We’re in this together!

To my surprise, when we found out I was pregnant with Little Man, Charlie proposed that since I couldn’t drink for nine months, he would give up alcohol as well for the duration of the pregnancy. It might sound like a small gesture – but it wasn’t. For me, it was a very clear message that we were in this baby thing together, and it meant a lot to me. It’s harder than you might think to give up drinking in Ireland. All of our major social occasions seem to involve alcohol – and we had three weddings to attend during my pregnancy!

And I actually believe it was harder for Charlie to give up alcohol than it was for me. After all, even the smell of a glass of wine turned my stomach in the first three or four months, so it wasn’t that hard for me to say no. But I know there were a few Friday nights when Charlie would have really liked a nice glass of red to chill out after a long week of work, but he resisted because he had told me he would.

As well as that, there were other nights out to attend, and it was such a relief to know that I would always have at least one other sober person there. In a way, that one gesture from Charlie really helped me feel like he was there for me, and when you’re full to the brim of pregnancy hormones, that means a lot! If you’re currently expecting a baby, why not suggest it to your other half? You never know, they might agree!