Just curious, do any of you drink?

[snowy-willow]

The only alcohol I have had during the whole pregnancy (including before my BFP) is 3 sips of my boyfriend strawberry and lime cider while on holiday. I don't plan to drink any more for the rest of the pregnancy.

 

[PrincessJenna]

When I was pregnant I'd have a glass of wine if I was at a party/Night out etc or even if me and oh was on a night in with a dvd and nice meal I'd have a little wine....

 

[SBB]

I'd love a red wine, with brie and crackers!!

BUT I wouldn't touch a drop. No-one has proved it's safe. And my thinking is, if alcohol is not good for me, how can it possibly be good for my tiny developing baby?

9 months is not a long time to sacrafice something. Yes it's boring when people get drunk and you can't have a glass, but I'd rather be bored than risk doing any harm to my baby...

I just have a sparkling drink in a wine glass so it kind of feels like a proper drink!

x x x

 

[patch2006uk]

They recommend abstaining completely because they're not 100% of the 'safe' amount you can have. It doesn't mean that any at all is immediately going to cause damage or harm, just that they don't know, so they've chosen not to say anything.

A week before my BFP I went out for cocktails with a friend and didn't want any alcohol. Managed about 2 sips of the drink she'd brought me and just didn't want any more. I personally won't drink any more now until the baby is born (it'll hopefully be here before New Year!)

 

[Fabby]

This is one thing i have actually missed. I used to enjoy a nice can of cold beer at the weekend, especially on a friday night after a week at work! I haven't had a drink though even though i have very much fancied one. Everytime i think, ''i think i may have half a lager when we go out for tea tonight'' OR '' i may have a bit of my hubbys can of beer with some lemonade tonight'' i go totally fo the idea and cant bring myself to have one. I have read that of course avoid it if you can but if you do have a drink then stick to the 1-2 units so i dont dis-agree with the ones who have had the odd drink.

 

[Fabby]

talking about this......... im just off to the fridge to get my non-alco becks and some nuts!!

 

[donna-c-86]

the other wknd when me and oh had a nice evening in with a meal we had sholer in wine glasses, lol. I just dont think its worth the risk.

 

[meg79]

I didn't drink while there was a chance of being pregnant. I know that you can still get pregnant while on your period but this was the only time that I would have a drink, even then it was just the one or two "just in case". I have remained alcohol free throughout my pregnancy and will continue to do so. This way I am guilt free in the knowledge that any problems with my child were not caused by alcohol. there will be no "what-ifs".
I don't like to see women drinking, however in my job i have seen plenty on a night out pretty drunk. It upsets me, but it is their lives, it doesn't affect my life so I leave them to it.
I don't like preachers and I don't preach myself and never tell people how to live their lives. This is just how I want to live mine. x

 

[minkymoo]

Looks like I may be quite alone here.......I have had 1 glass of wine at 12 weeks and very occasionally have a sip of my OH's wine at dinner....

I'm not going to beat myself up about it though.

 

[minkymoo]

just checked the nhs website...
nhs do now advise to avoid alcohol completely when pregnant...

They change their minds all of the time.

Last year it was peanuts. Now, this year, that is perfectly acceptable.

Not that I condone anything we 'shouldn't' do, but our mothers and grandmothers ate and drank all the stuff we're told to avoid, and told to do so on medical grounds (!!!) and we're all here and health. I know times move on and research reveals more things but I think we can take things too far sometimes.

Just my opinion.

 

[moomin_troll]

just checked the nhs website...
nhs do now advise to avoid alcohol completely when pregnant...

They change their minds all of the time.

Last year it was peanuts. Now, this year, that is perfectly acceptable.

Not that I condone anything we 'shouldn't' do, but our mothers and grandmothers ate and drank all the stuff we're told to avoid, and told to do so on medical grounds (!!!) and we're all here and health. I know times move on and research reveals more things but I think we can take things too far sometimes.

Just my opinion.

things do change every yr and its crazy.
i was pregnant with zane 2 yrs ago and my mw bought up booze which i wasnt bothered about but she said i could have if i really wanted between 2-4 units a week and no nuts!

i love my nuts so i wasnt happy, but now its ok lol

 

[miamix]

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[Perdita]

Personall I haven't any alcohol since started trying to get pregnant after a stillbirth. The way I look at it pregnancy is a very short part of being a parent so why get wound up over having a drink when can just as easily say no to the first one as saying no to the third? If you were drinking before you found out or have had the odd one since then fine, don't make yourself crazy worrying about it - just consider maybe not bothering if you're already tying yourself up in knots about it!
It's a personal decision and like all personal decisions it can have consequences - real or imagined!
You can have fun without alcohol and if you have a camera you have blackmail material as well - just how much of my housework can I get done for that pic of my drunk friend trying to polldance on a lampost???? I suspect quite a lot!!

 

[moomin_troll]

As I am reading this I am enjoying a small glass of red...

I didn't drink during first tri but since then I am allowing myself a glass on the weekend if I fancy it, which I don't always - last couple of weekends I haven't.

