Any moms enjoy a few daily drinks? Or drinks weekly?

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Just want to see if there are any other moms out there that have a daily drink or a few drinks a week. I am thinking with how crazy things get and just something to help relax myself at the end of the day if maybe having a drink a day would be something that would help. I am EBF but now since we started solids and my breastmilk isnt the only thing my LO gets I wouldn't mind seeing about doing this to help me relax.

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Alcohol has always been a big part of my life -- it's how my family (parents and grandparents) celebrate, commiserate, etc. My husband doesn't drink. Has never had a drink in his life. Just a personal choice. We've been together for 5 years so in that time my drinking has definitely decreased (he never had a problem with it, it's just to be expected) and obviously I didn't drink while pregnant. 
However, I've been struggling a lot with who I am as a mom and losing my identity (I'm on maternity leave until LO is 14 months old so I'm "just a mom" at the moment) and having a glass of wine or a cocktail on the weekends helps me to reconnect to that old part of myself. 
I haven't even come close to getting drunk since before getting pregnant though. Just not something I'm interested in!

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I’ll drink a beer here and there! Depends on how work went for the day lol

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I’ve had two drinks since my baby was born. My second was last weekend and I felt the one glass get to my head, lol. I barely drink because it just makes me more tired than I already am. I drank a bit more after my first was born (about 2/month) and then less in the first year after my second and even less after my third. I had actually just started enjoying one drink on the weekends a few months before I got pregnant the last time. I’m sure once I start sleeping better and my baby is older and sleeping on his own I’ll start drinking more again.

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I used to love drinking before I had kids, than after I had my oldest who just turned 5 I ended up starting to drink every weekend and so did my husband. It was after our oldest turned 3, we would drink every weekend but I would never push it to were I was drunk. Now after having our youngest I ended up having 3 glasses of wine on New Year Eve but it just made me tired and more thirsty.  Plus I really didn't want to feel like crap the next day. I think maybe after I am completely done breastfeeding I might have drinks once in awhile but that might be another 6 months or a year before I start doing that. I just think its totally up to you and if you feel like it might relax you then you should try it out and see how it goes. 😁

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My and my boyfriend have a couple drinks after the girls go to bed. 2 glasses of wine normally. And he’ll have a beer or two. It helps me relax my mind and sleep better. I want to cut back tho

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I was actually a pretty big drinker before getting pregnant. We would drink Friday and Saturday night usually and we'd drink a couple beers during the week. Ever since I had my baby I don't really think about drinking anymore and it doesn't even taste good to me anymore. I end up feeling dehydrated after I drink just a couple, so I really dont drink much anymore. I had a glass of wine on NYE and that was the first drink ive had in a while.

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So I’m 19, got into a party phase before I was pregnant. About to start college, the usual lol. I was partying hard every weekend. Found out I was preggo and stopped right away! Didn’t drink one drop my whole pregnancy. Now that he’s 6 months, I have about 1-2 drinks a night. Just with dinner and hanging out 🤪

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We have a drink or two almost every night. I only drink about half of those drinks so maybe a total of 1 a night at least 4 times a week, but usually after my LO is asleep if not its still not that much.

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Personally I don’t as it’s not a habit I want to start. During naps and after bedtime are very low stress times of day so I don’t ever feel that I get wound up. Even if I did, I’d prefer a healthier habit like a hot shower to relax. (Never been a big drinker)

Any moms enjoy a few daily drinks? Or drinks weekly?

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