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I am a total social person and people are going to notice if I am not drinking. I don't know how to handle this without telling people what is going on. Other than not going to ANY xmas parties or seeing anyone. My trigger is tonight and retrieval Thursday. It's such a stupid thing to worry about, but what would you do? I don't even want to have a sip of wine because I'm scared to.

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I drank a lot of sparkling water with a lime during the 2 ww. (looks like Vodka drink) When confronted with wine (one of my favorite things in the world) I told people I was taking meds and couldn't drink. No one really asked why or for what, hope that helps.

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Like ja555 said, do ginergale with a line on the side. if anyone asks, it's a vodka tonic ;oP Have fun!

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We are big football fans and we go to a lot of football parties. I have been drinking Shirley Temples (cheap and easy to make) and when asked if I want a "real" drink I just told them I was on some new meds and was not sure if I could mix the two. Noone asked anything else.

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I was thinking the exact same thing this morning. Say you are on anitbiotics for something or another and can't drink while taking it.

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Does anyone at these parties know what you guys have going on? I ended up telling close friends before parties b/c I didn't want to get the whole "are you pg?" thing when I didn't drink and I am not someone who can get away with not having a drink around my friends and not have them wonder what is going on. It might be easier just to tell those that you trust and for the others hopefully something sparkling to hold onto will deter the annoying ??.

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Wine really won't hurt you if you only drink a little. At Thanksgiving I had 1/2 glass and made it last the whole day, no one ever noticed and I'm sure it won't hurt anything. Now, if you drink glasses and glasses, that may be different.

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I just went to a party and carried a wine glass around that had gingerale and juice in it... my DH kept sniffing my glass to make sure. :) It fooled people- I just didn't want them asking me questions.

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Most of my close friends know, but not all my family and not really any co-workers. I can usually get away with not drinking b/c of other health issues or I use the medication excuse.

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I am quite sure that a few sips of wine will not hurt you at all. Particularly if you are not even pregnant yet. Indeed, for the first 6 weeks, the baby doesn't even have a circulatory system, so it's not like you can get alcohol into its system. The baby is initially receives nutrition from a yolk sac, not from the placenta. I'm not saying to go out and get blasted, but a few sips or a glass of wine won't hurt at all.

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I also think a sip of wine doesn't hurt anything. If nothing else, tell them you're on antibiotics!!!

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When I'm around these situations, I do either grape juice & Sierra Mist or cranberry juice & Sierra Mist. If you mix them right, it will look like wine and they taste good too!

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My DH and I would "share" a glass of wine. Or we would trade glasses back and forth. (Yup. He drank a lot some nights. We consider that to be his contribution.... taking one for the team, if you will....)
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