Excuses for not drinking?!

[Belfast girl]

Hi all!

New to the forum, this is my first post!

Firstly congrats to everyone here, wishing you a healthy and happy 9 months!

Well its coming up to Xmas season, which means lots of office nights out etc. What are people saying as excuses for not drinking if they are keeping their pregnancy a secret?

Unfortunatly I don't drive, so can't use that one!

 

[tipper]

I always used that I was trying to lose some weight. Everyone knows alcoholic drinks are bad for diets!

 

[ButterflySkye]

I say I've got to drive and I do drive so I use that xxx

 

[msflowerfairy]

Antibiotics, upset tummy?

 

[Emmamb]

Antibiotics is always a good 1. Or drink drinks that look like alcohol...lime and lemonade etc. If ppl offer to buy u a drink ask 4 a soft drink and say ur alternatin them so u don't peak to early x

 

[Bluebell]

The other night I said I was hung over from the night before and couldn't face anymore tonight, it seemed to work well

 

[xshauna_bazx]

I would say antibiotics. xxx

 

[tipper]

Depending on how nosey your friends/family are, you'll need to be sure to have a backstory to accompany the antibiotic story.

 

[xshauna_bazx]

Lol yeahhh! xxx

 

[tipper]

Actually, stumbling over an answer might play into it more! They'll probably think you have something so damn awful that you're embarrassed to say.

 

[zooma]

I have used the antibiotics one a few weeks ago so can't really use it again. Luckily I had a plausible reason (a re-occurrance of an infection I used to get frequently). Then this week when I went to the pub I genuinely had a headache so I just drank water telling people I couldn't face alcohol when I already had a headache. I am a rubbish liar so I was glad I had a genuine headache or I wouldn't have been able to think it up.

 

[xshauna_bazx]

tipper.

Nice one zooma

 

[sexyamy2005]

yeh antibiotics, hung over, or drink something that looks like alcohol, lol

xxx

 

[Jazzy]

yeah it's a hard one, as i am a known drinker at parties (not sure if that is good) we went to a friends birthday when i was only 6 weeks and i was on lemonaid, she just walked straight up to me and said you're pregnant. you could use the antibiotic one or i like the one of drinking drinks that look like booze congratulations btw xxxxx