Does everyone drink enough daily??

I have a heard time drinking water so for the most part I am lucky if I get 2 bottles of poland spring down. I know that is not good, is there anything else that is just as good to drink

I know I need more fluids but for some reason I hate to drink.....sounds crazy i know.

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Any liquid will do the same job of keeping you hydrated -- just try to avoid too much caffeine or artificial sugars.

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Thta's actually the one thing I do right. I always drank a lot of water. I drink over a gallon a day- I have one of those refillable little water cooler gallon things, and i keep it at my desk.
1 gallon is gone by 4PM

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Right now its hard for me to drink anything! 1st trimester stinks!! I have that horrible metalic taste and my sence of smell is so strong, so I hate everything I taste and smell, water makes me gag!! I've been drinking Ice tea which is helping me.

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i don't. i know i should.. and try.
Some days I am great, and others I don't drink nearly half of what i need.

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i don't. i know i should.. and try.
Some days I am great, and others I don't drink nearly half of what i need.

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I drink a 1.5L bottle of water at work every day, plus I'll usually have a V8 and a 16 oz juice during the day. At home I'll drink 1 or 2 glasses of water a night. I think I am getting enough. If not then they'll have to add more hours to the day. I feel like I am always eating or drinking something.

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I try to. I usually drink 1 1/2 Liter bottle during the workday, plus my iced teas. I have about another glass or two or water or club soda when I get home.

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thats teh only thing that i know i am doing 100% right - after two trips to labor and delivery and some scary cramping and a low amniotic fluid result i dont mess around....

i drink the gallon of water a day and although i live in the bathroom it is worth it - i no longer am crampy, no charly horses, and my amniotic fluid levels have risen!

also i stay away from caffeine - cause for every drink of lets say iced tea you have it deletes two drinks of water....

i drink juices and lemonades - but that brings extra calories so just decided to stay away -----

in the end the water is the easiest and although it is hard at first, after a while it is kinda easy..

lol- im like a PSA for drinking water during your pregnancy!

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During my first trimester I had an aversion to everything including water. I drank it, but didn't love it. Then I discovered that I loved it extremely cold with ice cubes. So I would freeze the Poland Spring bottles and take them to work. I always kept a couple of extra frozen ones in the refrigerator at work. When I drank it in my classroom I would keep the bottle in a ziplock bag so that it did not drip all over. My 9th grade students thought I was crazy.

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If you can't tolerate water, particularly due to MS, try diluting lemonade- I had pretty bad MS & lemonade was pretty helpful to reduce the nausea. Try to stay hydrated because you'll feel crampy, on top of everything else, if you don't.

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Throughout pregnancy I have craved water. I may still need more than I get, but I drink a lot of water now!!!!!

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I'm trying to drink 2 bottles of water a day, but I just can't. I drink lots of other things like OJ and other fruit juices.

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I feel like a camel. I am constantly drinking water and constantly thirsty. Hopefully I am getting enough.

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I have always loved drinking water and I am even more thursty now, especially come the evening, which is a pain for getting

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I doubt I was. I had bad m/s and nothing, and I mean nothing, tasted good. I really didn't feel thirsty, though. I even tried Italian ices and ice pops, but the bad taste in my mouth ruined everything.
I'm feeling a bit better and water tastes the best. So I'm drinking as much as I can stand. You get water from food, so don't go nuts. Also soup is a good food to eat to help get liquids in, just try low sodium.
I tried cranburry juice, apple juice, grape juice, orange juice, ginger ale, gatoraide, and decaf. iced tea. Yuck! Even fruit smoothies.
Luckily it does get better and now I'm back to loving water.

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No, I definitely don't. I drink 8 ounces of orange juice a day and I always have a bottle of water on my desk but I really should be drinking more. It's SUCH an effort though. I prefer seltzer to water most of the time, so I always have some in the house.