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Is Drinking 2 Gallons of Water Safe?
thefrabotts
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I'm 24 weeks pregnant and recently went to the hospital because I was in pain. After some hours they told me it was due to dehydration. That came as no surprise because I know I should drink more water than I do. The thing is the nurse gave me instructions to rest more and drink 7-8 32 oz (2 gallons) everyday. I found it a little extreme, and frankly so far for me physically impossible. I've talked to like 4 other people about it and they say that it's ridiculous and strange. Do I keep attempting to down all this water, listening to the hospital or do I drink according to what my body is telling me to? Just curious to know what others opinions are, and if anyone else has been told to drink this much water.
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Re: Is Drinking 2 Gallons of Water Safe?
Are you sure they didn't say 7-8 8oz servings? That is the norm. I cannot imagine being PG and drinking that much. I'd never leave the bathroom!
My two girls Flower and Ayla Faye
I see you've already come to a decision but I thought I'd throw this in for good measure. :-) I read somewhere that the amount of water you should be drinking is proportionate to your weight, and that whatever your weight is, you half it and that's how many ounces you should drink.
For instance, my prepregnancy weight was 120 lbs. Half of 120 is 60, so I should have been drinking 60 ounces a day. Most days, I only made it to about 40-50, but it seemed to be a good formula for me, and still works even after I've gained a few pounds with this pregnancy.
It doesn't sound that crazy to me. 8oz is really small. Most glasses of water are 16oz. I know when I was pregnant I would have a glass of water with breakfast, a glass of water every hour from 8am to 4pm and at least one glass of water with dinner/before bed.
That's 11-12 16-oz glasses of water in one day, or 192 oz. You were told to drink drink 2 more glasses than that.