Looking for some help STAT!

banana468

So....

Say you have a friend who JUST found out that she's pregnant and that friend is also going to go out with her friends to celebrate her birthday and she's nervous about letting the cat out of the bag so soon.

Any tips on how this friend can avoid the "Why aren't you drinking?" questions?

aggiebug

have her drive you and be the DD?  or DD for another friend?

aggiebug

call in sick? 

aMrsin09

Yep, DD is the way to go here.

mocha beans

Tell the waitress discreetly to make her drinks without booze.   Make sure the colors are the same, vodka with sprite/7up, rum with coke, ect.  But she'll probably have to fake acting drunk at some piont.

julezlee

On antibiotics for a recent sickness and can't mix them with booze or she'll get really sick.

banana468

Yeah....her husband will be driving her...and he knows. :-)

banana468

Antibiotics is a great idea. 

And well...the friends know that she's been trying so they may just ask questions.

So now how to handle questions without blushing....

Loopyseven

ooh.  I like the antibiotics one .  Or she could just say no, she doesn't feel like and change the subject without answering the question of why... Bean dip anyone?

aggiebug

With the husband there they can just order the same drink and casually rotate them every once in a while so it looks like she is drinking too, but its really him drinking for 2.

My bro and SIL did this and it worked.  its best if its a dinner not bar hopping.

banana468

Bean dip will definitely come in handy!!

missy68

I'd go the on a medication (doesn't have to specifiy - could be anything) at the moment that doesn't mix with alcohol.

I say that all the time - of course, it's true, and I'm not pregnant, but no one questions it.

aggiebug

That is a hard subject not to show emotion about when avoiding the questionss.  congrats and good luck to your friend!

banana468

I - I mean she will have to try that.

miss.jawright

They are your friends so you know them best but I like the anitbiotics as well. Or you can say you're trying to shed a few pounds so your taking a hiatus from the booze. I am actually doing that and everyone seems to be fine with it.

 BTW IF you're pregnant congratulations!

tenofcups4me

Antiobiotics (for a sinus infection if anyone asks further). But if your friends know you were trying, that's likely to not fool anyone :-)

banana468

Yeah - the concern is that the friends know that this was something on the agenda.  :-)

And well...this is SO freakin' new that I don't know how to handle it just yet.

missy68

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aggiebug

CONGRATS BANANA  

ricksang

Congrats Banana!

aMrsin09

oh my...congrats!

I like the antibiotic for a sinus problem answer.

banana468

Thanks!!   I still feel like a joke is being played on me.

julezlee

Oh wow!  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Loopyseven

Congrats!!

beatlesgirl25

Congrats Banana!!! I will also be getting my drinking water elsewhere, but I'm happy for you and all the other knottie mamas lately!

Mrs.B6302007

Babycoughdrop
Babyfruit
Babyinsect
Babymagsters (not sure how to rename this one)


We have quite the collection going on ;-)

sucrets4

Babyinitials for mag?

beatlesgirl25

Hmm, well I've heard "mag" used as an abbreviation for a magnum or a magazine. Babygun just doesn't sound right. Babypamphlet? I suck at this.

lyndausvi

Congrats !!!!  That is so exciting.

I have no advice.  If I got pregnant there is no way I could hide it because they would figure it out as soon as I ordered an non-alcoholic drink.

jamiefour

Congrats...Like others said I would probably go with the antibiotics, but if friends know you are trying they might figure it out!

sarabellam

Late joining, but CONGRATS!!!  And I was wondering, as I read through the thread, how long it would take people to realize. Go for the drink switching routine.