I havent yet, but the last few weeks it has been hard as I have been craving a beer...

we have a family joke (and please note this is a JOKE!! we all say it in humour and laugh and don't judge anyone who does do it) but in my mums 3 pregnancies with me and my 2 brothers she never touched a drop (which considering her drinking habits is pretty impressive) EXCEPT when she was pregnant with my middle brother, she had one mouthful of champagne to toast her parents wedding anniversary (I think it was their 30year or something) to this day, we always joke that that is what is wrong with my brother (nothing is wrong with him aside from a bit of dyslexia), but now when ever people ask me if i would like a mouthful of their drink (which happens a fair bit) my reason for saying no is "no way I don't want an E" (E = my brothers name). My brother knows we say it, so does my mum, neither are offended and laugh it off.

When I didn't drink at DH work xmas party I think people were sus, esp. seen as it was held in a different town just to go to this particular pub to drink at. But no one asked me why I wasnt drinking, really wasnt any of their business until we decided to make it official and tell them.

It is hard with our culture being so drink friendly and being what is expected of us, but you really don't have to justify to anyone if you arent drinking and its up to you if you tell them its because you are pregnant, or if you tell them you just don't feel like it or something else.

FAS (Fetal alcohol syndrome) is refered to as HIGH levels of alcohol. even though there is no set amount as to what makes it 'high' and how much is needed to cause it in your baby. because no 'safe' level has been determained its easier to just play it safe and say none at all.