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Following for ideas. I drink a ton at work so I might as well set up shop in the bathroom, but I have a hard time at home.

@artsyfartsy: I get 90% of water intake while at work. On the weekends my intake is pitiful. When pregnant I can only drink ice cold water!

I struggle with this as well... I find the cups with straws help me drink more quickly... it's the filling it up part I struggle with. My hope is that when I'm pregnant I'll be better at it because it's not just for me anymore

I don't always hit my intake goals, but find that when I drink cold water with ice I drink more.

I have four 20oz Camelbak insulated water bottles. I fill them up with ice & water at the start of the day, keep them in the fridge, and change rhem out whenevr my current one gets too warm or empty. I make it my goal to finish all 4 by the end of the day.

At work, I do something similar, except I take 2 to work, and my goal is to finish 1 before lunch and one by the end of the work day. Usually I refill, too. Then one at dinner and one at night.

Ditto on water bottle at work. I carry my water bottle with me at all times - it means I'm less likely to purchase a cold drink while I'm out running errands and it saves money. Also, I just robotically pound a glass of room temperature water standing over the kitchen sink as soon as I walk into the kitchen in the morning and usually do the same before I turn off the kitchen light before I go to bed. For some reason, room temperature water is easier for me to just slam down.

Ugh I found it so hard to drink enough when pregnant! I sorta hate water, but I forced it. I added lemons or limes and made sure it was cold. I also really like SmartWater so I splurged and bought cases of that. Oh and seltzer....drank 1-2 of those a day.

Um, do you actually need to drink that much? That is 96 oz which is a LOT of water. More than the 64 "recommended" oz which is also sort of arbitrary. Take advice of your doc over some rando on the internet of course (lol) but my research has led me to believe that if you drink to thirst and your pee is light yellow you're good. If it's clear you're probably drinking more than you need to.

So anyways. to answer your actual question. I only drink water (+ 1 cup coffee in the morning) so I usually drink 1-2 glasses with both lunch and dinner. And I try to drink a glass between lunch and dinner and after dinner as well.

Also I didn't know... CONGRATS!

Like at @JoyfulKiwi: a routine really helps me! I do a cup or two of decaf tea in the morning, then I immediately pour a glass of water to drink while I start work and there are certain parts of my day when I'm up and about and refill it. I also usually have a La Croix with my lunch to mix it up a bit.

I try to always have my water bottle with me, and also like to have a glass on the kitchen counter to remind me. Lots of tea. Infused water when I need to mix it up--I like raspberries and mint.

I am ridiculously, insanely thirsty when pregnant. Last time, it was my first symptom, before I even got a positive test.