I know it's been done to death but........ How much alcohol do you REALLY drink? And how much to you say you do in RL?

[Bumpandkind]

Just asking as I sit with my 2 nd glass of wine and plans for more. Since DS was around 9 m, I've found old drinking habits increasing.

Can easily go a month without drinking anything. When I do, it will be a maximum of three bottles of cider or three vodka/coke, Malibu/pineapple. I rarely get hammered.

Bout 8 units a week. So a small class five nights a week maybe.

Until fairly recently I drank far too much. Prob 2/3 bottles through the week and more at the weekend. About two months ago I decided to cut right back for the sake of my health and I feeluch better for it. Had two small glasses in that time but a fair bit last night as we had a BBQ. Won't have any more until another event in a couple of weeks. If I'm being brutally honest I became aware that i was starting to rely on it too much and I decided to do something about it. My life is stressful due to many things, mainly DDs health and I realised that I would be no good to anyone if I couldn't function without alcohol.

More than I should, but damn I love my wine.

It varies. Sometimes I can go for weeks without drinking at all, but then there are times when I have a bit more. I never have more than one small glass at home in an evening, but I do drink a bit more at special occasions with family or friends - very rarely more than half a bottle. I don't drink enough to get "drunk"

I have never felt the need to lie about my drinking. I'm comfortable that it's within healthy limits.

None, I'm completely tea total.

Before I was pregnant, I would have a couple of cocktails each day after work, and if we went out for dinner (this is London) after the cocktails after work I'd have a glass of wine or too on top. I realised this was too much because it made me feel crap the next day even though my body was used to it (sort of).

Since being preg I have about 1/4 of a glass wine with a meal 5 times a week.

I wouldn't lie about it before, I just didn't keep track. Then when I looked at the amount in retrospect I winced.

It's hard not to drink as it calms my anxiety and it makes me feel relaxed, funny and "normal." Sad to say.

A glass of wine maybe once every two weeks on a Saturday night
I would love to sit and chat all night with partner and have glasses of wine and nibbles all night but with two kids now and a baby that's still up three times a night it's just not doable anymore
I have a night out with friends once every few months and probably drink 3 or 4 glasses in that night out
This is VERY different to my alchohol consumption pre children but I suppose most people change their drinking and socialising habits...