nursing and hydration

[skyewriter]

How much do you all drink??!! I am doing electrolyte water, but am unable to make myself have a lot in the am... but still by night its over half a gallon. My lips and fingertips and the edges of my eyes all are dry/weird. I'm dying of thirst by 3 -4 am. I am upping my fats.. and trying to remember my water, just wondering how much other nursing moms have to drink...

[bubbamummy]

Im terrible I dont drink anywhere near enough. I frequently get headaches and im sure its usually due to dehydration. it sounds lame, but with two young kids I often just forget to drink enough

I would guess I drink wwwaaaay less than a gallon a day - and I pump for my baby, so Im producing around 45oz of milk a day...not sure where i generate enough liquid for that. I must be better

[chattyprincess]

I am drinking a little more then half my weight in oz of water a day...so I weight 188ish..so 190 for evenness sake. So I drink about 100-120oz aday

[sunnygir1]

It depends, but when I'm paying attention I drink 3-5 quarts a day. I think you should up your water intake because you are waking up thirsty.

[ameliabedelia]

Also, make sure you are getting lots of fruits and vegetables. They have lots of natural water in them, and I find then I was eating plenty of fruits and vegetables (like 5+ of veggies and at least 3 fruits) I don't need to drink as much water.

[skyewriter]

Its all about rembering... 3 other kids and four dogs, and too much stuff! Sometimes I'm envious of way back when, you know 4 kids = 4 maybe 8 outfits... my DD can leave more than that on the floor in a day! (but we HS and it is creative.. just messy) soo I know f I had a number (from what others drink) then it would be a goal, as well as a reminder that my gallon or two isn't so crazy an amount.