Nothing. The only time either of us drinks at home is if we have company over. When his dad or brother come over we’ll buy a six pack. Occasionally we’ll order a drink when we go out just the two of us. Both of my parents are recovering alcoholics, so I’m pretty anti-alcohol.

When not pregnant I used to drink way to often (probably 5 nights a week). My husband drinks maybe once a week or less. Our drinking days are probably over now since we’re about to have two kids.

Lol im very shocked. I drink just socially but i havent had a drink in like 2 years tbh becasue i got pregnant back to back so i didnt have a chance to

We don't drink.

We drink MAYBE 4 times a year. Even then it's never more than a glass or two of wine. I've never understood the people that drink anything every night.

I don't drink and my husband never drinks after work. He'll have a beer every now and then.

I don't drink as much as I used to. I'll have a beer or a jack and dr pepper depending on how bad my day or week was. Which isn't often at all. It calms my nerves a little bit too. My SO has a beer or two every other night. He just likes the taste.

My whole extended family drinks together. Usually we have dinner and a game/movie night on Saturday or Sunday and may bust out the blender for some Pina Coladas or margaritas. We don't drink beer much, and we enjoy trying new drinks with each other. Like the other day I made a "Grown Up Raspberry Lemonade" with moscato and vodka and it was a hit with the fam. We enjoy having that time as a family and aren't breaking any laws, so we're cool with it. We understand that we more than likely drink more than other family's find acceptable and that's okay with us. We keep the drinking specific to our gatherings, not others. I'd say we drink 1-2 times a week.

Not necessary but I have a few glasses every now and then. I’d probably not even drink half a bottle of wine once a week but it relaxes me. No harm :)

We dont drink, but thats pretty much cuz we dont really like the taste and we both have alcoholic family members

When not pregnant I have a couple of glasses of wine most nights. I love it! After the kids have gone to bed and the housework is done and my workday is done it’s something I enjoy for myself.

Haven’t struggled to not drink during pregnancy but I’m looking forward to it when I can

Unless they weren’t trying to get knock up @ek ?

I’m sure people who got knocked up after a few drinks would disagree ?

We both aim for 3 glasses of water a night. Alcohol, absolutely none.... ever. NOTHING good comes from alcohol, so we dont touch it.

It's rare that I drink. I have such a hard time detox in the alcohol.

If I drink I want to get drunk. Maybe once every 2 yrs.

Anywhere from nothing, to 2 glasses of wine, a couple cocktails, or a couple beers. Totally depends. Tough emotional and physical day, hubby and I will break a six pack and smoke a couple cigarettes after babies go-to bed. Normal day, maybe nothing or a beer or wine or two. Helps me unwind, but it's not necessary.

Husband hasn't touched alcohol in years and i only drink rarely. We never buy alcohol.

When im not pregnant I drink pretty much every night. Either wine, a few beers, gin or bourbon. It's not like i get plastered but I enjoy a nice buzz

I'll make a mixed drink depending on how work day was lol

My boyfriend is 6 years sober so he doesn’t drink at all. I rarely drink anymore. Only special occasions or sometimes if we go out to dinner I’ll order one drink.

ttdub- that makes sense. I thought you were talking about alcohol beer. It sounds like you have it under control. Congratulations.

@whit yea I said i drink Maybe 2-3 beers a week after yard work in the summer because it's tasty but I was referring to non alcoholic beer. I'm so used to just calling it beer since all of my friends and family know they are O'Doul's.

But yes I agree that a few sips can be dangerous to someone in recovery. I always talk to my support before hand and stick to some clear rules. It is a lot of effort on my part and it would be best to just steer clear all together.

To answer the OP I drink an occasional beer when I’m in the mood.

I’m Muslim so no drinks since I converted in 2008!!!!

I’m invested in one particular aspect. I grew up with an alcoholic and I can assure you, having a few sips here and there is a huge no no.

Pp a few sips can set you back depending on where your head is at the time. I would steer clear altogether. What you’re doing is very unwise.

DaNile has very strong currents and it can pull you right in.

I thought you said when it hot you drink 2-3 beers? I'm just confused.

@new I think it's because I ripped a new one into this crazy that was taking shots in her kitchen to "be a better mom" so it does sound kinda bad that I, a recovering alcoholic, admit to taking sips of alcohol here and there.

I'm not swimming in da-nile. Lol but thats okay if you want to believe that. I have full support of my doctor and sponsor and they have never once said I'm in denile or taken a chip away because I told them about new years.

I am not like that crazy pp and I know I have am an alcoholic and know that I will always have to put in work to maintain my sobriety.

Why are people so invested in tdub’s life?

And totally not necessary but we enjoy it

On the days he drinks usually 4-6 corona's and i enjoy my wine almost daily

Nada. I drink on special occasions only. And even then only sometimes.

