Pregnancy and Alcohol at events?

[BrightSparkles]

How do you get around saying no to alcohol at events but not causing suspicion and have people asking questions??? I didn't really have this issue last time...
Suggestions?????

[Ella]

I went with the headache excuse, "I've got a headache and I just don't want to make it worse..." Usually that worked for me...

[AliBaby]

You shoud be right having one drink.

Seeming its your wedding and you will be busy, you can take glasses and strategically keep putting them down places

You could just say to people if they comment you arent drinking just tell them you have been are going easy as you want to enjoy your day! Nohing wrong with that, then just have a few sips for the toasts.

[willow5]

I'm on anti-biotics and can't have alcohol with them is a good one.
You could be driving and don't trust yourself to stop if you just have one.
Too tired if you have a drink you might fall asleep.

[willow5]

Oh... sorry if it's your wedding you're reffering to you probably wouldn't be driving

You could say you don't want to forget any of your special day so you aren't going to drink anything, or you could get some non-alcoholic champagne for toasting.
I don't know what you wold normally drink but can you fake it? eg just have coke and people assume it's rum&coke etc.

[BrightSparkles]

Seeming its your wedding and you will be busy, you can take glasses and strategically keep putting them down places

LOL That was my plan but i think some people might get a little suspcious...i will keep trying it

[Miss E]

I was going to suggest you say you are detoxing, but that probably won't be too believable given it's your wedding. I think the picking up and putting down the champagne glass is good advice...

[Doing my best]

You could try telling them that It's been a long day and drinking will just make you want to fall asleep..

[feeb]

To be honest it shouldn't be that hard to do at your wedding!! As I know at mine I was bust getting around to people and chatting and dancing that I kept forgetting where my drink was and in the end I think I had 1 drink at wedding!!!

Good luck and have a blast!!

[~Kaz~]

Yup I agree, you will be so busy socialising with all your guests and your guests with each other that I reckon people won't even notice! Take a drink/top up when it's offered and then float on to the next group, table etc. If you constantly or regularly have a drink in your hand, people just assume you're drinking from it. Get your DH to be to help you out too by deflecting discussions if they move in that area. You can also try drinking water for a while and telling people that you just downed 2 (or three or whatever!!) glasses quite quickly and it's gone to your head so you're having a water before your next drink.

GL hun and enjoy your big day!

[Lisa]

Tell people that you and your DH plan to start TTC straight away and decided to not drink just in case.

I was pregnant on my wedding day and no one even noticed that I didn't drink alcohol. Our glasses were pewter and for the toast, mine was filled with lemonade. DH annouced the pregnancy in his wedding speech and everyone was shocked we'd kept it a secret! lol

All the best for your pregnancy and for your big day

[veebee2]

You can get non alcoholic wine from the supermarket if you want people to think you are drinking. But, as Feeb said, it's your wedding day, you won't have alot of time to drink.

Hope you have a great day...

[Salad]

I didnt drink at my wedding and no one even made a comment. Maybe you can get away with it, otherwise if someone says something just say "oh i put it down somewhere" and if they get you another well you can just dump it off somewhere.

[Rooey5]

Have a wonderful day!

My DP and I don't want a few people to know yet, so if we go out and they are drinking we just make sure I get a non-alcoholic drink on the way in and he or I replace it before someone else can! It has worked so far, we think...

I bought a bottle of non-alcoholic sparking grape juice to put in the fridge, so if the Saints win on Friday night I can pretend I'm joining in the alcoholic celebrations

[LionsandBears]

I agree with PP - it's hard to actually drink one full glass on your wedding day. I wasn't pg, but asked the function co-ordinator to make sure I had mineral water - I didn't want to drink too much and wanted to stay hydrayted. I kept putting down drinks and forgetting about them.

Take a sip of champers for toasts etc, but otherwise stick to soft drink. When people ask, just say you're alternating your drinks. You'll be so busy moving from one person to the next no-one should notice.

[BhoysGirl]

Jenn,

how exciting that your big day is so close!

I was married 6 weeks ago, and I asked the head waiter to bring me apple juice & mineral water, which looks so like champagne that no one suspected a thing, even my sister who was my BM & already suspicious of my condition . But as a few other people posted, you can also get yourself so "busy" talking to people that I don't think that anyone even notices if you're holding onto the same glass for 2 hours anyway.

Hope you have a fantastic day!

[GoingtobebiginAsia]

I was actually quite surprised that people DIDN'T notice I wasn't drinking for the first three months. I think you just become a bit paranoid about people becoming suspicious. So try not worry about it, just enjoy your big day.

Several years ago I went to a posh restaurant with a friend for my birthday. We ordered a bottle of champagne and after several topups I said to her "Wow, this is a big bottle of champagne. I'm sure this is my fourth glass." She said "yeah, I'm feeling a bit light-headed." A few months later, when she announced the pregnancy, she told me I drank most of the bottle on my own. I never noticed she didn't actually finish her glass. But I kept going on and on about how big the champagne bottle was. D'uh!