supply as a legit reason to have a beer.

aa98 · October 2014

erinwithtwins said:

I want a small glass of really expensive tequila over ice!! I can't wait! Although I'll probably wait a week or two. Have the breast milk alcohol test strips all ready for me :P The girl who taught my twin class said the hospital used to give champagne to all the moms and said it helped with nursing. I'm sure liability prevents it now but I wish that still happened Also have sushi coming to the hospital on day two. Yay!

This is so me. I am missing sushi something awful. I have a couple of friends who have promised to bring me sushi the day after the baby arrives. I also wouldn't say no to a 1/2 glass of champagne if I feel up to it. Maybe that will be a task for the parents to keep them busy (maybe some cider for the in laws). I do love me some tequila too, but it may be a while before I'm up to that. I'm a Patron Silver girl.

Curlyfries851 · October 2014

Man I have been craving a cold turkey sandwich and an icy cold India pale ale in a frosted glass like NOBODY'S business!

Carebella · October 2014

I like the idea of a celebratory drink but between not knowing if I will actually be up for it and the hassle of trying to find a small bottle of something I'd like... it may not happen. Or maybe I'll just go with a hard cider. I'm certainly okay with drinking whenever the opportunity arises and will just keep it to infrequent small amounts and with food since the plan is to BF.