Is excessive thirst just a pregnancy symptom of something I should be concerned about? I drink probably triple the recommended 8 8oz glasses of water per day. I don't remember being so thirsty with my first!
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I'm always thirsty too.
Mention to your doc though as excessive thirst is a symptom of diabetes. Thought I had it for sure, but nope.
I was most thirsty in the first tri. Drank constantly!
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@Mrs. Champagne: yeah, I was kind of wondering if it might be a symptom of gd
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@Applesandbananas: It is. I drink a lot of water, but even that would be a bit much for me. I would look into gd, to be honest.
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I drank like a fish and carried two water bottles with me everywhere. I was worried and my doctor had labs done to check my electrolytes and what not and I was fine. I passed my GD tests too.
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@sarac: I'll definitely bring it up at my next appt!
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I called my doctor when I was drinking like 2+ gallons a day, as a point of reference. I drank close to 3 gallons one day and felt sick! I was that bad.
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@gingerbebe: wow! From what I've read, your body is making extra blood during this time too, which can contribute!
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@Applesandbananas: I drink tons of water, it's fine as far as I know
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I was also super thirsty all the time but I had gestational diabetes
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First trimester with my first I got panicky if I couldn't reach a full water bottle at all times. It was nuts!
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I easily drank twice as much water while pregnant. I didn't have GD but I need more water than most people. I also started adding chia and ground flax to my morning oatmeal because I was taking zofran and it made me constipated. And I think all the extra fiber made me extra extra thirsty, because when I cut out the chia and flax I went back to just extra thirsty (if that makes sense???). I talked to my doctor about it but I was paranoid about GD because I had several risk factors.
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