Pregnancy secret!

[Sarah13]

So how are you girls managing to keep things secret from everyone just now? I've got a big girly night out coming up but I'm not ready to announce our news yet as I'm still getting used to it myself (none of my friends and family will expect this as I'm not the maternal broody type!) I want to go on night out but will get lots of questions about not drinking and I'm a rubbish liar! Plus I'm suffering with terrible nausea so might struggle to hide this for much longer, I'm only 6 weeks, I would rather try and get to my scan before telling people.

 

[Mummy2Adam]

Antibiotics is a great one hunny, or get an empty bottle of vodka, fill it with water and tell your friends you have your own booze and just get you coke when they get the rounds in x x

 

[Nat26]

I'm 6 weeks too and keeping the secret is very hard, I had to tell my best friend as I could not explain why I didn't have a drink on my birthday!

I think the best thing you can do is say you're on antibiotics this may get you through until your scan (hopefully). The fact noone will expect you to be pregnant will work in your favour you should be able to get away with a lot before raising any suspicion.

Good luck xxx

 

[Mummy2Adam]

Im 5weeks and 4days and im finding it very hard this time around as everyone is expecting it after my mmc. In work everyones always looking for signs and if im not feeling to good, i get oooohhh you could be pregnant! It was so much easier last time x x

 

[Sarah13]

I'm thinking antibiotics could be the best option would also explain feeling rough!

 

[MissJuly10]

I agree, I'd go with the antibiotics excuse. I also agree with Nat26, if nobody is expecting it then nobody will suspect.

x x

 

[vexcited]

I've used the antibiotics one and did some research first so that I knew roughly what they were called. There's atleast 2 that you totally can not drink on - so choose one of them. You also need a reason to be on the antibiotics...urine infection is a good one especially if you're needing to pop to the toilet a lot....again I'd do some research on it especially if you're a bad liar

Last weekend I had a wedding and I just pretended to drink.... G&T looks just like lemonade especially if you have a cocktail stirrer in your lemonade heehee.

Good luck xx

 

[Chookette]

I know how you feel. Nearly fanted at work yesterday in front of my whole team. Really hard one to explain away... Lucky I have had a really bad cough all week so said it was probably a side effect of the antibiotics.... oh course I am not taking any but did get me out of drinking at a work do earlier in the week also...

think one guy does not believe me as he out right asked me "You sure your not pregnant".... Will have to make sure that I do not miss a lunch again...

Have a Lime and soda can also look like an alcoholic drink.... only thing is that you have to buy all your own drinks.

 

[Alexandra84]

I've used the antibiotics one and did some research first so that I knew roughly what they were called. There's atleast 2 that you totally can not drink on - so choose one of them. You also need a reason to be on the antibiotics...urine infection is a good one especially if you're needing to pop to the toilet a lot....again I'd do some research on it especially if you're a bad liar

Last weekend I had a wedding and I just pretended to drink.... G&T looks just like lemonade especially if you have a cocktail stirrer in your lemonade heehee.

Good luck xx

I'd go for Metronidazole, you definitely don't want to drink while on that one (trust me, I tried this out on myself and the vomiting afterwards was seriously unpleasant ). They prescribe it for vaginal bacterial infections and for abscesses and stuff so it's not too unusual either.

I've not been too successful at hiding that I'm pregnant so my two best friends know and OH's sister (plus one or two other necessary people) but none of my family or the rest of OH's family. We're going to tell them after my scan next week .

PS - vexcited, I love the fact that we've got exactly the same due date !

 

[MrsHakaxjdx]

Yeah i havent told anyone yet, up to now ive done the antibiotics thing and i complain before a few days before that i feel ill. Or you drank the night before and the whole thought of drinking again makes you feel sick x x x

 

[Chookette]

Am spending the next two weekends with my sister so its going to be very hard not to say anything. She is trying at the moment also....

Will be a miracle if she coes out unaware.

 

[LucyAnn]

Im currently using the antibiotics excuse at work! lol as im 10 weeks and 2 days get nausea sickness and look even paler than usual so everyone believes i have had a bug and on antibiotics - its hard though becuase it makes me even more anxious and cant wait till i tell them so i can run to the loo ti be sick whenever i want not needeing an excuse lmao!! xx

 

[meggymum]

At the moment I am on antibiotics anyway for a UTI, but when that course is finished I will go down the lemonade route. You can easily tell others that its booze xx

 

[Sarah13]

It's the 'being in a round thing' if you drink lemonade, my friends wud prob guess if I brought my own drinks all of a sudden! Think the antibiotics will work though, I guess if people find out they find out, maybe get some morning sickness sympathy from my friends! Think what's bothering me most about telling people is suddenly it will be real and all they will talk about is babies and pregnancy and forget about the rest of my life! I'm not ready for that step yet, I'm quite a 'tomboy' and don't really want all the attention, was hard enough doing some girly things when I got married!

 

[Coco pops]

I've used the antibiotics one and did some research first so that I knew roughly what they were called. There's atleast 2 that you totally can not drink on - so choose one of them. You also need a reason to be on the antibiotics...urine infection is a good one especially if you're needing to pop to the toilet a lot....again I'd do some research on it especially if you're a bad liar

Last weekend I had a wedding and I just pretended to drink.... G&T looks just like lemonade especially if you have a cocktail stirrer in your lemonade heehee.

Good luck xx

I'd go for Metronidazole, you definitely don't want to drink while on that one (trust me, I tried this out on myself and the vomiting afterwards was seriously unpleasant ). They prescribe it for vaginal bacterial infections and for abscesses and stuff so it's not too unusual either.

I've not been too successful at hiding that I'm pregnant so my two best friends know and OH's sister (plus one or two other necessary people) but none of my family or the rest of OH's family. We're going to tell them after my scan next week .

PS - vexcited, I love the fact that we've got exactly the same due date !

And me!!!!! 3 of us!