Drinking at Christmas!!

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Unsure of what to do as we have decided to not tell parents about my pregnancy until after Christmas (I'm 7w) because they're very old fashioned and will think it's absurd to have a baby outside wedlock - also its unlikely they will be happy for me for a number or reasons, at least not right away.
However they will probably expect me to be drinking over Christmas, at least one glass of wine with each meal - probably 2 on Christmas day and 1 boxing day, plus the Eve party on 24th. What do i do?!

Options so far - feign illness, say I'm doing dry December (hardly believable), just have the couple of glasses???

Agree just pretend to drink. No one even notices.

However I'm the sort of person that would just rock up and say I'm pregnant, isn't that great news, I'm so happy. Then step back and watch the fun unfold.

Accept the glasses then when no one is looking empty them into the sink, say you're on anti biotics for a chest infection, tell them you're pregnant.

I wouldn't say antibiotics, it's such a cliché. I remember once I actually was on antibiotics and everyone thought I was pregnant.

I wouldn't have much time for people who are supposed to love and care about me if they couldn't be happy and delighted for me if I were to announce I was having a baby. Just wouldn't.

If they love you, they will be happy for you. It's your life, and you get to choose how you live it. I hope you don't have to point this out to them.

Congratulations! Enjoy your holidays ... just think, next Christmas you'll have a tiny one to celebrate with! :)

Tell them you are on antibiotics for a uti and can't drink xx

I kept a 3/4 full glass of tonic water with lime cordial with me all the time and was like, sorted thanks. or if alcohol was forced would pretend sip in front of the drink forcer and surreptitiously tipped some away. Ppl are easy to trick when they've ha a drink lol.

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I'm 14 weeks and left it very late to tell my mother as she's equally disapproving of babies-before-marriage and I was so worried about how she would react. I'll be honest, she was pretty shocked and I didn't get a congratulations at first, plus the "what hapeneed to getting married first?" comment, all of which left me down, BUT. It lasted no more that two conversations before she put it all to one side just to focus on me and baby and now she's being incredibly supportive, and as soon as she saw that first baby scan was a total bag of goo - so there is hope I promise!!

It's not how she would have wanted it, but it's happening so tough ;) She's accepted that and is now just thinking happy thoughts about being a grandma and mostly just making sure I'm okay.

Good luck, I hope it goes really well for you!!

(Also - I really wish I'd thought of the wine bottle swap in my early days! Genius.)