To go out to spoons when pregnant

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So boyfriends birthday today! He is out with friends celebrating in weather spoons tonight ! I wish I could have joined earlier but have work until 11. Would I be being unreasonable if I popped in to spoons for a soft drink and joined everyone for an hour? I am 5 months pregnant! Is this weird? Lol ever since I've been pregnant haven't been out to pubs or anything!

The spoons here is rather big it's where everyone goes for pre drinks and has a night club attached. That's why I was sceptical but I'm just anxious I'll get a weird look from someone I happen to bump in to its quite a small town where I live everyone knows everyone! Don't want someone thinking I'm being irresponsible

Go out and have fun, you're pregnant, no-one will bat an eyelid unless you order a jug of Long Island Iced Tea.

Go and enjoy a nice glass of wine

I've been to a beer festival, a cider festival, a number of bars and pubs since I've been pregnant, we even went to a vineyard on holiday (DH did the testing and we bought things to bring home so I can try after baby is born) you don't have to drink to socialise! The only issue I would've had years ago would've been the smoke and no need to worry about that now.

I was in the pub the night before my Dd was born ( not drinking obviously!) Dd was 10 days late so I was well over 9 months & had a very obvious bump! Nobody said a word, and if they had I’d have told them where to shove it.

If you were going to my lical spoons id say yanbu the one in the next town i wouldnt set foot in and im not even pregnant

I was at a Christmas night out dancing away, sipping a lovely smoothie and having a great time at 29weeks. Just wear comfy shoes, laugh at the drunk people and find a yummy smoothie you like rather than lots of fizzy drinks that may give you heart burn

What an odd idea, not doing stuff merely for being pregnant, I was dinghy racing until 6 months, with the social events that followed!

Never, ever have I heard anything about how pregnant women shouldn’t be in pubs. It’s completely ridiculous. Do what you want.

WTF?! How weird! As long as you’re not knocking back the tequilas I can’t see what the issue could possibly be?

Oh and I’m 32 weeks and have a few pre Christmas nights out planned with friends .

I was 9 months pregnant over Christmas one year, I enjoyed several nights out in pubs/bars with family, friends or just my husband over the festive period. Why shouldn't you go into a bar if you are pregnant? It isn't contagious!

Yes of course you can go to Wetherspoons in the evening when pregnant. Why on earth couldn't you?

Why is it weird?

No. Pregnant women should not be out the house past 8pm. You'll grow hair on your bump or something for sure. My mum told me so!

I went to gigs, music festivals and a whiskey museum when I was pregnant!

Obviously I didn't drink but it never crossed my mind that I shouldn't be there. If anyone had tried to tell me it was inappropriate I'd have ripped them a new arsehole!

Go, have fun, ignore the busybodies 😂

I went to Spoons the night I went into labour! And for drinks (juice for me) after my baby shower.
like other PPs I ate out, went to concerts and cocktail bars.

Go have fun! I went on holiday when I was pregnant with the twins two years ago. Make the most of it. I loved going to pubs as well at night with my partner. Be sure to wear a coat and hat. As long as you do not have wine it’s fine honestly. I’m a vegetarian and I’ve been invited to a pub lunch on Monday night with some friends.

OP, I'm pretty sure that all they meant by that was that pregnant women shouldn't be drinking, not that you literally shouldn't walk through the door of a pub.

Not at all. I had my DD back in the day before the pregnancy police came into force. I occasionnally went to the pub and had a half of bitter! That was also in the days before the smoking ban.

I believe that back in 50s/60s mums to be were encouraged to drink Guinness for the iron!

I feel sorry for mums to be nowadays with the all the judgemental eyes on them.

I’m a vegetarian and I’ve been invited to a pub lunch on Monday night with some friends

Should vegetarians not go for pub lunches?! This thread gets weirder

Blimey. Go and enjoy it. I know things have changed since I wsas pg, but I had three glasses of Champagne at Christmas when pg with DD2. She was still 11lb, so her growth presumably didn't suffer - and you are not even proposing to drink. All you are doing is sitting in a pub.

Crikey, no-one told me this was on the list of things "not allowed." I remember entertaining a whole pub full of people on a friend's birthday when I was about eight and a half months gone - DS decided to put on a break-dancing display so impressive you could see my belly bouncing around through a thick woolly jumper! My mostly single, somewhat geeky male friends sat there in a combination of amazement and horror (I think they were all thinking "John Hurt in Alien...") I also used to go into the pub all on my own quite regularly when he was a baby - if he fell asleep in the pram, I'd nip in for a mug of hot chocolate and a read of the paper. Very civilized.

I went to a bar while pregnant and had water. No one said anything

Also have been to spoons several times this pregnancy because i love their pizza

Who are these people who judge pregnant women out at enjoying themselves?? I can honestly say I've never encountered this, and I have enjoyed nights in pubs and clubs when heavily pregnant (sometimes until 1am in the morning - designated driver) without feeling I was being looked at or judged. Or maybe I just didn't give a flying fuck notice.

I hope you went out and had fun OP.

(Although I have I wouldn't recommend dancing at a wedding reception all night at 37.5 weeks  - felt like I needed a couple of hip replacements the morning after that!)