excessive thirst?

Breezy8407

I've always drank a lot of water. Pre-pregnancy I was drinking over 128oz a day. I would say I drink slightly more now probably another 32 oz on top of that.

Lately I've been waking up being extremely thirsty in the middle of the night. I always have water nearby, so I drink as much as I can. But considering how hydrated I am during the day this seems odd.

I had my GD test on Monday and am anxiously awaiting the results. I know excessive thirst can be a symptom of type 2 diabetes, but am I worrying too much about this? 

Anyone else with crazy night time thirst?

07may07

I too have found myself more thirsty than normal.  While pre-pregnancy I did drink a lot of water (not as much as you though!), now I drink even more.

I always try to stop drinking water after 6 or 7pm b/c I just don't want to be up and down all night to pee.  But, lately, I have to have a bottle of water next to me at night and when I wake up in the morning I feel like I haven't had a sip to drink in days.

I had read that it was a symptom of the diabetes, but I passed my GD test a few weeks ago.

So, you're not alone!!  Good luck with your GD test!!

JesseKhloe&Me

It may actually be because you are breathing harder with the extra weight & less room. It always makes you feel like your mouth and throat are super dry & you are super thirsty. Especially is you have your mouth open at any point of the night to take in more oxygen. I know when I got closer to 30 weeks, it felt like it was much harder to breath with everything getting squished together.