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How can I stay hydrated during pregnancy?
Even when you’re not pregnant hydration is an important part of staying healthy, however it becomes even more essential when you are carrying a baby. Your body needs water to build new tissue and produce more blood as well as carry all those extra nutrients that baby needs. It’s also used to form amniotic fluid and it flushes out toxins and wastes.
You are likely to suffer from indigestion and constipation throughout your pregnancy and water is a great way of helping with these problems. By helping your constipation you are also less likely to get hemorrhoids, another unpleasant side affect of pregnancy. Water will also decrease your chances of developing a urinary tract infection and edema.
Because of all the hormones racing through your body your skin is likely to become oily and develop acne. Drinking plenty of water can help keep your skin looking healthy.
Try and get eight cups of water each day. If it’s hot or if you’ve been exercising, you probably need even more. If you hate the idea of drinking eight cups of water every day then you’re free to include other fluids. Try drinking milk, juice, soup, sparkling water, tea and coffee (decaf only).
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Re: How can I stay hydrated during pregnancy?
I certainly know the importance of staying hydrated during pregancy having been admited to hospital in my first pregnancy with a bad kidney infection. This could have brought on labour as I was six weeks from my due date and could have been avoided had I been drinking enough. By the time you are feeling thirsty you are already dehydrated so I would suggest keeping a glass or bottle of water at hand at all times for regular sips throughout the day. Most of us do not drink enough water so its something you have to be aware of in pregnancy as your body is producing enough blood for and processing the waste of people instead of one. Avoid coffee and tea as caffeine is dehydrating - water all the way and not bottled due to chemicals. The same can be said for breastfeeding mothers as the chemicals will pass to the baby through your milk! Hope this helps :)
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Sweep101 | November 17, 2011 07:21 PM |
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