I drank 3/4 sips of alcoholic cocktail with a straw by accident

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SharpMentor · 30/01/2025 00:50

Im currently 11 weeks pregnant and I accidentally drank like 3 or 4 sips of gin and tonic cocktail with straw. I told the waitress that im pregnant and to make sure to be safe to give me the non alcoholic cocktails. She was so polite so offered me a cocktail without alcohol but which it turned to be with alcohol on it. Deep down i felt weird so i took 1 sip with straw then asked my husband to try, then my brother in law and unfortunately they couldn’t taste the gin and tonic on it and said for sure it is alcohol free, you can drink it. Then i took the second sip with straw and asked the waitress again, it is 100% alcohol free. She said yes of course. So i took the third sip with straw just little bit and the person that made the cocktail came to me in a hurry and told me that the cocktail was with a little bit of gin and tonic like 10% so they replaced with a nonalcoholic one . I was soo lostt and worried and not myself at that moment. All i was thinking was my babyyy. Please am i being paranoid or whatt. Can 3/4 sips of cocktail with gin tonic, i drank it with a straw slow and not too much just 3,4 sips can it harm my baby im literally soo soo worried 😧

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Poppymeldrum · 30/01/2025 11:34

sel2223 · 30/01/2025 03:18

Please don't worry OP, a one off mistake where you had a few sips will not cause any harm to your baby whatsoever. Some women go the entire 9 months without even knowing they're pregnant!

That was me
I found out on the Monday and gave birth on the Saturday
I'd Drank,smoked,ate god knows how much soft cheese and tuna and been to more than a few nightclubs
I'd also been on roller-coasters (at least 5/6 during the whole pregnancy) and god knows what else
He's now 24,just given me my first grandchild and is 100% fine

Honestly op,baby will be fine

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SharpMentor · 30/01/2025 11:41

DeepFatFried · 30/01/2025 11:00

This was no risk at all to you OP, and just think of the advice given (by doctors) to our grandmothers: Guinness and stout (presumably in moderation) was good for pregnant women! To no ill effect (in moderation). Most research indicates that there is no risk if alcohol intake is less than 1.5 units a day.

HOWEVER It was a very serious mistake by the bar / restaurant. Customers could be on medication or treatment fir which alcohol- free is vital, a recovering alcoholic, the designated driver…plus it is your right to choose whether you drink any alcohol or not. I would follow up with an e mail to the management. It’s good that they were polite, and quickly realised their mistake … but ill trained bar / cafe staff killed someone in my neighbourhood by not properly washing a blender between different drinks (nut allergy).

They need to tighten up their practices.

Yes, absolutely agree, even though I told her like 3 times just alcohol free without nothing in it. But it can happen, at that moment i was so nervous to them but still i couldn’t blame her because it can happen, it happened with me and i think, hopefully it won’t happen with any one else. But i’m thankful that everything it is okay. Maybe it is my personality i think about a lot of details and i care a lot about others more than myself, thats why i felt so sad and down cuz i really take a lot of responsibility for things that i do and i do care a lot about others and sometimes seeing that not everyone do the same, maybe it made me sad a little bit. But this is life, it is not beautiful and enjoyable if it has people with same mind and personality. So that’s why we are all unique in the perfect way possible.❤️😍

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SharpMentor · 30/01/2025 11:44

CharlieAndMoose · 30/01/2025 05:32

What's with the judgemental tone? She wanted a mocktail and the bar messed up, and rectified the problem. Why does need need to read about FAS when she's clearly taking steps to avoid alcohol?h The sugar and caffeine content if she drank coke all night would be no healthier than the 3 sips of gin she ended up having, and it's known that fresh fruit juice can have the same trace amount of alcohol as the low AF drinks which are 0.5%. (For clarity, I'm not criticising anyone drinking coke or juice in pregnancy, I'm just pointing out that your suggestion contradicts your high and mighty tone).

OP, you're worrying unnecessarily as PPs have already explained. Relax, enjoy your pregnancy and keep going on those nights out while you can! I've been enjoying mocktails and AF beers on a weekend throughout my pregnancy as I make the most of socialising as normal before my life changes - baby is all healthy and wiggly at 21 weeks now.

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God bless you 🥰❤️🫶🏽

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