Any chance of hiding lack of drinking?

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DH and I are out for a 'boozy' night with a friend who lives in the city we're visiting this weekend, arranged before I knew I was pg. Only 4+2 so don't want to come clean. DH thinks I am crazy to think sleight of hand and mocktails will fool her, but I think there's a chance. Any tips? She knows I'd normally have at least a few on a Friday night.

You and dp do first two rounds and have a kaliber and lime.
She does third round....you don't feel so well/lager didn't go down so well so switch to a virgin cocktail or oj

Alternatively can you find an excuse to want to be a designated driver eg the weather

Say you have a kidney infection and so are on antibiotics and can't drink?

Everyone I know is doing dry January so that might be a good one. I used that one both times I was pregnant and no one thought anything of it. Particularly as do many people were doing it.
Good luck!

Dry January?

If you pull the antibiotics urine infection excuse. Metronidazole isn't used for that and that's the one you just can't drink with.

Sorry for being a pedant.

I always liked a 'slightly over half" a glass of wine. Full enough that it doesn't get topped up but empty enough that it doesn't look untouched (DH can help).

On THREE separate occasions my sister drank a whole bottle of wine whilst I sat on my half empty glass. She kept saying she didn't understand why she was so hungover every time we got together.

You probably can't rely on your friends being as dimwitted as DSis though

Don't use the antibiotics excuse, that's a dead giveaway Imo.

Gettingfiggy's suggestion was basically what I did - had a couple of tonic waters which I claimed had gin in, then switched to soft drinks claiming I had had a heavy night the night before

Yes I think claiming to be hungover is a better bluff! Too poorly to stomach the thought of alcohol!

It's definately possible, people do it all the time. Asking her to find a seat while you or DH go to the bar, asking her to accompany you to the toilet while DH orders if it's her round (suggest she gives DH the money and he can go up and order), from the start of the evening mention you had too much red wine last night so want to go easy tonight (you then have the get-out of 'not feeling great, might have a mocktail this time' if she insists on ordering). Or you could say you are driving or DH is driving (and swap his orange with your vodka and orange). You can also pretend there's too much of something in your drink/they've given you the wrong thing/the mixer's flat (although be careful with that, she might offer to taste it) and nip up to the bar to get it changed. Congratulations and good luck!

Thanks all, I think we pulled it off! Did a combination of DH buying me fake G&T, switching drinks with in the restaurant when friend was in the loo and when she did buy me a drink I stayed back at the bar to 'get a glass of water' and switched my beer for a non-alcoholic one.

Now to get through the huge, boozy event of the year at my (very gossippy) work!

Be off-sick with a tummy bug the day before the work do. Then you can go along to the event saying you still don't feel really right in yourself and stick to water and avoid the cheese.

January dryathon for MacMillan cancer research, has worked for me all this month, elaborated and told people wasnt asking them to sponsor me as am just giving the money wouldve spent to charity instead