https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 00:25:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1/page/2#post-2264193 Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:57:57 +0000 californiadreams 2264193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never think about having a drink when I'm alone with them and I'd probably would not just cuz it might make me more tired than I already am. However I'm pretty sure DH and I have had the occasional glass of wine at dinner (like both of us at the same time) with LO. </p> <p>After they are in bed is a different story and if I felt like it, I'd definitely have a glass of wine or two. DH does too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1/page/2#post-2264178 Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:09:16 +0000 MrsH 2264178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: +1! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2264161 Sat, 15 Aug 2015 11:15:41 +0000 Mama Bird 2264161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't drink alone, so this doesn't come up, but I don't see a problem with drinking a little as long as it doesn't impair you. I'd do it if it made me feel better and more energetic while I'm dealing with the kids by myself. It doesn't, so I sneak candy in the kitchen instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2264089 Sat, 15 Aug 2015 06:46:56 +0000 blackbird 2264089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dude. My kids are WHY I drink </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2264073 Sat, 15 Aug 2015 01:55:47 +0000 lemondrop 2264073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I'm not planning to drive anywhere later that day/night (I work some evenings) I'll definitely have a glass or two of beer or wine if it's been a rough day. And often on the less rough days as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263985 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:06:55 +0000 Mae 2263985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: lol my thought too. the more you solo parent the more you need to drink ;) </p> <p>I don't drink a lot at home so its sort of a non-issue. I probably have had a glass of wine after bedtime at some point when my husband wasn't home, and would again though. As long as I can drive, NBD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263980 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 19:53:00 +0000 avivoca 2263980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't, but there are those days that I wish we kept alcohol in the house so I could have a drink. I'm a lightweight though, so it would only ever be one drink. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263976 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 19:49:20 +0000 MrsF 2263976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Thank YOU. I was reading this thread last night (with my second glass of wine in hand) and feeling a little guilty. I'm so rattled by the end of the day with two kids when DH is traveling, I definitely need a beverage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263966 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 19:28:30 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2263966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sometimes have a beer or glass of wine before DH gets home - usually it's because LO is taking a long late nap and I know I'll actually get to enjoy it while he's asleep.</p> <p>I wouldn't want to be incapable of driving in an emergency. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263670 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:04:16 +0000 Mrs D 2263670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a lightweight when it comes to alcohol - so I keep it to one drink myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263655 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:54:04 +0000 .twist. 2263655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have zero problems having a drink or two while solo. I'm not tipsy and can still drive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263650 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:48:08 +0000 sarac 2263650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely. I actually don't drink, but I wouldn't hesitate to. My husband always has a beer with dinner, sometimes two. Maybe one in the afternoon on a weekend. I think that modeling responsible alcohol consumption is extremely important, so I would never want to see it consumed just after bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263617 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:58:47 +0000 winniebee 2263617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, yeah...isn't a beer or two HOW you survive solo parenting!?!?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263596 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:30:56 +0000 LuLu Mom 2263596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not one to drink alone, but if I felt like I wanted/needed a glass of wine or a beer I would have one. I don't know how it's any different than me and DH drinking together when the kids are in bed? We are both "impaired" then and I would be more likely to drink more with him than alone! We have a fire station a minute away if it came down to needing an ambulance (not saying we drink often, but if we were with neighbors, ect. it might be the point of not wanting to drive!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263548 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:55:47 +0000 snowjewelz 2263548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sure! I would never drink till I'm even buzzed anyway, without or without LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263528 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:45:05 +0000 Bubbles 2263528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I'm not pregnant I would have a glass of wine most nights after putting DS to bed. I don't have a car though so I don't worry about driving. I wouldn't drink enough that I'd be unable to deal with an emergency though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263488 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:02:09 +0000 Modern Daisy 2263488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never when DS is awake, but I will have a drink or two after bed. I don't get so drunk that I can't drive in an emergency but def tipsy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263481 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 09:58:34 +0000 birdofafeather 2263481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i totally have a glass of wine or two (or a beer) when solo parenting. never enough to impair me, but DH works 24 shifts, so i need that drink every now and again! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263274 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 06:54:07 +0000 lamariniere 2263274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have a glass or two of wine, but I don't really like drinking alone, so it's rare. I don't have to worry about driving though if ever there were an emergency. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263271 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 06:52:28 +0000 Pumuckl 2263271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: I've never thought about that but thinking back to when I was solo parenting I never drank. Not because I was scared of anything happening but rather because I just don't like drinking by myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263177 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 23:24:59 +0000 Purpledaisy 2263177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! I've never thought twice about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263148 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 22:19:20 +0000 matador84 2263148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1-3 drinks, usually only beer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263147 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 22:18:33 +0000 ALV91711 2263147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll sometimes have one drink after DS is in bed if I'm alone, but not more than one. But most of the time if I'm solo by the time he is in bed I'm too tired to even care about having a drink. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263111 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:30:16 +0000 youboots 2263111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M travels a lot. I'll have a beer or sometimes two. I could always drive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263107 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:21:19 +0000 regberadaisy 2263107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I have a super low tolerance because I'm not a big drinker. I might have one beer a month, if that. So I really see no need to drink before the kids are in bed.<br /> Eta,: and I'm breastfeeding so there are very limited drinking windows to begin with!</p> <p>Dh wouldn't drink while solo parenting although he is more than capable of being completely lucid after 2 or 3 beers. It's that German Irish upbringing. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263094 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:10:49 +0000 mrsjyw 2263094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a big drinker and I'm nursing so it's a non issue for me. But I wouldn't care if Dh had a drink or two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263091 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:09:06 +0000 twodoghouse 2263091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: :heart: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263080 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:04:35 +0000 SweetiePie 2263080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: "a shit ton of champagne". I :heart: you. </p> <p>I definitely wouldn't get drunk, but a glass of wine or two is fine for me. That being said, I live in a city where I don't need to drive. And I have like 4 hospitals within a couple blocks. If I was in the burbs not sure if I'd feel differently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263078 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:02:10 +0000 catomd00 2263078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH has been gone all week and I have had 1/2 glass of wine every night after DD went to bed. Tonight was rough and I may have started my glass while making dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinking-while-solo-parenting-1#post-2263075 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:01:02 +0000 travelgirl1 2263075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither of us drink if we are home alone. I like to be able to think clearly and DH doesn't want the kids to smell alcohol on him. </p>