any advice?

[StellaLuna82]

Hi there,
I have just found out I'm expecting my first baby, (did the test this weekend) :) As it is so new I really don't want to be telling everyone yet. The thing is I spend Christmas day with a lot of family and friends and drinking is quite a big part.
Is there anyone here that has the same predicament and has come up with a brilliant plan to tell everyone why they're not drinking?

Take some non-alcohol alternatives. confide in one person who can 'get you drinks' of the "tonic and tonic" variety. Claim to be driving/on antibiotics/have taken the pledge...

I've found once everyone else has had a drink they are not remotely interested in what I'm drinking. Got through boozy work Christmas do without a single comment.

And congratulations!

Agree with bakingtins, no one will really notice. Becks blue do a great alcohol free lager, stick it in a glass and no one will pay any attention!

Congratulations!

Congrats! The old antibiotics white lie worked well for me

Most people are far less interested in the contents of your glass than you imagine.

Try plain tonic (which everyone will assume has gin or vodka in it) or just spinning out one glass of wine over the whole day (blame 'hangover' to swerve some too ups)

If you say "antibiotics" you as well announce the pg. People might be polite enough not to say anything to your face. But it's such a cliché, everyone will draw the right conclusions.

Agree that any sort of excuse just highlights you're not drinking. I find the white wine spritzer a good way to go, drop of wine and lots of lemonade/soda. I've drunk lots of plain tonic this year and a larger shandy, again, mostly lemonade with a splash of beer!

Well my family believed the antibiotics thing anyway

The antibiotics thing is quite well known as a cover-up for pregnancy.

I agree that people tend not to notice after they've had a couple of drinks themselves.