I have just found out that I'm pregnant (yay!), so have stopped drinking alcohol. But my work Christmas party is coming up. I'm usually a bit of a "party girl" so my workmates will think it's strange that I'm not drinking.
I don't want to tell anyone that I'm pregnant yet... it's still very early stages.
Does anyone have any good excuses I can use to explain why I'm not drinking all of a sudden?
I'm not religous (and no one would beleive that all of a sudden I'm deciding to be) so any of those excuses won't work. I'm thinking that I go for something medical...
The "I'm on antibiotics" excuse won't work, as the old me would have had at least 1 drink anyway, and I don't want to drink ANY alcohol while pregnant.
At the same time, I don't want to make my workmates think I'm dying of some strange disease or illness.
Any ideas????
2006-11-30 11:28:34 · 18 answers · asked by vestifarian 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
If you're taking steriods to treat allergies or inflammation you're not supposed to drink alcohol.
There are various pscyhiatric medications that are dangerous to mix with alcohol, but I think that comes out worse that telling them you're pregnant :)
I think there's a metabolic disorder that would prevent drinking alcohol, but you wouldn't recover from it in nine months, and you'd have had it your whole life.
You can say you have to drive, but assuming you're over the legal drinking age, you're not going to be over the limit with just one drink, and everyone knows that.
You also aren't supposed to mix alcohol with Tylenol, or, as you mentioned, antibiotics, but either one of those would be fine with just one drink at a party. So I'd go with the steroids.
Alternatively, you could just say that you have an upset stomach or something and don't feel like drinking.
Thanks for not drinking while pregant! :)
2006-11-30 11:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
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2016-10-04 14:06:32 · answer #2 · answered by milak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd stick with I'm antibiotics and already had a few before I arrived to the party and would rather eat the rest of my calories.....much bttr for baby on board. Or just grab some tonic or soda without the vodka...throw in an olive they'll be too toasted to know ur not.
2006-11-30 11:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them that you are on medication for a minor inner ear infection and drinking is forbidden (actually this is true with many medications)....if pressed for the actual diagnosis....Otitis media. I live in China and drinking at dinners is common (horrible Chinese whisky) and I always have the waitress dummy my glass with water (the whisky is colorless) and in place of wine, the waitress uses grape juice...It doesn't work for my Chinese friends who become scarlet in the face if they even taste alcohol....so I say 哈哈哈哈 (hahaha and go home sober)
2006-11-30 11:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make a bet with someone (anyone) that you won't drink at the office Christmas party and when they ask why you're not drinking, you tell them about the bet.
2006-11-30 11:38:36 · answer #5 · answered by OOO! I know! I know! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just get a virgin drink and if someone asks, just tell them its a Jack & Coke or something. Or just tell them you partied a little too much the nite before and arent feeling up to it.
2006-11-30 11:33:40 · answer #6 · answered by T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just tell them that you are being tested for diabetes or high blood pressure. Both of which you cannot drink before hand. I know for a fact that when being tested for these things you cannot have aclohol in your system for up to three day prior.
2006-11-30 11:34:04 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah P 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It Is recomended to drink wine sometimes when you are pregnant at least that Is what our doctor told my x wife but I would recomend that you do not get drunk and you can mix some club soda with It and half and half or what ever they have for flavor,I used lemon and lime for my x wife(ps the wine helped me more then her)
2006-11-30 11:32:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi...congratulations!! You can either say you are taking medication for some slight cold or something, or like I have done, you can order just a soda, put a stir straw in it. They will never know, unless YOU say something. Good luck!
2006-11-30 11:46:27 · answer #9 · answered by browniz520 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just tell them that you promised someone that you wouldn't drink...I mean pretty much any liver disease could get you out of it...but I think if you just say that you made a promise not to that when they find out they will think a lot higher of you than if you lie to them about a disease.
2006-11-30 11:39:06 · answer #10 · answered by Erik 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