Drinking water & trips to bathroom??

STLBecca

Okay, so I had a UTI for the first time ever when I was in the first tri. I was doing good to drink 8 glasses a day!  Now Ive kind of let up...and I know its bad. I am giving up soda...maybe 1 can a week. I drink a little bit of orange juice with breakfast and the rest of the day is water.

I keep reading stories online about people having contractions because they are dehydrated.  I am already in the bathroom at least twice an hour..and at night get up 3-5 times.  I guess I just dont want to drink more water because I already live in the bathroom. Most of the time I barely go! Its annoying!

We are getting ready to travel by car 16+ hours to VA. I know we'll have to stop every hour for me to go to the bathroom...if i drink water too..oh geez!

I am so scared of getting dehydrated!! I am going to make it a point to drink more.

Does anyone else go to the bathroom as often as I do? Do you think there is something wrong with me?

amethyst13

I drink a big cup of decaf coffee in the morning and then water all day long and I'm constantly in the bathroom.  At night I'm up every 2 hours.  It's crazy!  I think they say if your pee is slightly yellow almost clear then you're doing good.  If it's bright yellow you need more water. 

boylanbabies

I drink a ton and have to go a ton during the day (approximately once an hour), but I cut liquids off after 7 or 8 and don't have to wake up in the middle of the night. I have gotten up a few times, but no more frequently than pre-pregnancy.

blu-eyedwife

Did you always go that much?  I drink a lot of water (10-12 glasses a day) and only go to the bathroom once an hour, both prepregnancy and now.  Have you had your GD test yet?

Runnergirl2242

Water runs right through me too. I am aiming for 64 oz of fluid. That is 8 eight oz cups. Plus you do one extra for each hour of light activity. I know that there are a lot of women here who do more and that is totally great but it really is not needed to be in the bathroom all day long. If your urine is running clear you are more than hydrated. (My doctors advice, and my own research). Talk to your doc about how to know if you are getting enough and how much they want you to drink.

amberdrabik

When I drink glass after glass after glass of water (when we watch tv), I'm in the bathroom about every 45 mins to an hour.

Otherwise I try to just keep a large Tervis Tumbler of water near me at all times and sip on it throughout the day and refill it numerous times.  I'd say I go to the bathroom every hour and a half doing this.