Controversial did anyone drink in pregnancy??

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Not saying I would was just wondering did anyone?

I had a very heavy weekend the day before I got my bfp. But after that I had a glass of champagne at a wedding and on Christmas day, a tiny glass of red (half a small glass, about 50ml) in a gorgeous Italian restaurant and the odd sip of DHs beer.

The odd glass of wine on special occasions eg Christmas, my birthday. I think 1 glass, once or twice a week, would be fine tbh.

No.

It’s not a hard thing to give up for such a short while. Why risk it?

I think if someone is finding it very hard to give up then they probably need to reconsider their approach to alcohol regardless of pregnancy.

Yes. The advice back then (early 2000s), was one or two glasses, once or twice a week.

DCs fine.

I did. Way less then usual of course. My baby is fine

Luckily for me, even the slightest smell of alcohol made me feel like puking so it was never an option

I've had the odd glass of wine or a G&T

The book Expecting Better has some great summaries around research carried out.

I felt fine having the odd drink - there is no evidence whatsoever to say it causes harm.

Each to their own though 😊

I did in my last pregnancy. The odd glass of wine here and there, birthdays, holidays, Xmas etc. DS is fine. Life without alcohol is a dull existence especially when everyone else is drinking! Just don’t go overboard!

Nope - why risk it? Luckily I don't smoke anyway.

Have both my parents 50th coming up so didn't know wether half a lager/shandy would hurt as they'd think it very strange me not drinking to celebrate with them. Not wanting to tell anyone till I'm past 12 week.

I didn't, not even for the two weddings I attended.

I was never a big drinker in the first place and those are the only two times I missed it. Not worth the risk imho

I did, at Christmas and a wedding and few other occasions. I'm 12 weeks now with dc2, I will be having a glass of wine with lunch tomorrow, mainly because it's not common knowledge that I'm pregnant yet and I know family will be very suspicious if I don't have one (and I don't drive so can't use that as an excuse). However I will have one small glass of wine. I will probably have another at my best friend's wedding in June.

One small glass a few times in pregnancy won't hurt. It's daily or excessive drinking that is known to cause problems.

It's odd how there's so much judgement about alcohol, but so little about women who eat from salad bars or eat pate which doctors warned me off much more vigorously, telling me about listeria but also to enjoy a small glass of red each day on holiday.

I found French waiters understood the concept of pregnant = only one drink and responded by bringing out the good stuff.

Why should anyone give up anything without good evidence? There's no reason to believe a single drink a few times a week has an effect, any more than there is for say chocolate (and the dose makes the poison, always).

Will they notice you not drinking? I don't pay attention to what is in other people's glasses. If handed a glass of alcohol, just say thank you and put it down later or hand it to your partner/friend if they know.

Whatever you do, don't start making up excuses about antibiotics and drawing attention to it.

I've had the odd glass of wine here and there. And despite the hand wringing post above, I'm not an alcoholic who needs to get help. I've read Expecting Better and am happy that the odd unit of alcohol every so often isn't going to do any harm.

Well the NHS website says that drinking in the first 3 months of pregnancy increases your risk of miscarriage. I'd rather people thought I was strange for not drinking than take that risk.

Thanks for some of your responses I will just ignore the judgemental ounces I stated I probably wouldn't however with it being mum and dads 50th very soon and not wanting to tell people before 12 weeksi was wondering if anyone else had not saying I'd get absolutely rat arsed I'm not stupid I'm talking 1 drink 😊

@bothersomecrow I agree. Also a lot of judgment in day to day life about minute amounts of alcohol from people who have appalling diets, and totally sedentary lifestyles.

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Goodness me, two posts already suggesting that you are an alcoholic if you choose to drink small amounts of alcohol during pregnancy. Or maybe it’s because having read all the reasearch, you realised there isn’t actually ANY evidence that small amounts of alcohol is detrimental to your child and and so you decided it was ok.

I am not even rising to the people insinuating I am an alcoholic If I was I wouldn't be asking other people experiences and would be straight on the bottle regardless don't you think

I had the odd glass, 1 a week max. The advice used to be that that level was ok

I drank like a fish for the 1st 4 months but then I had no idea I was pregnant....... DD is fine, the odd glass isn't really a problem

During my first pregnancy, I think I had 2 drinks, both of which were small glasses of bubbly at weddings.

In my second pregnancy, I had a couple more. Maybe 4 in total? I know I had a glass of wine on my 30th birthday.