https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:21:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant/page/2#post-26478 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:46:31 +0000 ALittleP 26478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not struggling but I've just found out that I'm pregnant. I'll definitely miss my glasses of sparkling wine though. We struggled with TTC and so I had curbed alcohol intake already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-24451 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:23:17 +0000 mediagirl 24451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really haven't missed drinking that much because I just haven't been craving it. I would have loved a glass of wine at Thanksgiving or a beer when I was at our friends' house the other day. Other than that, I'm doing OK. I do still love the smell of it, though!! On a good note - I'm not spending any money on booze! Score! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-24448 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:16:16 +0000 AND 24448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>edit to add... It looks like I said I drank rum and coke "every once in a while" while knocked up. That wasn't the case. I was trying to say I just like a little R+C every now and then post baby. </p> <p>But not even, because I'm still nursing my 15 month old, because he does not like whole milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-24440 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:06:38 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 24440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaLove: It does get boring really fast. Most of the time people are pretty considerate of the fact that I'm not drinking and offer me more water or soda. But like you said, there's only so much of that I can take. </p> <p>I only have (hopefully) 7 more weeks, so I'm wishing you the best at getting through the rest of your pregnancy :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-24367 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:15:51 +0000 MamaLove 24367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't miss it too much, but could go for a margarita with salt if I think about it too much! LOL! Perhaps I'll break out the blender and make a virgin margarita.</p> <p>The one thing I do miss is the social aspect of drinking... we haven't told any of our friends, so when we go out, I fake drink or don't drink. I never drank a TON before (1-3 glasses when we went out, depending on whether I was driving.). Now I get bored after about an hour out! I'm not drinking at ALL so there are only so many waters or sprites I can take! LOL! It's odd, because drinking doesn't necessarily make things fun for me. I always had a good time (before getting pregnant) when I didn't drink. Now I'm just bored! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-24328 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:50:18 +0000 tequiero21 24328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't really drink, but i would love a glass of sangria. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-24291 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:08:13 +0000 Ree723 24291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I miss wine soooooo much! DH and I love cracking open a bottle of red with dinner once or twice per week and it's been killing me that I can't have any. Once I'm out of my first trimester though (two more weeks!), I will be partaking in the occasional glass of red - not as frequently as I did before getting pregnant, but on occasion. It's been endorsed by my doctor so I'm not worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-24180 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:40:38 +0000 Mrs. Marbles 24180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Being a lightweight I don't drink very often, so I didn't miss alcohol when I was pregnant. I did miss coffee... a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-24169 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:41:49 +0000 AND 24169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not much of a drinker... which surprises everyone! Not sure why. They are even shocked when I tell them I don't drink coffee or tea. Big deal, it's a personal choice, I just don't like the stuff!<br /> The only liquor I would have once in a while is rum and coke... that's it. Not into wine either... blech! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23983 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:04:43 +0000 cyneswith 23983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm only on my first cycle of TTC, and I ALREADY miss wine! Normally, we share about a bottle a week, as I use wine in a lot of recipes. Making red wine salmon with cooking wine makes me sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23922 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:06:04 +0000 lemondrop 23922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Amen sister! I desperately miss my glass of wine with dinner in the evenings. I about tackled a girl over her margarita this past weekend too. I really miss margaritas, but can't justify tequila like a little bit of wine. </p> <p>Once or twice a week I'll pour myself half a glass with dinner (I love the mini bottles of wine so I don't waste a whole bottle), but rarely want more than a couple of sips, and end up dumping most down the sink anyway. When heartburn was bad that helped a lot because I knew wine would make it worse, now that it is under control its harder not to live normally. </p> <p>We have had 4 weddings over the past couple of months, I've had a glass of wine at each one, but I hate feeling judged by other people watching. It wasn't an issue when our parents were having us, and we turned out just fine. Sorry, I'm feeling whiny right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23913 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:53:19 +0000 winniebee 23913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I miss wine a heck of a lot. Mostly when we go out to dinner. I just stare at people while they drink. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23846 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:56:13 +0000 leelee 23846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely missed it at Thanksgiving! We have a tradition of doing an irish car bomb with our parents, uncles, cousins, siblings and this year I felt a little left out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23827 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:09:58 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 23827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skibobrown: That's how I feel!! Sometimes I'll order the same thing just to have something to hold when we're out with friends. </p> <p>I did have a 1/2 glass of wine on my birthday and it was absolutely delicious - I milked that for like 2 hours! HA! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23820 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:52:53 +0000 Maysprout 23820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. Beer tasted gross to me, I usually like hops but the bitterness really got to me so all it took was a sip of my husband's beer to remind me that it was not appetizing. I would sometimes sip from his wine glass because wine didn't taste bad to me but after a few sips I wouldn't feel like I wanted to have anymore and not because I thought it was wrong to have half a glass of wine on occasion but it just felt like enough for some reason. So I don't know if it was because I didn't have hard rules that I didn't miss it too much or what. