Spilling the beans to friends

Im rather on in my pregnancy (6w3d) and no one but DH and I know at this point. We are planning on telling our parents and siblings on mother's day assuming all goes well at our first sonogram two days before that.

I have so far dodged having to tell friends or explain why I am not drinking, eating certain foods etc. However, I have two events coming up this week where it will be very obvious that I am not drinking (which I normally definitly would)..

How do I get around the evening without having to spill the beans as to why I am not really drinking?
How did you ladies handle it?

Re: Spilling the beans to friends

i have had to make excuses at several occasions. A few times I have pretended to drink by just getting like a sprite with a lime, or i have used the excuse that I am on antibiotics. By now, everyone is pretty suspicious...good thing we are telling everyone soon!

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I had to go to a wine tasting with friends that was already planned, so I just held a glass usually and when I had to I would discretely touch my tongue to the wine so I could tell them what it tasted like but didnt have to drink it. Then I would turn to DH and say "here try this" and he would drink like 3/4 of it and then I could put it down. I think it worked... there were no quests.

Now I have Gastritis, so I am on a bland diet... and thats my excuse!

You can always use excuses like that, that arent pregnancy related, or get your own drinks that look like real drinks. Good luck

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You could say you strained your back and are taking flexiril (mild muscle relaxer that you will fall asleep immediately if you drink alcohol).

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tell them your on an antibotic and just getting over a bad cold

or you could getwhat looks like mixed drinks but its just juice

or actually get a drink and carry it but don't drink it. dump it out thruogh out the night

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Ive told some groups of friends that we started "trying" and thats why I stopped drinking.. that usually works like a charm. The group tonight, dont want to tell them that, unfortunatly its a sit down dinner thing so they will hear me order the drink.. Im going with antibiotics! Thanks girls!