How to hide your pregnancy from drinking friends??

[DraggleTailedWench]

What do I say to my friends?

Other mums of my age who I have got to know since living here, we have started the habit of going round each other's houses for wine of an evening if DP/DH is at home for babysitting duties.

I don't want to stop doing this as they're lovely friendships that are building... BUT they are all MUMS (can spot pregnancy signs from 50 paces) who know I want another baby. So when I decline the wine for a whole night they will know wont they!

Then they will ask and know from my face that the answer is yes.

But its really really early (4/5 weeks). I can't stay at home for the next 8 weeks, but I don't want everyone to know either.

What should I say??????

On antibiotics
Having a detox before Xmas indulgence / new year detox
Had a tummy bug
Dieting
Headache
Stuffy sinuses

Surely TTC is reason enough not to drink?

I agree with devons.
Then when it gets to 12 weeks, you can tell them can't you? :)
Then I am sure they will be delighted for you.

Drive.

If u have time to stage a fib then start complaining about wisdom teeth playing up and needing to go to the dentist. Then say they've put u on Metronidazole antibiotics. They are the most horrendous antibiotics that you strictly cannot drink on. This is the excuse I used and it worked for me.

love the intricacies of your suggestion pip, I can see myself going around clutching my jaw!

These ladies all live within walking distance and I bump into them every other day or so, so tummy bug/drive wont do it.

I'm liking devon's suggestion of dieting though - I have been on about losing weight before having another baby. It might work. (apart from the getting fatter bit...)

If you always have a drink, any excuse will rouse suspicion. I would accept a glass of wine at first to avoid this. Sip it now and again, pour some down the sink when no-one's looking. When asked for a refill maybe say you've taken pain killers so you don't want to over do it (or give any other suitable excuse on here)

Could you tell one of them, so you can sit together and they can be taking sips of your glass of wine?
I had to do similar a couple of weeks and when I arrived I asked for a glass of water or juice as I was really thirsty, you could make an excuse about running late, doing something with dc etc
Depends how well you know them could you decline and mention you are ovulating so want to be on best form for DH when you get home? This might prompt more questions though

Thanks for your ideas!

LittlemissChristmas, I think that's a great idea. Everyone gossips loads around here so if I told just one of the key 'chatters' who is always there then they could help me out a bit.

Not sure it would be very 'me' to talk about ovulating (without having drunk half a bottle). Or maybe that could be my way round it, go in talking about ovulating/ best positions for later; they'll assume I'm already drunk and not give me anything for the rest of the evening !?

You could manage an excuse for a week or so with antibiotics, then of course it's Christmas so could make a few excuses about busy with family if you needed to, and then after new year you'll nearly be there!

My trick was to go to the kitchen to make a gin and tonic, but leave out the gin. Tonic and a lime slice looks great! Or, just bite the bullet and tell them, they will be happy for you and (god forbid) if anything does happen, they would probably end up finding out then if you needed any help looking after your other DCs.

Defo don't say you're on antibiotics! Everyone sniffs that one out straight away (especially other mums). I've been rumbled on that one myself twice! I got through an entire hen night (my own) by pouring large glasses of wine, sipping without actually drinking anything and every so often pouring it down the sink (terrible waste) but that's cause everyone else was hammered.

I think in a more sedate situation, TTC is the best excuse - plenty of people lay off the booze for that and everyone will understand, no more questions asked.

Or say you went out the night before amd are too hungover to drink?

Can you host the next evening? Red grape juice looks very much like red wine. A bit of sneaky decanting may work.

Suggest the evening goes into full-on wild drinking straight away, and balance your wine/cocktail on your head for a picture. Spill said beverage all over yourself. You will then stink of booze and have to go home to change.

No-one will imagine you have not been drinking.

Say that you've had recurrent cystitis and have been advised to try laying off alcohol for a while whilst it settles down.

"Oh I'm so hung over" worked a treat for my friend.