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23815 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:46:15 +0000 MsMini 23815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will admit that this weekend we went out to dinner, and I really wanted a Daquiri. I had one of the virgin variety, and it did help a bit, but I am sure I will miss Champagne at New Years as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23811 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:43:46 +0000 LuLu Mom 23811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not pregnant yet, however this is something I think about. We aren't by any means alcoholics, but alcohol does play a pretty significant part in our/my socializing. Dinner with friends, drinks at a new bar, concerts, family gatherings all center around alcohol. I have a feeling when the time comes for me to give it up I will struggle with it, however I will know the end result is way better than 9 months of no drinking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23787 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:07:47 +0000 mrsjyw 23787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am grateful that I am a light-weight and can't drink much. I will miss wine (riesling, malbec, and port). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23731 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:08:19 +0000 rachiecakes 23731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I miss champagne, too!<br /> And beer at hockey games...<br /> And margaritas with my girlfriends haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23707 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:37:39 +0000 junebugmama 23707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want a glass of champagne so badly it's almost killing me! I used to always have a glass of champagne when DH and I would go out for dinner. I felt bad for feeling like this, but I'm glad I'm not alone. I watch trash tv at night, anything that starts with The Real Housewives..., and they're always drinking champagne and I miss it so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23704 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:35:37 +0000 junebugmama 23704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want a glass of champagne so badly it's almost killing me! I used to always have a glass of champagne when DH and I would go out for dinner. I felt bad for feeling like this, but I'm glad I'm not alone. I watch trash tv at night, anything that starts with The Real Housewives..., and they're always drinking champagne and I miss it so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23695 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:21:37 +0000 babyz 23695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a big drinker but I do enjoy a glass of wine or beer once in a while so it's not a surprise that I haven't missed it that much... though once in a while when I see it ordered at the table, I kind of wish I could have a sip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23682 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:08:11 +0000 lavender 23682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm more of a social/ light drinker and don't miss it as much as I thought I would. However, I do get the craving for red wine at dinner though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23677 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:59:57 +0000 Rosie Girl 23677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I miss it! Its even harder when everyone around you is drinking! </p> <p>I drink things that are "close" to alcoholic drinks. Instead of cran-vodka, I will drink cranberry and soda. Or I will have hot chocolate with peppermint, instead of hot chocolate and schnapps. Not the same, no, but a good alternative :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23676 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:59:17 +0000 Red 23676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definite did miss alcohol. Surprisingly, I didn't miss the wine and mixed drinks as much as I missed having a nice cold beer with pizza, or at BBQs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23673 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:56:09 +0000 mynoahbear 23673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really miss wine too. I haven't had any since the end of 2009, when we first got pregnant. Then I pumped for nine months. And now I'm pregnant again. I mostly miss my wine when we go out to eat. But I also miss going to the special wine dinners my husband has at work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23650 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:38:01 +0000 themcmom 23650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: I barely made it partly because he was in it with me and I was just out of my first trimester. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23649 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:37:42 +0000 Lozza 23649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It didn't bother me - the idea of alcohol pretty much made me want to barf. I was a cheap date at dinner :)<br /> However, if I were pregnant again and alcohol seemed appealing, I wouldn't hesitate to have the occasional glass. I know everyone's comfort level with that is different, but it wouldn't bother me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23637 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:28:45 +0000 KT326 23637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I struggle too! It doesn't help that my DH is a wine/beer/liquor salesman and so we have roughly 11-12 cases of wine in our house right now....</p> <p>To curb my craving I had some Ariel wine, which is dealcoholized wine (<a href="http://www.arielvineyards.com/wines.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.arielvineyards.com/wines.html</a>). They make it using the same process as wine and then they put it through another process that takes out 99.5% of the alcohol. I tried the Blanc and it was way to sweet for me. But the sparkling wine is absolutely delicious. </p> <p>I've also tried a non-alcoholic beer by Erdinger, it was really good! It tasted like a real beer but with no alcohol (well less than 0.5%). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-struggle-with-not-being-able-to-drink-when-pregnant#post-23636 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:27:38 +0000 sugar 23636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At about 10 weeks I was flippant about drinking a glass of wine on my Husband's b-day. We had a huge fight about it, and I just had a few sips of his wine. From about month 4 to 8 I wasn't interested in alcohol at all. BUT about 2 weeks ago I had a sip of beer and it was heaven. I had a bunch of sips on T-day, including a 1/4 cup of bubbly. Being so close to my due date- I just can't wait. You better believe that I already have a bottle of bubbly in the fridge waiting for NYE!! Can't wait. </p>