These repetitive tips you have seen everywhere whether it's about skin care routine, hair care tips, weight loss program or during pregnancy. Though it's a repetitive tip, most of us didn't follow it strictly. Do we? I am sure, most of you must be nodding your head, saying yes.
When we talk about expectant mothers, it's very necessary for them to drink enough water for a healthy development of their baby and it's beneficial for them as well. During pregnancy, water helps your body to absorb essential nutrients and transport minerals, vitamins and hormones to blood cells. Nutrient-rich blood cells reach to your baby for their growth and development.
When we talk about dehydration, the very first question arises: How do I know if I am hydrated or not? Here are some of the common signs from which you can easily know about your dehydration.
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Signs of Dehydrations
Dry Or Sticky Feeling In Mouth
Dry Throat
Headache
Constipation
Dizziness
Nausea
Decreased need to urinate
Dark yellow color of your urine
The best way to find out if you are dehydrated or not is by checking the color of your urine. If it's dark yellow in color, it means you are dehydrated. If pale yellow or lemonade like color your body is getting enough liquid.
Hydrated: If your urine matches the colors between the hydrated zone, you are drinking enough water and hydrated.
Dehydrated: If your urine color matches in between the colors similar to dehydrated zone, you need to drink more fluid.
Severely Dehydrated: If your urine color is dark and matches the color similar to severely dehydrated zone then you should consult your doctor.
Serious complications of dehydration during pregnancy
Some of the serious complications a pregnant woman can face if she does not take enough water. Well, it's also true, mild dehydration does not affect mother and baby but severe dehydration can be dangerous for both.
Low amniotic fluid
Kidney stones
Swelling
Birth defects
Infections in urinary tract
How much water should you drink while being pregnant?
This totally varies based on your body type and size, also it depends how active you are. The general rule says you need to drink 6 to 8 (200ml) glasses of water in a day. This is somewhere about 1.6 litres a day including all drinks, try to include healthy drinks in your routine. Also, it is very important to cut down your caffeine intake while pregnant, because it may affect your growing baby. Avoid too many carbonated fizzy drinks and high content sugar drinks/juices
Healthy drinks like:
Plain water
Fresh fruit juices
Fresh vegetable juices
Herb-infused Tea
Lemon water
Coconut water
Smoothies
Buttermilk
Plant based milk- Soya milk or Almond milk.
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Tips to stay hydrated
Have a bottle near you,so that you do not need to get up for every sip.
Use an app, there are many drinking water tracking apps, you can download and monitor your fluid intake.
You can also add flavor in your drinks, be sure your drinks are ideal to drink in pregnancy.
Another tip is my personal favorite. I used this during my pregnancy. Mark your bottle with a marker or put a rubber band (if it's not transparent), this way you can track and set a daily water intake goal.
Benefits of drinking water during pregnancy
Prevent constipation
Decreases risk of preterm labor and birth
Adequate breast milk production
Reduces swelling
Soften skin
Prevent urinary infections
Relieves from morning sickness
Prevents dehydration
Hope this post helps you know about the need for drinking water in pregnancy. Do not forget to subscribe to the Moms Review Pad for baby-care, postpartum and pregnancy tips.
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