The thirst is real!!!

mrsmeyer419 · November 2014

Holy effing hell, I'm so thirsty ALL THE DAMN TIME! I feel like a fish I drink so much. Hahaha. Anyone drinking a million times more than before? It doesn't help that I already have to pee all the time.

theinvadermothership · November 2014

I do feel like i have dry mouth a lot. I also can feel when i need to drink water. I get really uncomfortable if i don't drink enough.

lidia10 · November 2014

Me too!!! I have to drink water in the middle of the night!

karboss · November 2014

I'm not as bad during the day. But at night I'm drinking 2+ bottles. It's getting out of control.

taahira · November 2014

I'm the same, but if I don't drink as much as I need I end up with headaches. So I drink constantly, and with that comes frequent trips to the bathroom.

nutrishus · November 2014

It happens to me also but I'm diabetic .

kamomo1 · November 2014

It's the worst at night! Wake up and go pee and then chug water.

thing3ontheway · November 2014

I hate water but my juice intake is much higher (I cut it down). Night time is the worst and I always wake up with dry dry dry mouth! Yuck!

jackieanddan1989 · November 2014

YES. I haven't really had an increased appetite this pregnancy, just increased thirst, like crazy. I guess because your blood volume has increased so much.

I was actually in the ER for a few hours because I got dehydrated, even though I felt like I was already drinking my weight in water. They gave me two bags of IV fluids and I was still thirsty when I got home. My midwife suggested drinking at least two, preferably 3 liters of water a day. I recommend getting a water bottle with a pop-up straw top that has markings for volume on it ( not like a 16 oz bottle, more like a 32 oz-mine is a liter) andf just cary it around with you everywhere, try to fill it and empty it three times a day. Keep it next to your bed, too. I have found I am keeping much better track of my fluid intake since carrying mine around and feel a lot better.

wolowizard · November 2014

If I don't drink even water I get terrible headaches. I don't really feel thirsty a lot though but maybe that's because I keep up with the intake to keep the headaches away lol.

hillbillywife · November 2014

I have a really hard time with water consumption. I try really hard to keep it up though so I don't end up with a kidney stone or in the ER for dehydration or something. Oh the struggle!

redheaded14 · November 2014

wolowizard said:
If I don't drink even water I get terrible headaches. I don't really feel thirsty a lot though but maybe that's because I keep up with the intake to keep the headaches away lol.

I wonder if this is why I wake up every morning with a headache. It's been going on for 2-3 mo this at this point. I'm good about drinking during the day but only usually a sip of two at night. Maybe I should force myself to drink when I wake up to roll over.

wolowizard · November 2014

redheaded14 said:

wolowizard said:
If I don't drink even water I get terrible headaches. I don't really feel thirsty a lot though but maybe that's because I keep up with the intake to keep the headaches away lol.
I wonder if this is why I wake up every morning with a headache. It's been going on for 2-3 mo this at this point. I'm good about drinking during the day but only usually a sip of two at night. Maybe I should force myself to drink when I wake up to roll over.

If I wake up with a headache, usually water makes it go away where that wasn't the case before I got pregnant. I needed aspirin or something like that.

MelP4 · November 2014

This. I am so thirsty all the time. I am also one who wakes up with an awful headache, but I have been learning if I guzzle water right after waking up it is more likely to go away. We can all be little fishies together!

ASCrosby · November 2014

I got a Camelbak water bottle that you have to bite down on to get the water to flow, which is great because you can drink it while laying down. Get them off Amazon or many local stores. I end up drinking at least 24 oz in my sleep without realizing it.

theinvadermothership · November 2014

ASCrosby said:
I got a Camelbak water bottle that you have to bite down on to get the water to flow, which is great because you can drink it while laying down. Get them off Amazon or many local stores. I end up drinking at least 24 oz in my sleep without realizing it.

Love mine too. I really need to get a couple more.

I also throw in like half a gatorade too. The electrolytes help me feel better too, but i try not to drink too much bc of sodium and sugar.

wonderkay · November 2014

SO MUCH MORE! I had to buy one of those 64 oz jugs to fill with water just to keep me quenched! My boss must be getting sick of my potty breaks.

mrsalvidrez · November 2014

I worked Black Friday and was amazed at the speed I drank 3 water bottles with. I mean, I was moving quickly but I never imagined working up a thirst so big.

Renate85 · November 2014

No appetite increase but I'm chugging EVERYTHING! I have not been able to sip for months. Everything goes down like I'm doing shots. Sooooooo thirsty! Good to hear I'm not the only one!