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I know nothing about non alcoholic wine. Not sure if you are completely opposed to the real deal, but here’s what I usually do: If I want a glass of wine, I will portion out a glass worth. Then I’ll split that portion in thirds or fourths. Add some sprite, ice, fruit... voila! Your own spritzer that’s a bit sangria-like. And you’ve got yourself 3 or 4 drinks out of it but only one actual glass of wine. Tastes good, you feel involved, it’s being very moderate about wine consumption, and hell- I’ve heard it’s good for your heart. 💕
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BEFORE YOU EVEN ATTEMPT TO SHAME WITH THE “is it really that difficult to just go without” or “your baby is more important than risking it” let me just shut you down right now. Keep scrolling - not interested in your useless commentary or judgement. I’m not some party crazed 21 year old, this is my second baby and I am a good mom who would die for my kid(s). When I was pregnant with my son, I didn’t have even a drop of alcohol, didn’t eat sushi unless fully cooked, barely even drank coffee. You name the risk - I stayed far away. This time around, sure I’m a little more relaxed - I occasionally have a cup of coffee here and there (because toddler life is freaking hard, man!) and I may have had a spicy tuna roll once. My point is - I of all people understand and believe in abstaining for the sake of your baby - it’s really not that hard of a sacrifice anyway. Now, you can continue to read 😉
I’m Maid of Honor in my very best friend’s wedding and we have her bachelorette party this weekend. It’s going to be classy and mature at a wine festival (I’ll be living vicariously through the smells lol) and we’re staying overnight at the resort it’s being held at. In the room, the girls will all be drinking as we play games and get silly and I’d love to find a 100% safe non-alcoholic product if it exists? Just so I can feel like I’m partaking a little for this unique occasion. One of my concerns is from what I’m researching most of what I find still contains a small amount of alcohol. I’m also not a sweet wine person - my preferred wines are either Chards/Sauv Blancs or Malbecs/Cab Savs. For now I’m planning to just get some sparkling cider or even Welch’s Sparkling “Rosé” but I’d love something that doesn’t taste like juice. Suggestions? Success stories? Things to absolutely stay away from?
Thanks fellow mamas!
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When I was pregnant with my son and we had family events I would spring for a good quality root beer or a martinelli’s sparkling cider. That way it was still something I didn’t drink regularly so it was like a treat to celebrate with
As
I only drink IBC brand the rest are terrible to me so I totally get it!
Ho
Root beer would be good except I’m a weirdo who hates it 😂
Have you checked out this brand? When my sister in law was trying to keep her early pregnancy a secret at Christmas, she brought a bottle of this. I didn’t try it, but she seemed to enjoy it.
Ho
Thanks!!
Ho
She’s currently around 24 weeks now and everything is looking healthy so far! :)
Mo
I'm going to exercise common sense judgment here. just don't drink the whole bottle and you'll be fine! even if you had a few sips of regular wine one day, it won't hurt the baby. so a glass of this won't hurt.
Yes! There are two brands that I can think of. Fre is one but a little bit cheaper tasting and the second is Ariel, which all the wine I've tried tastes great! I believe both of these have most of the alcohol removed or contain so little it would be okay. I'm a big wine drinker too and have been missing my real wine but these are great substitutes! Mocktails are also a great alternative! Have fun!
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