Good Excuses for not drinking in first 12 weeks

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Hello,

This is my 4th pregnancy but never had to make an excuse for not drinking for more than one night before : ) Trying to come up with a reasonable excuse for not drinking over Easter as we will be visiting two different sets of friends for several days so my old excuse of "having had a big night of drinking within the last week so having a night off" doesn't really seem realistic when we are staying for 3 nights.

I am only 5 weeks tomorrow so not keen to tell people this early.

Any suggestions?

could say you're on meds for some vague infection and drinking will make you ill? Thats what I said when trying to cover up PG after MC

If they know you're trying, forget it, they'll guess.
If not then antibiotics.

Say you don't fancy a drink.

Don't make up some elaborate reason or excuse that you're expected to maintain for a few days.

If they're good friends even if they assume you're pregnant, they shouldn't ask if you aren't volunteering the information. That's plain rude.

I'm all for embracing a culture where we can not drink for a few nights without having to have an excuse. No man ever has to titter about antibiotics. They say 'no thanks' and have a coke instead.

Seriously, there is no really believable excuse. As soon as someone comes out with the antibiotic line I assume they are pregnant. Just accept the booze, take tiny sips and chuck it/pass it to your dh when no one is looking.

Lent? Come on, it's a gift of an excuse at this time of year!
Detox diet
Bad hangover
Food poisoning

When I was pregnant DP was training for a marathon and not drinking so I said I'd stopped to support him. That only works if your DP/DH is in training though...

I agree with FruitSalad though. Friends of mine have done similar things (i.e. accept a drink, take a sip and then hold on to it/pass to DP) and no one noticed. If everyone else is drinking they won't pay much attention to you if you are subtle about it.

Instead of antibiotics, which is always a giveaway, I'm currently using the line that I'm on hayfever tablets that you can't drink with. It will obviously only work if you suffer from hayfever of course.

Thanks for the ideas : ) Think you are right no matter what excuse I use they will be suss..... I would be if it was the other way round. DH has just said that given one lot are our best friends would we not just say on the quiet given that if something did happen they would be likely to hear about it anyway, not sure I am keen on this approach.