Not drinking while your wife is pregnant

Nope. This is when I would dial up the alcohol intake. In 9 months there's going to be A long stretch where you're either too tired or just too busy to sit down and throw a few back. Quit after the little one arrives - makes more sense.

 

No.

I have three boys and my wife never once asked me nor did I think it necessary.

If your wife loves you and knows you enjoy beer then I see no reason for abstinence on your part. There's really no reason she can't imbibe from time to time herself. Maybe not a DIPA pint or two at a time but there's nothing wrong with an occasional drink while pregnant. My wife is a OBGYN PA and I know this. I'm sure if you asked your wife's provider they will tell you the same thing.

Edit: I see you live in CA so what I just said may not be true. You all seem to be scared of your own shadow out there...

 

Congrats to you and to the missus on being in a family way. It's commendable that you've decided to give up the beer, and since your wife also enjoys the occasional craft beer too, I think you're going to help her a lot by not putting temptation in front of her. You'll also be saving some money, and that's going to help pay for diapers, etc. Kid are expensive. Good luck the rest of the way.

 

No way, 9 months of having a DD enjoy it while it lasts you'll be paying for it the next 18 years

 

No.

Alcohol isn't such a center of our life that it really mattered. When she quit it was her thing and she felt special about it, she didn't need me for support... God knows she's strong enough heh. I showed my support by just not overdoing it

 

I did not give up drinking beer during my wife's 2 pregnancies but I think any form of support you can give her is fantastic. Being pregnant is not easy... I did agree to not drink stuff she really likes and we would have together at times: great wine, gin and tonics - Hendrick's and Blue Sapphire rule, 7 and seven's ect. I did cut back on my beer drinking a bit during the end of the pregnancy because I needed to be ready to drive to the hospital at any time. Now that I have 2 kids my time for drinking is much less so it is important that what I drink is amazing and fierce! My wife is now getting into craft beer more - and mixed drinks less - which is really cool. She really likes great stouts and IPA's - split a MBC Dinner with her last night… I guess that means it is in my best interest to not have any more kids!

 

Nope.

My wife hardly ever drinks and doesn't really appreciate any type of beverage. Not really a big deal for her anyways. The only reason I would see the point in doing this is if you wanted to do it as a reason to back off the beer for one reason or another.

Not saying it's a bad idea, but I just never saw the need.

 

Absolutely. I did something similar. Well, not really. I used to be a wine drinker primarily. When my wife got pregnant I started to drink more craft beer as opposed to opening bottles of wine to drink for myself. Two more kids later and I'm a 98% beer guy.

 

Nope and she knew that going in

 

Nope. I drank her share too.

 

why not drink and smoke through it, wife too, as my old neighbors did.

 

I'd join a fight club if I were you.

 

My wife is currently pregnant with our second child. I did not stop drinking during the first and I am still drinking during this pregnancy. My wife has never minded or expected me to stop drinking while she is pregnant (of course, I have always drank more than her). She is not really a beer drinker, but will sample every beer I drink. So, it is not too much of a sacrifice for her to not drink alcohol. She has even driven me to several KBS tappings recently.

So, if you wife is supportive, I would say continue to enjoy the beer.

 

If I were you id enjoy all the beer I can. Congrats though.

 

You may need the alcohol to put up with her hormones and mood swings, I did.

 

Drink, bro... Drink! Drink! Drink!

...Can you sense a verdict being reached here?

*but consider your target audience: a bunch o' drunks!* *hiccup*

 

Yet another reason to not procreate.

 

definitely all the more reason to drink if you ask me