I only drink very nice, pricy wine at the mo. I figure since it is occasional I may as well go for something good. No expense spared for my baby I have quite expensive taste anyway, and not really into spirits, aside from gin, but I haven't fancied it, and like to kid myself that there are health benefits associated with red wine (who knows whether there are or not? Just one more thing the 'authorities' continually change their minds about).

My grandmother, mother, MIL and GMILs drank a healthy amount when pregnant and the NHS guidelines change weekly; I personally don't believe there is any harm in the occasional glass. I'm not a scientist and not everyone will agree with this but it isn't their body or their baby...

ive posted before that the odd drink in pregnancy doesnt bother me, but i dont like that comment as i can just picture ur baby drinking wine

 

[twinmummy5]

i never drank through 2 of my pregnancies, but my last pregnancy wen we went out i wud have 2 wine an sodas and enjoyed them....this time iv only had 2 in the whole time iv been pregnant. I think if you fancy a little glass of wine or a beer then thats ok. its if you go mad and cant limit it to 1-2 and end up havin loads! Im gonna have a baileys on xmas eve as its ritual at xmas times and baby will be due 4 days later if he isnt already here!! If he is then its the bottle lmao!!!

this pregancy iv not missed going out or getting drunk...but with my ickle twins i really struggled and even cried coz we used to go out every weekend with friends, and then we had to stop! i think back now how stupid was it to get so upset over a drink!!!

 

[2016]

I think where there is any doubt in the safety of something, it is best to avoid it. I can confess to the odd half sip of my hubbys red wine when I just was curious if it tasted any good. I do keep craving beer like mad so bought some 0% alcohol beer and can drink it all the time. What's the point of drinking anyway? You shouldn't drink enough to get drunk....but I guess that's just me and I can live without the taste of alcohol.

Chocolate however....

 

[whoops]

They change their minds all of the time.

Last year it was peanuts. Now, this year, that is perfectly acceptable.

Not that I condone anything we 'shouldn't' do, but our mothers and grandmothers ate and drank all the stuff we're told to avoid, and told to do so on medical grounds (!!!) and we're all here and health. I know times move on and research reveals more things but I think we can take things too far sometimes.

Just my opinion.

To be fair though, infant mortality rates have dropped quite a lot since those times as well. We might be ok, but that's not to say that every child whose mother drank was.

I'm not judging, btw. I just dislike the argument of 'they did such and such (drank, smoke etc) and were ok...' when there is medical evidence there. The peanuts one is a bit annoying, yes, but alcohol guidelines really haven't changed that much recently.

I haven't drank alcohol, but that's because I personally couldn't stomach it at the moment. I am thinking about having some at Xmas but I don't think I can be bothered.

 

[twinmummy5]

I think where there is any doubt in the safety of something, it is best to avoid it. I can confess to the odd half sip of my hubbys red wine when I just was curious if it tasted any good. I do keep craving beer like mad so bought some 0% alcohol beer and can drink it all the time. What's the point of drinking anyway? You shouldn't drink enough to get drunk....but I guess that's just me and I can live without the taste of alcohol.

Chocolate however....

Have you never in ur life gotten drunk then??? i find that extremely hard to believe...unless you have NEVER EVER DRANK ALCHOHOL!

 

[Perdita]

I think where there is any doubt in the safety of something, it is best to avoid it. I can confess to the odd half sip of my hubbys red wine when I just was curious if it tasted any good. I do keep craving beer like mad so bought some 0% alcohol beer and can drink it all the time. What's the point of drinking anyway? You shouldn't drink enough to get drunk....but I guess that's just me and I can live without the taste of alcohol.

Chocolate however....

OMG - what if the next thing that's bad is chocolate???!!!! That would be awful - blue cheeses, rare steak, alcohol, tuna steaks, not that bothered though tiramisu is sadly missed, but no kitkats or galaxy truffles??? I would feel truly bereft!
xx

 

[minkymoo]

They change their minds all of the time.

Last year it was peanuts. Now, this year, that is perfectly acceptable.

Not that I condone anything we 'shouldn't' do, but our mothers and grandmothers ate and drank all the stuff we're told to avoid, and told to do so on medical grounds (!!!) and we're all here and health. I know times move on and research reveals more things but I think we can take things too far sometimes.

Just my opinion.

To be fair though, infant mortality rates have dropped quite a lot since those times as well. We might be ok, but that's not to say that every child whose mother drank was.

I'm not judging, btw. I just dislike the argument of 'they did such and such (drank, smoke etc) and were ok...' when there is medical evidence there. The peanuts one is a bit annoying, yes, but alcohol guidelines really haven't changed that much recently.

I haven't drank alcohol, but that's because I personally couldn't stomach it at the moment. I am thinking about having some at Xmas but I don't think I can be bothered.

I absolutely agree, as I said, medical research tells us more all the time, but just feel that we go over the top with things sometimes and confuse ourselves with what we are and are not supposed to have from one year to the next, or even one midwife to the next.

LO takes a very small proportion of what we intake.