I don't typically drink water throughout the night because then I would be up all night using the bathroom. However, I've been waking up feeling very dehydrated which isn't a good thing. I typically sleep 10ish hours so that's how long I go without water. I'm wondering if I should make it a point to get up and drink something in the middle of the night. Do/did you? If so, how much?
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Yes, I was so thirsty. I usually drank a glass right before bed, and then when I got up to pee between 1 and 4
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I do not really, although I always take a glass of water to bed with me and I will often take a few sips when I get up to pee. I tend to be really thirsty in the evenings though. We're talking like, 1-2 full glasses of water with dinner, and another 1-2 after dinner. So I am usually up at least 2-3 times to pee due to drinking so much right before bed. Which is kind of annoying but I figure better to be hydrated than not!
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I drink right before bed, and still end up waking up thirsty at least twice a night. I just keep my camelbak on my bedside table so I can drink with minimal wake-up-age!
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Yeah, I keep water by the bed. I figure I wake up to pee a bunch anyway, I might as well not be parched while doing it. I do try to drink a majority of my water during the day, but early in the second trimester I was getting really dizzy in the mornings and we figured it must be dehydration, so I started drinking more at night. You gotta do what you gotta do!
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I used to wake up and be so thirsty too. I kept a bottle of water on my nightstand, and I'd usually finish it by morning. I always had to wake up to pee regardless, so I figured the extra liquid wouldn't hurt.
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I keep a pitcher in the room actually. I'm always so thirsty.
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I did. I was extremely thirsty and would wake up a few times from my mouth feeling so dry. I kept a bottle of water within reach on the floor right next to my side of the bed.
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@Bao: I do! Not a lot, but whenever I get up to pee I have a few sips. I do it because I usually feel soo thirsty!
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I drank a glass right before bed and I would usually drink a whole glass throughout the night. I would also drink it first thing in the morning.
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I do! However I am doing it under doctors orders. My blood pressure is too low so I do it to keep my volume up. I am up a bunch anyway. Plus I hate waking up thirsty.
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I always drank some water I the night but now, I often have to refill my glass because I am so thirsty!
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I keep a glass of water on my nightstand and drink some each time I get up to pee, and sometimes just being thirsty will wake me up too. I usually go through a whole 16-oz glass throughout the night and often have to refill. I can't get back to sleep if my mouth is too dry so I really have no choice!
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I always bring a glass to bed with me and usually sip it as I'm reading/falling asleep and when I get up to pee in the middle of the night. I get SO parched at night!
@Penny Lane: CamelPak - good idea!
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I can't stand warm water so I will fill my cup before bed, and when I go down to the bathroom I will make a point to drink some water from the fridge
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Yeah, I do. I'm so thirsty, so every time I wake up to pee, I end up drinking some water, which just makes me pee more. I can't stand my mouth feeling dry though.
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No, I just can't do it. I try to drink a glass before bed at least.
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No way! I would never quit peeing!
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I was so thirsty that I had to. But I hated it because then I had to pee again. And while I was up peeing, I would need more water.
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I was so thirsty in my second pregnancy, I'd end up drinking 1-2 glasses of water during the middle of the night. I almost cried when the doctor told me I couldn't drink anything after midnight the night before my csection. I was afraid if die if thirst lol
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I don't makes specific point of drinking water through the night but I always have my water bottle on the bedside table and every time I wake up to use the bathroom or check on LO, I take a big drink. I've always done this though, pregnant or not, I'm just someone who likes to drink a lot of water!
I'd say if you're getting enough during the day though, you don't need to make a concerted effort to drink throughout the night. If you're feeling dehydrated when you wake up, maybe try adding an additional 8-12 ounces during the day to see if that helps.
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I try not to because when I wake up to pee I always wake the cats up and they think its morning and want to eat!
By the way can i just say I'm SUPER jealous of your 10hrs of sleep!?!? I've been lucky to average 6 since i got pregnant. -
I was so thirsty at night when I was pregnant - I would wake up just from thirst! I usually drained a bottle of water every night.
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@Bao: 10 hours of sleep?! I don't think I've gotten that in years, pre-pregnancy, and definitely not pregnant or a mom! But back to your original question is yes, I keep a glass of water by my bedside and it's usually empty in the morning. But I woke up to pee a lot even before pregnancy so drinking water during the night has always been part of my deal. I used to call it my "nightly order" to DH so he made sure I had a fresh glass of water before we went to sleep.
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@fussygal: i never sleep without my water bottle! it's a habit I started living in the heat of Darwin as a kid!
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I was constantly thirsty with my first and had to have a few glasses of water in the middle of the night. Poor DH woke up every night to refill my glass. With my second I would take a few sips each time I woke up to go to the bathroom, and that helped me keep hydrated throughout the night.
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Already on glass #3 at 4:30 in the morning!
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I used to (and still do) keep a glass of water on my bedside table. It's more of a habit since I've been doing it since my first pregnancy back in 2008. But I find myself still thirsty in the middle of the night b/c sometimes I forget to drink enough before bedtime b/c I'm too busy trying to get the kids showered and to bed by myself by a certain time.
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@birdofafeather: lol not straight hours but yes from getting into bed at night and then getting up for the day in the morning is typically 8-10 hours, of course I may be up unable to sleep some of those hours.
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