Struggling to drink enough water

[bunnyblonde]

i usually drink a healthy amount of water but so far my whole pregnancy the most i can drink in a day is 5 glasses, but its usually less, around 3. One day i didn't drink any water at all. I don't feel thirsty but i know i must be dehydrated, my skin is dry and my urine is dark most of the time. I just can't bring myself to drink water or anything really, I'm not usually a soda drinker but I've been having about a can of ginger ale a day to help with nausea. Other than that i just have almost no desire to drink anything. Anyone feeling the same way or have any tips of how to get more water?

 

[WantsALittle1]

I feel your pain. I am unable to get enough water either, and it's given me horrible constipation and made my nausea worse. These are the ways I've been able to get water down:

1) I put a carton of water (it's called Boxed Water is Better) in the freezer until it gets really cold. For me, having it really cold helps a lot. Then I sit and watch TV or read on my phone while drinking the water one sip at a time with a spoon. I can get through a lot of water this way.

2) I drink a weak ginger tea once a day. I count it as one of my cups of water, and it works because the ginger settles my stomach. I was drinking ginger ale, but the high sugar content was making the nausea even worse.

3) I sip plain fizzy water or drink it with a spoon. The burping really provides a lot of relief and the slight bitter flavor to it masks morning sickness mouth.

ETA: I also crunch ice cubes when things get really bad

 

[bunnyblonde]

Oh I've had the worst constipation which is not normal for me at all. It's getting to the point where it hurts if I cough or sneeze

 

[Qmama79]

Oh I remember the water thing. I got through it with ginger ale ... And that didn't feel good at all. But it was the only fluid I cld stomach! Now a few leftover cans are collecting dust. I made smoothies & soups and tried eating as much as possible of those. And I tried eating watermelon, melon, strawberries, ... Any fruits with high fluid content. Or freeze juice & eat it as an ice-cream...

 

[bunnyblonde]

soup sounds so unappetizing right now, especially since its so unseasonably warm right now, i was actually craving a strawberry smoothie earlier tho

 

[jac4315]

I am the same exact way, I didn't do the best before I was expecting either though. I found something that helps me personally is buying the packs of 10 oz bottled waters. It helps me to just grab and go when I'm at work. And I make it a goal to get through at least 3 of them while at work, and they are little so it somehow makes it easier to get through them vs big glasses of water or something.

 

[bunnyblonde]

i had some really amazing milk on sunday with cookies, i can't remember the last time I've had a glass of milk before that. But this was organic whole milk, i would usually drink skim, and now all i want is milk. does milk count as "water" i know i should probably still be drinking clear water at some point during the day but if i have a beverage like milk can i count that as 1 glass?