Drinking water

[Sprk]

Just curious...how much water do you drink? I've been drinking more than before, but still feel dehydrated. :-/

 

[Becky1]

I don't know how much I used to drink but I know every time i fed I got a raging thirst. Couldn't feed without a glass of water next to me! x

 

[Maud]

I drink quite a lot, about 2-3 litres most days, but in the early weeks of breastfeeding I drank huge amounts during feeds - I would take 1.5 litres of water to bed each night just to get me through night feeds and sometimes needed a top up! I had bottles of water with sports caps all over the place so I wouldn't get stuck without access to a drink.

 

[Sprk]

Thanks. I thought I was starting to lose my mind with being so thirsty. Dh sleeps with a large glass next to the bed so he can take nighttime meds....poor him, I keep drinking it all. Better bring up my own glass lol. During feeds, my thirst is absolutely crazy! I think I'm going to buy some sports bottles that I can refill and carry around with me (especially when we are out and about)

 

[Jajis]

I think somebody (GP, HV, midwife... who knows, it's all a blur ) once told me that you should drink a pint of water per feed. I tried, I really did, but I could never quite manage that much or I ended up feeling like my insides were sloshing around