Still hiding im pregnant wedding abroad!

[mummyto12017]

Hello all,

I'm currently 9 and half weeks with my first scan booked for the 4th august,

I am flying out to a friends wedding tomorrow morning and still hiding to majority that I'm pregnant apart from the couple we're staying with everyone else is non the wiser.

Obviously I wont be drinking but I wondered if I could have a glass of rose split into two with lemonade?

What are thoughts it would be a very watered down split glass of wine or do I just avoid it completely ? all Google searches are giving me mixed messages!

 

[firstfreakout]

It's a judgement call really.
My partner's mum asked if I wanted a glass of champagne to celebrate when we told them I was pregnant at 10 weeks, to which I turned down, and she's a retired doctor!

Personally, I wouldn't do it, but if you feel it's necessary then I really don't think one watered down glass is going to make any difference.
Could you not have like a sparkling elderflower presse or soda water and lime and claim it's alcohol?

 

[Selina13]

Could you use a water infection excuse and say you ate on strong antibiotics thst you simply cannot drink with? There are some antibiotics that they strongly advise no alcohol with due to side effects? X

 

[Wednesday]

I personally wouldn't bother but then I don't really like the taste of alcohol.

I'm sure you'll be fine with half a glass if you really want to x

 

[firstfreakout]

Could you use a water infection excuse and say you ate on strong antibiotics thst you simply cannot drink with? There are some antibiotics that they strongly advise no alcohol with due to side effects? X

See, people always say that the antibiotics excuse is what makes them think pregnancy right away, as most common antibiotics (like amoxicillin) for example don't react with alcohol.
If you're gonna use this excuse, I'd look up a name of an antibiotic that does react badly with alcohol and a reason why you're taking it, because people just won't believe you!

 

[Blueclass]

Personally I wouldn't but it's your decision. I used to have apple juice in a wine glass with lemonade and people thought it was wine x

 

[TORino]

Metronidazole is a name (flagyl) of an antibiotic if you wanted to use that excuse, I had it for a mouth abcess and was told to strictly not drink whilst on it.

I'd have the glass of wine.. I think the risks are negligible for that little alcohol BUT if you're going to worry about until your baby is born maybe best to avoid.

 

[mylullaby]

I'm sure it would be fine, but I couldn't stomach it. I did the apple juice/ lemonade thing for fake white wine. Also did elderflower fizz = prosecco. Tonic water + lemon = G&T. I realised I actually really like drinking tonic water on its own when I was pregnant. I could hardly tell the difference! I had a few mocktails at weddings too. At one evening do, I even took a bottle of beer to the loos, rinsed it out and filled it with water! No-one really notices what you're drinking- they're usually more bothered about their own drinks. I found I was really paranoid about people finding out I was faking it but I didn't need to be- they didn't care half as much as I thought they would. X

 

[Rose83]

I wouldn't but mainly because I used to teach secondary pupils about foetal alcohol syndrome and watched some videos where women claimed their child had it from them having one glass of wine in early pregnancy. To be honest I'm not sure I entirely believe that as plenty of people drink in the early weeks because they don't know they are pregnant but at the same time maybe they are just lucky. I really don't think anyone can entirely agree and it is up to you what you decide really. I went to my brother's wedding pregnant and I kept raising the champagne glass to drink but not actually drinking and no one noticed. I also was breastfeeding my first baby still so just used that as an excuse x

 

[CARNAT22]

Yep the antibiotic TORino mentioned reacts so badly with alcohol, you aren't meant to drink for 48h AFTER finishing the course. You usually get those AB for gum infections (well that's what I had them for)

I didn't drink at all with first pregnancy but was a little more lax second time around. I was in last trimester though (spritzer with Xmas dinner and weeny glass of fizz on NYE and I was 36w)

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[Hoping for no2]

If you want one glass it won't hurt at all, it's completely up to you! I had a glass of champagne with my first in the first tri when we got engaged but couldn't stomach even the thought of alcohol at that point last time or this due to awful sickness. X

 

[mummyto12017]

Thanks everyone!

Operation undercover went well! I told one other close friend and she helped the undercover operation, even had a shot of water instead of sambuccas had to fake the horrible taste fake reaction!

I had a glass of rose and lemonade that lasted a few hours and just kept topping it up with lemonade to make it last, then went on to have lemonade and lime and pretended they were vodka lemonade and lime.

Its defo more my paranoia more than anything no one raised any suspicions at all! so only a few more weeks till my scan now.

And have a few free weekends with no plans! so can hibernate in peace!

Thank you for all your input