21-05-2025
No hangovers! My sober parent survival guide
Do parenting and alcohol go hand in hand? In my experience, yes! When my son was born, nearly 11 years ago, I remember thinking how much I'd enjoyed not drinking during pregnancy. Sober socialising (for the first time in my adult life) was easier than I'd thought, and I loved hangover-free weekends. I pictured myself as a calm, glowing, alcohol-free new mother, and resolved to stay sober.
That lasted until a friend offered me a glass of champagne to toast the birth. I soon realised that, from NCT drinks to bonding with other mums, to decompressing after a stressful bedtime, alcohol was just as present in my life as it had been pre-parenthood, if not more so. And it was very normalised; the #sendwine and
