IABU - I’ve just had a glass of wine

[Hiphopopotamus]

And I’m a recovering alcoholic. 5 months sober. All gone now like I’d never bothered. So here I am, back to square one

Best thread on mumsnet tonight - have a tear in my eye...
Love it - give that gorgeous baby another squeeze - she has a brave and strong mum!!!

Well done OP, you should be incredibly proud of yourself.

Very glad to hear such a positive update.

Wow, congratulations OP that is the most lovely update. Wishing you all joy with your daughter and alcohol free life.
Thank you for posting.

Ahhh, well done OP! I read the first post with such a sense of dread for you, I'm so glad it's a zombie and the update is such a lovely one.

Congratulations on both your sobriety and your daughter.

I hope you’re very proud of yourself.

well done and thanks for posting the update. great to hear x

Fantastic news OP and congratulations on your lovely daughter x

thank you, @Hiphopopotamus for sharing this victorious and glorious update. Well done, you. Really, well done. You are an inspiration. To do this and keep doing it every day is wonderful. You've made me cry.

I wish my DD had the strength you've had; or will find it one day. Nobody deserves to live that life.

I am so HAPPY for you. That is a huge accomplishment, without a doubt. I just had a friend die of alcoholism. I’m so glad that you have made it through. 😊

Huge congratulations!

That you came back (again) just to offer hope and encouragement to others says a lot about you OP. Congratulations on getting through recent years and a new baby sober.

Amazing, this is lovely to read. So thanks for resurrecting your old thread. Nice to see some good news!

Well done you! You should be so incredibly proud of yourself. Congratulations on your little girl! x

As someone who has had a family member die from alcoholism and several members of my family, including myself, struggle with alcohol your thread really resonated. I was reading the updates from 2019, praying that you were OK and that you were back on track. I'm proud of you OP, what an achievement. Keep it up and look after yourself, if you're OK everything else will fall into place x

Congratulations on your little one and massive well done!

What a joy to read! A true inspiration to all of us, however big or small the challenges we are facing.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful news. I look forward to hearing how great you’re doing in another 3 years.

And congratulations on your baby girl. Her mamma is a rock star!

OP you are an absolute inspiration. Many many congratulations on your sobriety and the joys that life has brought you.

Wow!! Absolutely amazing. A massive achievement.

Amazing! Well done. So pleased for you, what an incredible achievement.

Wow, what a really powerful thread. You should be so proud of yourself op, you have done incredibly😍🤩

Well done on your sobriety and how lovely that you now have a daughter. Really inspiring💐💕

Oh you’re all so lovely! I really appreciate you all reading and commenting.

Absolutely no judgment from me for the non readers - I know zombie threads are confusing at the best of times! I knew in posting on my old thread I’d get plenty of people telling me to pour the wine away. I wouldn’t have (and didn’t!) take that advice at the time but I’m still grateful that you care enough about an alcoholic stranger to post it.

I know my daughter can’t be the reason for my sobriety. She’s not, and I would never put that burden on her. But she is an extra incentive for me. She deserves the very best and she deserves me to be the best mum I can be.

Congratulations op xxxxxx

5 months sober is amazing. Just tip it alway. Even if you don’t and you drink it tomorrow is a new day. You don’t have to drink tomorrow. You have done it before and you can do it again.

Congratulations on your little girl and well done on your 3 years sobriety.

Fantastic update, well done and congratulations! ❤️