There. I said it. But seriously, I really REALLY miss drinking. I don't miss feeling drunk, or the hangovers, or the late nights, but I really miss the casual drink here and there, laughing with friends with a light buzz, and with a great meal. I miss the activity, not so much the liquid. Do you know how BORING parties are without alcohol? How do people stand around and talk for 8 hours before stumbling home? People are not NEARLY as funny as they think they are and I am the LEAST fun of them all. Joan and I have been trying so hard to prove to ourselves, friends, and family (but I think mostly to ourselves) that being pregnant and having a baby won't fundamentally change how we live our lives. We can still have fun AND be responsible parents, right? But nobody told how BORING it would be to be the one sober person in a party/room full of happy, laughing drinkers! The actual alcohol doesn't appeal to much. Well, mostly... Wine has smelled and tasted putrid to me since getting pregnant, but cold beer - especially some the german style ales they do so well here in Chile - sounds like heaven. Indeed, the sips I've snuck here and there have been like liquid velvet!
So the more that time goes on, the more I've been thinking about this one. Pregnant drinking is soooo controversial, both socially and medically. Most studies I have read -and most western doctors now concur- say that occasional, light drinking is perfectly okay and even beneficial for baby and mom. The problem with FAS comes from heavy drinking and/or drinking during the first trimester. On one hand, my doctor has told me no drinks-ever. On the other side of the fence is a professor friend of ours (father of two) told us that my Dr's advice is just the Catholic institution talking and I should go ahead and drink everyday if I want AND I get one free pass to get completely wasted while pregnant! For now, I'm being good. I just have an occasional sip to kill the craving. I've tried the fake beers (yuck) and the alcohol free wine (double yuck), and there's really no replacing the real thing. Buuuut... I think that maybe a couple more months down the line my sips might become half glasses. Am I terrible? After all, I gave up sushi, soft cheeses, and deli meat. Please...? Just a sip of your beer...?
2 comments:
Can we commission a painting of a pregnant woman doing a keg stand, with an"x" through it? I think that we can all agree that keg stands are dangerous when you're pregnant.
Why would you even think of risking anything that might effect the health of your child, jesus it is only 9 months not your whole life. DOnt piss off the mother. You will pay
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