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Need some suggestions
DH and I are leaving Saturday for a week in Portland. We are headed there for my best friend's wedding on Septmeber 10th. While we are there we will be going to several vineyards, having a bacholerette party and of course the wedding. So how do I cover up the BFP I just got this morning?!?!?! Eeeeeeek!!!
DH and I were so suprised. I didn't get my hopes up this cycle since I have the last several and it was kind of a let down. But this morning I took my temp and it has risen again instead of dropping like I expected. So I POAS and it was almost immediately positive. 
But seriously I feel like everyone I am going to be with in Portland (my mom, sister, BIL and of course my best friend and her family) are going to immediately suspect I am pregnant so I don't know what to do since it's too early to tell everyone.
IAlso it's really early so nothing on facebook please if you are friends with me.
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I wouldn't say I am a big drinker but I do like to have a glass of wine or a beer with dinner for certain occasions. I am somone who when at a wedding would have a few drinks. I didn't think about the whole spit thing with wine tasting. That could work. I think I have the Bach party covered because I volunteered to drive several weeks ago. Playing bartender is a good idea too! Thanks for the suggestions!
Congratulations! I agree with pp, hopefully this will be the most difficult part! Can you play the "on a med" card?
CONGRATS!!
I would just offer to be the DD, and have fun with my soda!
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I used to think the "I'm on medication" excuse was a good one. However, a few months ago I went to a work function and refused to drink because I had a cold and was on DayQuil. However, no one believed me, and all my co-workers (and the CEO) teased me about being pregnant the whole time (I wasn't lol). So, who knows.
Maybe you could say you had a huge headache overnight and don't want the wine to bring it back?
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AH! That's awesome, congratulations and H&H9!!!
I think it will be hard to cover up that you aren't drinking while going to a winery, bachelorette party, etc. Especially with family there who probably have been watching you since you've been married anyway.
I know it's early for a lot of people to know, but my guess is that someone will find out or guess anyway, from how you are acting. You have a couple options (that I can think of right now):
- Tell your immediate family/best friend and tell them that they are not allowed to tell a single soul about this. That way you won't have to worry all weekend about covering it up. It's early, but would you want their support if something did happen?
- Avoid all activities that involve drinking, which doesn't sound like a good, or feasible option.
- Go ahead and taste some wines at the winery and either backwash back into your cup or just take tiny sips, hoping nobody notices.
- Try to make up some excuse about being on some antibiotic for something, but I'm pretty sure people know this excuse now.
Either way, good luck, and congratulations!
Congrats!!
You've gotten plenty of good suggestions
I wouldn't worry about the wine tasting. A few sips is not going to kill you, you just got the bfp. What if you didn't test until next week? 
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Congrats!
Can you offer to be the DD for at least one of the events (maybe the wine tasting)? That will take some pressure off.
When we hosted NYE, I bought alcohol-removed wine and no one noticed. I don't know if that would be an option for the B-party.
At the wedding, drink the toast (just a sip won't hurt). After that, people probably won't notice because everyone is so busy.
Congrats!
I say volunteer to be DD also - everyone will be so happy/thankful that they won't care, lol.
My family events all involve drinking but I rarely do so I guess it was easier for me. However, at weddings, I drink. I went to one of my very best friend's wedding at 8 weeks or so. We were staying locally so no need to drive. I just.......didn't drink. No one noticed or cared. I think I was doing seltzer w/ lime to make it look more festive. After cocktail hour everyone was so drunk they had no idea what I was doing.
When I 'came out' to them a month or so later they were all like "but Mike's wedding, weren't you drinking...". No one knew. So, hopefully the same goes for you!
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