who actually drink the right amount?

[cupcake]

i am terrible at drinking enough even when not pg.
is there anyone out there drinking as much as you should be.
i know its winter now and so im a bit slack but im trying to get better for the summer. i know dehydration can bring on contractions.

are u girlz managing to drink enough? how much is enough?
whos got some tips?

 

[Samantha675]

My midwife told me to drink half my weight in ounces. Say if you weight 140, drink 70 ounces. I try to do 1 1/2 - 2 liters a day.

 

[cupcake]

1.5 to 2 liters. oh no im way behind im just trying to get thru one liter here.

 

[leeanne]

I am probably not drinking enough. I do find though that I drink more water when I have a slice of lemon in it

Last night though I remembered Club Soda and thought that would be lovely with some lemon. Have to get some today

 

[Serene123]

I'm probably on 1ltr a day if I'm lucky lol! However, I'm not awake that long now LOL and it's always water

 

[Jenny]

I drink maybe 4-5 glasses a day, I can't stand water and I can only drink it later in the afternoon or evening or it makes me feel ill. I'm sure you're fine hon

 

[Vickie]

I' not really sure what the right amount is exactly. I do try to drink more water now, and I try to do it at meal times because I tend to drink a lot while I'm eating, always have for some reason. I have noticed if I don't get enough water during the day by the evening I'm very very thirsty.

 

[charlottecco2]

drinking lots makes me sick and i get bored of having to go to the toilet so much. when i go to the gym in the evening tho I end up guzzling about a litre of water. so am probably getting enough, Everyone differs on how much water they need,
a good way to judge is if your urine is clear/ very pale yellow, then you are hydrated and drinking enough.

However if your urine is yellow/ dark yellow then you are dehydrated so get guzzling water xxx

 

[nikkybaby]

I am trying my hardest to drink enough fluids. The last two times I was in the hospital, they said I was extremely dehydrated, which I didn't understand TBH, because I feel like I drink a lot. Any more, and I will pee my pants!!!

 

[Tabs]

I think I probably drink too much!! Some days I can drink 6-7 litres of water or even more!! I've already had 4 litres already today!!!!

Then again, I've always been one to drink constantly, so it's no worse than before I was pregnant!

I have my blood sugar level tested very regularly just to be sure though!

 

[cupcake]

a good way to judge is if your urine is clear/ very pale yellow, then you are hydrated and drinking enough.However if your urine is yellow/ dark yellow then you are dehydrated so get guzzling water xxx

this made me think of this rhyme that goes white pee is excellent and yellow pee is not good - it rhymes in hebrew and they teach it to little kids

 

[charlottecco2]

this made me think of this rhyme that goes white pee is excellent and yellow pee is not good - it rhymes in hebrew and they teach it to little kids

ha ha i have never heard it? it sounds funny xx

 

[Vickie]

I messaged my husband on yahoo to ask him how many ounces are in a liter (so I could roughly estimate how much I'm drinking) and he laughed at me when I told him why Mean DH

 

[charlottecco2]

I messaged my husband on yahoo to ask him how many ounces are in a liter (so I could roughly estimate how much I'm drinking) and he laughed at me when I told him why Mean DH

awww that is pretty funny though, bless. next time use the online conversion site xx

 

[Vickie]

Was being lazy tbh so just asked him Oh well we worked it out to where by my best estimate I drink around 2 liters a day

 

[leeanne]

I messaged my husband on yahoo to ask him how many ounces are in a liter (so I could roughly estimate how much I'm drinking) and he laughed at me when I told him why Mean DH

Aww, that is cute

 

[PitBullMommy]

I totally don't drink enough. Almost had to go to the ER this weekend cause of it. Since i had that stomach virus last week I got REALLY dehydrated (gums were white, poor capilary refill) but I drank ALL day Sunday (gag) and got a little better. I have a really hard time drinking enough. I'll have like, 4-5 drinks during the day...I should have like...12.

 

[Mantha3]

I am normally horrible at drinking water BUT... since this is my third pregnancy I have noticed with the others that if I don't drink enough my face, hands and feet become puffy. Therefore I look fat. I also have duller skin and circles under my eyes. AND... I feel a bit run down. SO.. this pregnancy I have devoted myself to drinking atleast 1.5 liters of water a day. It sounds like a lot but what I do is I buy a package of 1.5 bottles of water and carry one with me all day. I usually am able to drink one with in about 3 hours. I still drink other stuff but try to limit it until I have drank my water. You should try just for one week drinking 1.5- 2 liters and see how you feel. OH and it is recommended 2 liters a day for pregos. GOOD LUCK... DRINK UP... gulp gulp

 

[cupcake]

oh mantha i also have the circles i didnt know that not drinking enough caused it

 

[Linzi]

Im not at all Im terrible. I had to switch to decaff coffee and tea at work coz thats all I want to drink all the time.

xxx