Preggatinis:
Delicious Nonalcoholic Drinks for the Mom-to-Be

t's cocktail hour! Don't worry, mama, you're not going to be left out. Natalie Bovis-Nelsen, also known as The Liquid Muse, shares some of her favorite recipes for the mom-to-be.

Whether you're trying to conceive or are celebrating your baby shower, these drinks are sure to wet your whistle. Cheers!

Inside Spa

Before bringing a baby into the world, and into your body, there is a little prep work to be done.

This refreshing cucumber concoction aims to hydrate your baby-making organs from the inside out, while the cayenne pepper is believed to stimulate internal cleansing.

1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1 ounce sparkling water
Pinch gound cayenne pepper

Put diced cucumber into a food processor. Add lemon juice and sugar and blend on low for 1 minute. Pour mixture into a large, ice-filled cocktail glass. Top with sparkling water and sprinkle with a pinch of ground cayenne pepper.

(De-Virginize for Dad: Add 1 1/2 ounces Square One organic cucumber vodka or Hendricks gin, which both have hints of cucumber flavor.)

Cosmom

Even though nonalcoholic cocktails are finally beginning to catch on in restaurants, the ingredients for virginized classics may or may not be available in bars. Relax. These easy-to-follow directions give you the power to be mistress of your own liquid pleasure, even while you’re drinking for two!

3 ounces cranberry juice
1 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce mandarin orange juice
1/2 ounce orange-flavored syrup
1 lime twirl

Shake juices and syrup with ice. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lime twirl.