water intake

NicoleeBonsai

i drank a friggin' gallon of water yesterday and have been basically been drinking that much for about a month now. luckily my stomach started to cooperate, because earlier in my pregnancy all water i would drink would just sort of slosh around in my stomach and make me nauseous.

that said, the doctor at l&d yesterday told me to double my intake. i literally have no idea how i could consume 2 gallons of water a day. i constantly have a cup of water at my desk and get up to fill it the moment it's empty (at least every 45 mins). i also drink at least 24 ounces of milk a day and another 8 ounces of juice, so i'm getting lots of fluids.

do you just sit and periodically chug water? b/c sipping on it all day isn't getting me past my current intake!

cbubbles2

I do what you do and keep a cup of water full on my desk all day. I take water with me everywhere. It seems like you're getting plenty of fluids but then again you have two babies in there!

 

jcath

My nutritionist said aim for 100 ozs a day but that's all liquids not just water.  I sip all day and occasionally chug a bottle or two if I don't feel like I'm sipping enough.  I do way better during the week when I'm in the office and have a water cooler to keep refilling.  On the weekends I seem to be running around and forget to drink all the time.

mikeandangie

I do about 64oz. I guess I should step it up.

it'sbabytime

I'm probably not as disciplined with water as I should. I drink anywhere between 48-80oz a day, some days less than that but with this heat I've been able to drink more.  I hate it though because I feel like I'm constantly in the bathroom because of all that water!

matt'sbride

I literally never leave the house without a bottle of water (or two)...and that's just to get me to 64oz! I can't imagine drinking twice this amt or more. Just 64oz is a huge struggle for me most days. The first two bottles of water go down fine, but the 3rd and 4th always get me.

I start to feel nauseas like you described around the 3rd bottle. ugh. I've never been much of a fluid-drinker. Half a can of mtn dew and a bottle of water could get me through an entire day before this pregnancy. I've given up caffeine, but the water is just not appealing to me

GL with your two gallons!!!

AmyD583

I drink tons of water and gatorade, but when I'm feeling dehydrated and I just can't drink more, I eat huge bowls of watermelon. It changes it up a little and is still lots of fluid.

Glowconsin

I guess I'm more of a chugger.  Early on, I got a couple of those Tumblr (sp?) insulated cups, they're about 24 oz each.  I fill it up a few times a day and I guess I drink those cups fairly easily.  Makes water drinking really easy, I think,

sterpstra10

Man, I wish I could drink that much!  Everytime I drink water - it comes right back up.  Ahhh - even though I'm into my 2nd tri, I'm still praying this sickness/nausea goes away.

jajsundevil

Glowconsin:

I guess I'm more of a chugger.  Early on, I got a couple of those Tumblr (sp?) insulated cups, they're about 24 oz each.  I fill it up a few times a day and I guess I drink those cups fairly easily.  Makes water drinking really easy, I think,

This is kind of what I do too.  I have one of those Nalgene style bottles (Target knock off) that's about 30-32 ounces that I take with me almost everywhere and I fill it up several times a day. 

MSaksa

Honestly, yes I wil chug about 20oz of water at a time. My job doesn't really allow me to sip on water all day so I have to chug as much as I can when I can Fortunately for me I've always had to drink like this and I've always drank a lot of water.

MrsRumpf

I understand completely!!!!

But I have to say, I LOVE ice water!  I drink it all day and never leave without a huge container of ice water-- I think it helps that is hot as heck in the Summer because I CAN NOT get enough.

That said, having the 'amount to drink' guideline almost makes it worse for me.  I just know, I'm constantly thirsty and drink ALL DAY.

Love to PEE 24/7, eh!!!?!?!?!