SO drinks maybe once or twice a month.

We aren't big drinkers.

We use to drink more before the kids. Now.... not so much. Even on date nights only one of us might have a drink.

Idk, it seems like you’re rowing upstream in daNile

I'm my son's tee ball coach & tonight was our first practice & I might drink the whole bottle of wine. My lordddd.

You realize if you take a sip of alcohol it does change your BAC from 0.00, it might only be 0.015 but a sip of alcohol still enters your bloodstream. You can't out science, science.

O'Douls fine, but you're not sober, no matter how you wanna spin it to make yourself feel better.

Would you tell a pregnant woman that a sip of alcohol is acceptable? Nooo, because it still enters the bloodstream. Same for you.

@jelly. I underatand how I sound hypocritical but I really think there is a vast difference between smoking drugs and having a literal sip or two of alcohol very infrequently. Like I said. I'll have a beer or small glass of wine for 2 holidays a year, but I never finish the drink because I never want to alter my state of mind. Taking a hit of a drug would be mind altering, so I don't believe that's a fair comparison. When I have said sips or even an O'Doul's my BAC is/never will be over 0.00 so that is why I still consider myself sober.

So much contraction ?

I don’t do drugs anymore I’m sober...

Expect for a hit or two on holidays. Or after a long day of work.

I’m sure having a ripe banana won’t set you back.

Having a few sips or a drink now and then on the other hand...

I don't drink at all. Dh is only off every 3 weeks. He will have a drink about once every few months.

Alcoholics generally don’t take a few sips of alcohol here n there. That’s the thing

Maybe I've has a shatty sponsor then because it was never my understanding that having an O'Doul's after working outside would ruin my sobriety. I still eat ripe bananas and drink koumbacha, both of which have alcohol in them. I still consider myself sober because I have never consumed more alcohol than that of 3/4-1 O'Doul's or one full koumbacha.

All or nothing means all or nothing. There shouldn’t be any grey area

I’m just gonna say it. But before I had a very very different understanding on what it meant to be sober, but lately BB is blowing my mind with alcoholics definitions of what sober is to them, or what being an alcoholic is to them.

If you are drinking alcoholic beverages you are not a “sober alcoholic”

Even a couple sips, you ruined your sober ness. You said you had a beer in the summer heat, if you were a true alcoholic in recovery you would have zero drinks

But that doesn’t sound like all or nothing..?

I guess whatever works for you and your recovery.

Nothing nothing at all we don’t even keep drinks on hand anymore we suck. ??‍♀️

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I personally think it is an all or nothing thing. Thats why I stick to non alcoholic stuff. Like I said, I'll have the alcoholic drink during thanksgiving and new years toasts, but generally because I don't bring my own non alcoholic beers to those kinds of parties. So I'll do the toast and have a sip or two. Then go back to drinking water. Often times I'll only toast with water, but I don't think having a few sips a year will hinder my recovery.

Weird, I thought it was an all or nothing type of deal.

I drink a glass of wine from time to time. Some weeks it’s 3-4x others it’s 1x. Just depends and I rarely drink more than one glass.

Someone looking for the drinkers? ?

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I have some wine maybe once a week if we spend time with friends. It’s not necessary but it’s nice to try different kinds.

Never. We don't drink haven't in years. We quit drinking alcohol/beer back in 2012 we tried wine once since then but it's not for us lol.

One night a week we have friends over for dinner. We're social drinkers, so we'll have a drink or 2 with them. Otherwise we don't drink unless it's a special occasion.

Maybe like 3/4 times a week. A glass of wine or cocktail. We usually do something on the weekends but my son is never with us

@pp yes which is why I normally stick to the non-alcoholic beers, but I will have a corona or very small glass of wine like 2x a year. Mainly for like thanksgiving toast and the countdown to new years. Other than that its non-alcoholic stuff for me. I'm actually really excited that the liquor store near me started selling this awesome tasting non-alcoholic wine! I get it every few months.

When not pregnant I drink a beer or two once a week at social get togethers. Or some wine on a Saturday night after the kids are in bed. Husband is hit or miss. He works a lot so sometimes he’ll have a beer with dinner. I’d say once a week or less.

We don't drink much. Every Tuesday night we go and play darts so we will have a couple then, if our football team is playing over the weekend on TV we will get a couple of drinks and have them while watching the game and the odd occasion special events like birthdays, Easter and Christmas

My dh and I drink the same amount. We will prob have drinks 3 nights a week, but never very many unless we have a social event or are celebrating. It’s not fun to drink too much and wake up not feeling great to take care of kids so we def don’t overdo it very often.

