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I pump and am lucky enough to have an excess supply so i have a beer a day and pump and dump the following pump session just to be safe. I dont think i would go to the park after having had a drink or 2 though....i usually have a beer with hubs when he cones home from work after we've put our lo down for the night.

Maybe a glass or two on weekends, and occasionally (maybe once a month) a glass after work.

I have 1-2 drinks a year (sometimes). Not a big drinker!

I'm nursing so I've been avoiding alcohol...not a big deal for me though since I'm not into drinking.

We both have a glass (or 2, or more) of red wine over the course of an evening and night, most evenings. Its enough to enjoy, not enough to impair at all.

"She finishes a bottle of wine or more a week just by herself. " - there are only 4-6 glasses per bottle (depending how you pour, most people pour 4), so a bottle a week doesn't seem like that much, really. Its less than 1 glass of wine a night.

@yoursilverlining: I vote 4 glasses of wine in a bottle;)

I have a glass of wine 1-2 times a week at most (rarely I'll have a beer but I usually just have a little of my DH's). It's always after the LO's are asleep. My mom would have 1-2 huge glasses of wine a night when I was growing up and I remember thinking it was kind of excessive and worrying about her.

Having grown up with two drunks in the house I don't drink. I personally think that if you need to drink to be able to "chill" (as in you cannot possibly relax without drinking, not that you just prefer not to) or handle your life/children/husband/job you need to re-evaluate your coping strategies- alcoholism is a slippery slope, and believe me when I say it leads to sad places.

I might have one drink if I'm out to dinner so that's only 1-2x a month. Now I'm pregnant, so I am not drinking. I have definitely had a craving on occasion, though!

@Mrs. Sunglasses: I'm pretty sure that she falls under "functioning alcoholic." It sounds like she and the other moms have a drinking problem.

I could never justify drinking and driving, especially with my child in the car.

We were drinkers before we got pregnant, we would go out on weekends to dinner or a bar with friends, but we very rarely drank at home just the two of us. DH might have a beer while grilling or I might of had a glass of wine if we stayed home on a Friday night and were just relaxing on the deck.

However, we never drank during the week, only weekends. I miss my wine, but will not be drinking much even after she comes since I will be pumping. I do plan on indulging though once my supply is established!

I'm still nursing, but I will sometimes have a beer after my LO goes to bed. I always drink an oatmeal stout or a black IPA since there's anecdotal evidence that dark beer can help boost your supply! But usually I can barely stay awake long enough finish it.

I don't think the alcohol specifically helps me relax, as much as just having a beer with my husband is a nice treat. Before the baby came, we both enjoyed yummy craft beers so I'm glad we still get to do that sometimes.

I drink a few times a year when I am not pregnant.

none right now LOL; but usually one or two on the wknds?

Not a mom yet, but before pregnancy, I wasn't a huge drinker. I definitely enjoyed a glass of wine on Friday nights or out to dinner though. I will admit I've actually had a half glass of wine while pregnant...we were out at a fabulous dinner for a special occasion, and i just had to treat myself to a few swigs.

I am marinating the salmon for dinner in some wine now, so I am going to have a glass with dinner. I don't see an issue with it because I don't ever get behind the wheel while having had even a drop and I can go a very long time without any kind of alcohol.

eta: I am a SAHM, I can totally understand not being able to cope, though, it's no different than any other full time job. People who are going to abuse it are going to do it no matter what the circumstances.

Ok, since no one else has asked.... virgin sangria? Is that just juice with pieces of fruit chopped up in it?

@anacarlin: Congrats!

We pretty much only drink on the weekends. A beer or a cocktail when we get together with our friends or after the kids go to bed. We're not big drinkers, so we don't usually drink during the week.

Not a momma nor pregnant yet, but not a huge drinker...at all. I had my (semester-long) phase in college, but now I rarely drink. I may have a glass of wine if we're out at a big family dinner/get-together, but at home on an average night/weekend, not so much.

I voted maybe on the weekends, but I can count on one hand how many drinks I've had since M was born 8 months ago. Frankly, I'd rather save those calories for ice cream