More of a wwyd pregnant and wedding invite!

[ThePickledPoet]

Sorry if this is long winded!
Mum has had an invite to a wedding (evening invite) and has asked me if I'll go with her as my dad won't (he's a selfish man but that's another story).
Dp and I have just found out we are expecting baby no3 (very very excited ) but I don't want to tell parents until after our scan (and I wanted our dc to be told first!)
She said "I'll drive so that you can have a drink." (She doesn't drink at all) I can't not go as it'll let her down big time! I was wondering whether to say I have a water infection so on antibiotics and can't drink. But I know she'll protest that if I'm ill I should stay home, and even if I say I feel fine or say it's the last day of antibiotics etc she'll worry all night (because that's my mum for you! Bless)
I don't want to make her feel as if I'm doing it as a favour etc or make her worry but I'm struggling to think of an excuse. I have no problem in going, she'll just wonder why I'm not drinking etc. wwyd?
I know it's hormones but I'm stressing over it, I feel awful, and I'm so tired I can't think straight!
Sorry bit of a moaning post this.

Can't you say that you've given up alcohol for Lent and, when the time comes, just say that you never went back onto it?

It is super easy to fake drinking! Drunk people don't notice and as long as your mum isn't insisting on paying for every drink you have she'll be fooled as well.

Get a glass of whatever you normally drink (if white wine, a spritzer can be easier). Then fake sip it for as long as you can, making sure you have it to hand so you can 'no thanks I have this one' whoever anyone offers you a drink. Then dance the night away!

It is much more suspicious to fake an excuse (antibiotics = pregnancy announcement in my world!).

Or tell her, swear to secrecy and she can help cover.

Congrats btw. My dc3 is feeding as I type

Say you drank too much the night before and feeling a bit hungover?

In my experience people don't really notice whether you are drinking or not if you don't draw attention to it.

Claim a new diet, and that you can't have any alcohol in the first two weeks. Lots of diets recommend no booze, it's entirely plausible.

This is a serious problem esp if you like a drink.

Its a bit like when I bought a new house when 8 weeks pregnant and everyone was like "Why did you buy a bigger house?" and I was like "Err just fancied a change".

I do understand about not telling your mum as once parents know everyone knows. I had various miscarriages and wanted to decide when to announce.

I'd just say you are not drinking tonight. Hopefully she won't ask you directly.

Thanks everyone!!! I have a feeling she may have a suspicion! I popped in for a cuppa between getting dcs from after school clubs, and mum had been bleaching and mopping... I walked in, walked out and threw up over the garden!!! Think she might suspect something now haha

But thanks everyone!!! Xxx

She's your mother. Just tell her you're pregnant.

Say you had a few too many in the house the night before and are feeling a bit tender, hence why you're staying off the booze?