I don’t drink at all my so has a beer or 2 after work every tho but some days he doesnt

I don’t drink at home at all. I drink at weddings or other big get togethers. Or the occasional girls night (like once or twice a year)

Me and my husband dont drink. I used to red wine was my drink of choice

Maybe a few times a week, same for my husband.

One of our local grocery stores is going out of business and all their alcohol is 50% off so that number might go up now ???

I'm a social drinker. I haven't had a drink since at least November of last year. My husband's coming home next month though so ?????

Not very often. When I drink wine, it hits me instantly and makes my face really red and my chest hurts. I feel super drunk over a very small amount, then it passes within 20 minutes.

I can handle beer, and I drink that when I crave it which is normally during summer grilling on the deck 0-2 times a week. Normally only 1-.5 cans.

@bmoss I told Dh the same. Forget the food, bring me some champs. ?

I have somewhere between 0-5 drinks per week, maybe a glass of wine with dinner one night and a couple margaritas on the weekend. Dh might have a couple of beers weekly.

I need this baby out of me! Mama needs a drink. I told my mom to bring champagne to the hospital.

@monkeys ?

I don’t drink.

My husband will have a few beers once or twice a week. Generally the weekend. Sometimes every few weeks. It really depends.

@monkey, if i were at home I'd crack a craft beer open right now! Maybe when I get home. ?

Maybe once a week or every other week

This post made me pour a glass of wine ?

@tdubb

DH and I both enjoy alcoholic beverages. If we had more free time, we'd probably have 1-2 drinks four or 5 times a week. Unfortunately ? life gets in the way and we don't drink nearly as much as we'd like to. I maybe have 1-2 drinks twice a month. ?

I miss you, booze!

I’ll have a glass of wine with dinner 3-4 nights a week. Occasionally I’ll have more than one glass, but usually that’s only on the weekend.

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My husband and I usually have a beer each night after putting our girls to sleep.

Pp, didn’t you say previously that you’re an alcoholic?

I really love to drink a nice cold beer after I work in the yard all day. So summer time it's usually like 2-3 beers a week (most of the time I only drink half the beer though) but recently it's been so cold that I don't really feel like beer. I don't even remember the last time I drank.

Before being pregnant I would have many drunken weekend nights lol. We would go out dancing and drinking some weekends and my parents would watch ds.

Oh how I miss those weekends ?

I have a glass of wine near dinner time maybe a few times a week. Dh doesn’t usually drink unless we’re out

i drink like 3 times a week and if we had money i think it will be more than that . But since beer is making me bloated and fat im cutting it down now ! starting my healthy eating again .

We get a drink on our monthly dates and that’s about it lol.

I love a nice cold beer or glass of wine every now and then. Probably only twice a month though with my little one and chores/errands I don’t have much time to kick back and relax. Same for my so. We used to drink every weekend before baby lol

I Don't drink.

My husband has a gin and tonic every few nights or so. Isn't necessary. He drinks really good expensive gin so when we're out, he doesn't drink

So where all the drinkers at? ??

I like a couple drinks a few nights a week when my son goes to bed, but now I’m on a diet so it’s none for me.

I don't drink at all. My husband will occasionally have a beer with the guys from work once every other week.

I drink wine most nights. ??‍♀️

When I'm not pregnant I'll have a glass of wine after dinner while DD is winding down watching her last cartoon before bed, 3-4 night's a week. It usually ends up being half a glass though because I'm always forgetting about it or I fall asleep lol

Hubby drinks about 3-4 night's a week too depending on if he's going on days or nights. If he's going on nights he has to stay up till about 6am so he will have 4-5 beers while he plays Xbox when me and dd are sleeping. If he's going on days he doesn't drink anything. So he may tally up 6 or 7 beers every two weeks.

Usually, none. He may have 1-2 beers a week. I’m pregnant, so I’m not drinking at all. When I’m not pregnant I may have 1-2 glasses of wine a week or a drink if we go out to dinner.

Dh goes through spurts. Some weeks he has 1 every night after work, other weeks he won't drink anything. I don't drink hardly at all.

We HARDLY drink. My last drink was in may of 2017. Dh was maybe 4-5 months ago. Maybe even longer.

My SO has a couple beers after work probably 4 days a week or so. When I’m not pregnant I like drink an Angry Orchard with dinner or a glass of wine about 3-4 days a week. I’m a light weight but I’m such a worrier that a glass definitely helps me unwind.

@livefast that’s an awesome response ? Monday nights are my fav

Dh rarely drinks, he’s more of a social drinker. But prior to my pregnancy I would drink a glass of wine after work. Most days.

none maybe a couple drinks a year usually at the cabin

Usually none for either of us. We do have a few drinks on the weekends though.

None! Neither of us drink it's not our thing.

The very odd weekend I'd have one or two drinks but never during the week. We go out with friends once every few months and drink then.