Best excuses for why you're not drinking?

[Sterla]

I am going out with my mum's group today, and most of the mums have said they are going to have a glass of bubbly with their meal. I would usually join them, but obviously am not going to now.

I'm still not ready to tell everyone that I'm pregnant (still very early days), so I need a good excuse for why I'm not drinking. I've been stressing about this all night and dreaming about it, and I still haven't come up with a good reason!

[MsTaira]

You shouldn't have to come up with an excuse..." I don't feel like it" is good enough.

But if you are concerned... My favourite that has worked and has me left alone is. "I can't drink with these antibiotics... "

hope that helps

[Doing my best]

If I have even a glass of wine with nurofen in my system, the effects are so much worse..

So you could've 'taken' nurofen before you left, and can't drink..

[HotI]

On a health kick.

Trying to be good before Christmas.

You made a bet with your partner/friend you couldn't go a month/ through christmas without having a drink

[ladybirdflies]

Would they even know you are not drinking...take the glass hold it in your hand... pretend sip... dump!

[Sunny Love]

Id do the same as Ladybirdflies, and then say its giving me a headache

[HotI]

ask for lemon lime and bitters (or whatever soft) in a bubbly glass.

[Nai]

Hungover is good, I used that last week and I'm not even pregnant just make sure you look tired and crappy though!

Getting over a tummy bug also works.

[PumpkinZulu]

I'd say either that you're back on a health kick and doing a detox, or that you're hungover.

[lozzy_mac]

On the theme of hangover you could say you've got a big one planned that night!
Or order a juice and say you're addicted to pineapple (or whatever) juice at the moment.
Or just get ice water and say you're a bit dehydrated

[lozzy_mac]

On the theme of hangover you could say you've got a big one planned that night!
Or order a juice and say you're addicted to pineapple (or whatever) juice at the moment.
Or just get ice water and say you're a bit dehydrated

[trishalishous]

I'd say either that you're back on a health kick and doing a detox, or that you're hungover.

theres always one of our friends who is detoxing/clean eating/paleo, so thats always my excuse.

[Sterla]

Thanks everyone!
The sparkly was ordered for everyone before I could really say anything, so I just left it sitting there for ages. Eventually, someone asked about it and I said I'd opened a bottle of wine last night, so was feeling a bit off wine today lol. Hopefully everyone bought it