I asked my doc with my second boy about the benefits of a drink and he was evasive. My OB with my youngest ( she had a son the same age as my middle child and twin girls) said "Yes! But don't tell anyone I said so."
Ah, the duplicity that docs must engage in these days. ; )
Tell me about it.
When my OB came into see me early the next morning (Jax was born at 5:40pm) she was shocked to find me coming out of the bathroom unassisted and immediately decided I was ready to go home if I wanted!!! But prior to her leavaing, after doing the exam thing, she said to me that if I wanted a cigarette I was to not hesitate to call a nurse to take me down to the courtyard, and she would put that in her report so there was no "mistake" that I had her permission.
I jokingly said that after 9 months I would much prefer a beer - she turned to my husband and said "Go get the woman some beer." Little did she know he had brought me some the night before!!!