Thirst! Do you get thirsty when nursing?

[1babysmom]

So my mom always told me that her grandma would always get her a big glass of water whenever she'd sit down to nurse, because it was "well known" that nursing moms get really thirsty while nursing. Well, we've been nursing for 48 months straight (DD1 has yet to wean, too), through 2 pregnancies, still tandeming now, and I'm just NOW, for the first time, experiencing that! I never got thirsty before while nursing, but lately it's like the instant one of them latch on and start nursing, I NEED a glass of water!!! It's so weird!!

[naupakamama]

NAK. I get so thirsty, I have to drink while nursing!

[Asiago]

As soon as the first suckle, I get a tremendous thirst. Oddly enough once finished with the nursing session I usually am not thirsty, whether I drank or not during it.

[lalemma]

Yes- that's actually how I know my milk let down (I rarely feel a tingle or anything).

And yet I always forget to get a glass of water before I sit down. Hmph.

[Peony]

After 7 years of straight bfing, I never ever sit down in my nursing spot without a large mason jar full of water next to me.And it is the same when I go to bed. Really I guess I have water bottles all over the place!

[claddaghmom]

Not me!

But everyone told me this and for weeks after DD was born my mom and MIL would rush to get water whenever I sat down to nurse lol.

[lifeguard]

I don't anymore but when ds was small the thirst was crazy strong. If I forgot to bring water with me or ran out I almost felt frantic sometimes I was SO thirsty.

[hollytheteacher]

Originally Posted by lifeguard

I don't anymore but when ds was small the thirst was crazy strong. If I forgot to bring water with me or ran out I almost felt frantic sometimes I was SO thirsty.

Me too! It was like crazy, scary thirst...like if i don't drink something RIGHT NOW i'm gonna die or something lol. I think it lasted a few months for me. Still nursing at 29 months and certainly get thirsty but not like it was at first!

[crunchy_mommy]

Originally Posted by hollytheteacher

Me too! It was like crazy, scary thirst...like if i don't drink something RIGHT NOW i'm gonna die or something lol. I think it lasted a few months for me. Still nursing at 29 months and certainly get thirsty but not like it was at first!

Yup same here, has subsided some now that he's 12 mos but DH is still constantly grabbing me that glass of water!!

[CherryBombMama]

i get insanely thirsty when i think about it. if i think, "hey, where is my glass of water?" i start getting panicky, but if i completely forget, at the end i will think, "oh, i didnt get water." weird.

[ExuberantDaffodil]

I get wickedly thirsty every time I nurse. Like parched.

Also, hungry.

[curious&eager]

I've run around like crazy before looking for my water bottle when the baby was hungry because I cannot feed without drinking. I have a massive water bottle by my bed at night for the night sessions. He's 7 months and I'm still thirsty all the time.

[Ellien C]

yes, and I always offer to get a nursing mom a drink of water because it's so easy to forget and then it's a pain in the neck once you are settled.