This may make me an alcoholic but at this point I no longer care. I miss wine, specifically red wine. In fact a large glass of rioja or cabernet sauvignon would be perfect right now.
I used to enjoy more wine than was probably advisable in a week but I work in PR in London. Well that’s my excuse anyway. I was either drinking with clients, colleagues or having a glass on the sofa to get over the stupid stresses of the day. Now nothing makes me more depressed than the Sunday Times wine club order arriving and having to unpack it knowing that I’m not going to drink any of it.
The thing is I am now in the second trimester. Medical opinion seems pretty divided on whether one small glass a week will really have any effect or not after the first three months. Every few months over the last few years contradictory advice has been in the papers while the Department of Health strongly advises against anything. Try doing a google search on this, it is so confusing! In such situations it seems to me to be better safe than sorry. This sadly means declining all alcohol for now.
My husband thinks I should just go for it if it will make me feel better. “What damage can one glass really do?” Well this is one small baby, so I don’t want to take any risks! If I am honest though, I wonder if this is just a classic case of ‘forbidden fruit’. As I am not allowed wine I want wine. If I wasn’t allowed fruit would I be dying for banana?
I’m sure many of you are horrified that I am even considering having a drink but I am sure they is an equal number out there who are also really missing a relaxing glass of wine or gin and tonic.
I’d love to hear what you have decided to do. Is one glass too much?
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