CPW--Will you have a drink with the Holiday meal?

CateOfChicago · November 2014

Poppy715 said:

No way Jose. I'm high risk and I take no chances (no alcohol, no caffeine, nothing fun). We won't even have sex for a long time.
You know most of these things ARE allowed. Coffee in moderation. Sex. I'm high risk too but I know coffee in moderation isn't going to change anything. Neither will a sip of wine or champagne. Or in my case a small sip of redbull. X_X

@poppy715 I know it's all allowed. I just couldn't handle the guilt if something happened. I had a mc before and I felt better knowing I did everything I could. Probably doesn't make any sense to anyone but me

lakingsfan2015 · November 2014

The only stuff in the house is the hard stuff whiskey, scotch and bourbon. If Dh gets beer today I will have some of his but otherwise no.

tinalovescauliflower · November 2014

Yes, yum. At my birthday dinner earlier this month I had half a cocktail. I've also had small glasses of wine twice. And tomorrow I plan to skip wine during dinner so I can more fully enjoy a tiny brandy with my pie.

Also, I was tasked with going to the liquor store today for the family loot. My parents didn't even think about it, but I sure got some funny looks at the liquor store (I'm really obviously showing)!

lakingsfan2015 · November 2014

tinalovescauliflower said:

Also, I was tasked with going to the liquor store today for the family loot. My parents didn't even think about it, but I sure got some funny looks at the liquor store (I'm really obviously showing)!

I bought my DH a bottle of expensive scotch for his BD I was about 7 months pregnant. I got the lecture of my life from the manager at the store. I couldn't get a word in at all but no one else stared but I when I went next door to Fatburger I got a lot of dirty looks.

SeventyThree · November 2014

Sadly, my in-laws aren't big drinkers. There won't even be a bottle of wine on the table, and there would be some MAJOR side-eye if the only person who brought and drank some wine was the pregnant chick! Well that and I'm not sure my husband would be on board. I do usually have a taste of whatever beer he is drinking, but so far that's where it stops.

Poppy715 · November 2014

CateOfChicago said:

Poppy715 said:

CateOfChicago said:
No way Jose. I'm high risk and I take no chances (no alcohol, no caffeine, nothing fun). We won't even have sex for a long time.
You know most of these things ARE allowed. Coffee in moderation. Sex. I'm high risk too but I know coffee in moderation isn't going to change anything. Neither will a sip of wine or champagne. Or in my case a small sip of redbull.
X_X

@poppy715 I know it's all allowed. I just couldn't handle the guilt if something happened. I had a mc before and I felt better knowing I did everything I could. Probably doesn't make any sense to anyone but me

I do know. Did you read the entire thread?

beebe918 · November 2014

I'm not because noone else in my family drinks white, I usually bring my own wine but don't want to buy a whole bottle for 1 glass and I'm weird about open wine bottles. I don't think it tastes as good when it's been open a few days.

I did have a glass of wine at dinner with a friend last weekend and it was great. I'm going to California in December and definitely plan on going to a few wine tastings.

Pintobean39 · November 2014

beebe918 said:
I'm not because noone else in my family drinks white, I usually bring my own wine but don't want to buy a whole bottle for 1 glass and I'm weird about open wine bottles. I don't think it tastes as good when it's been open a few days.

I did have a glass of wine at dinner with a friend last weekend and it was great. I'm going to California in December and definitely plan on going to a few wine tastings.

That's when those small bottles come in handy. I keep the small bottles of wine and champagne in my wine cooler for those moments I want just a glass or 1-2 mimosa's.

newmama1986 · November 2014

I'm too paranoid to have a drink. And there will be plenty of sparkling grape juice for the kids...I'll snag that.

katietopaz · November 2014

I'm going to play it by ear. My appetite and corresponding nausea is still way all over the place, so if alcohol doesn't sound repulsive, I'll definitely be enjoying at least a few sips!

tiggyt · November 2014

I'm on Team One Drink. I will be having one Yuengling at Thanksgiving dinner, and it's the part of dinner I'm most excited about this year.

SassFrass · November 2014

If it were just DH and I at home, probably at least half a glass of moscato, but we will be with a shit ton of family and I will get major league side eye probably if I even sniff an alcohol related drink. I got yelled at for dying my hair..... So, unfortunately, no

KER9171 · November 2014

Sparkling cider here....

lindsey85d · November 2014

Not at all!!!

mpower0606 · November 2014

We are going to my in-laws first and I'm not sure if I'll have anything to drink there. Then going to my family's after-and they are big drinkers. Was thinking of having a half glass of red wine at each place.

But I ordered a glass of wine at dinner the other night and literally took 3 sips and thought I was going to throw up

( So I guess I'll just play it by ear

sarahchrismck · November 2014

I can't imagine the looks I would get from my in-laws if I had a drink. I'll probably steal a few sips of whatever DH is drinking. I did buy some sparkling grape juice to bring to dinner, because that stuff is ah-mazing.

Ndracer · November 2014

My family doesn't traditionally drink at the holidays so I won't have any. But next weekend myself and a few other friends are supposed to go wine tasting for our birthdays. They said "oh we know you can't have any but please still come". I tried to explain I could simply taste and spit (thinking they'd at least be okay with that) and you should have seen their faces!

ginger819 · November 2014

My dad makes really good (really strong) wine that I had a sip of. After that I sent DH to our "wine cellar" aka scary basement to bring up an arbor mist blackberry wine. That way I didn't feel too bad about wasting an entire bottle for a half a glass and DH wasn't side eyeing me too much. But I sure did wish I could indulge more in my dad's apple wine. Mmmmm.

DH is the only one who looked at me funny for having the half glass of wine. His mom had a difficult pregnancy with him though and her doctor told her to have a glass of wine a day. So I usually use that in my defense. He turned out pretty ok

(This was my first glass too, but he gave me the stink eye even when I got a bottle of a na wine. He's so overprotective sometimes).

xxstephh · November 2014

I gave up smoking & drinking when I found out I was pregnant & I won't touch either at all until after I have the baby. Personally I feel this baby is a hell of a lot more important then satisfying my need to have a drink ! I love this baby too much to ever put his/her health at risk in ANY way !

emilyanimals15 · November 2014

I had a few sips of prosecco yesterday and a few sips of wine the night before. That said, I don't worry that those sips are endangering my LO or putting his/her health at risk in ANY way.

supersarah77 · November 2014

There actually aren't any good quality studies that pinpoint a safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy. Saying a glass or two a day is safe isn't based on evidence. Personally I prefer to abstain while I'm pregnant to be safe. It's temporary. Not that it wasn't hard yesterday with all the wine flowing, especially when I was a daily wine drinker!

nightdreamer98 · November 2014

I feel like if I gave in on even one sip it'd be hard for me not too start smoking again. I don't know if that makes any sense. But I'm missing smoking and doing a "pregnancy no no" would probably make me want to bend the rules for smoking.

Jamesy · November 2014

I didn't have any during the meal, no. I'm still having some nausea so I didn't want to push it since I was already trying to eat food. I did have a few sips of my friends' glasses of wine last night at my 10 year high school reunion because I wasn't feeling sick. Best part was not having to pay for my own glass

shri929 · December 2014

I have 4 oz once or twice a week!

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