Thursday, September 15, 2011

Cheers.

It wasn't until I was pregnant with Naomi that I had a false alarm.

I mean, she was my second. Meaning I HAD DONE THIS BEFORE and really, should know how contractions and labor and baby pains and all of that felt.

So, one night I laid in bed with what I thought was horrible back labor. Ughhh. It was searing and uncomfortable. Back labor was the primary labor I experienced with Cub, so it was all I knew. I was about 37 weeks, so my husband called his brother to come and stay with Caleb while he and I headed to the hospital.

After much monitoring and adjusting and urine sampling they came in and told me I was dehydrated.

Note: DEHYDRATION MIMICS BACK LABOR.

I had no idea. I drank water all day and all night but it didn't seem to matter. They said they were glad I came in because I needed to be put on fluids to catch up to the hydration level I needed to be.

This time around, I'm feeling just as dry.



I joke that coffee is my primary beverage of consumption but, of course, it's not. I drink my allotted amount, maybe ... three times a week? And if you ask my friends they will tell you: I never finish a cup. I'm a slow drinker and a slow eater and by the time I'm halfway through my delectable brew, it's cold and I'm done.

Weird.

So, after I've had my approximate 4 ounces of coffee, I spend the rest of the day guzzling water in the lovely blue mug pictured above. Classy, yes? My husband picked it up for me at Lambert's Cafe when he was a sponsor for our church's junior high camp. So romantic. But, really, it's been quite useful. Every morning I fill it up with ice and then fill it with water, and guzzle away. By the end of the day, I normally have consumed four or five of these bad boys.

Please note the mug is the size of my head. This ain't no easy task.

What's crazier is that I fill it up before bed and continue drinking it all night. I'm THAT DRY. And my coffee days are no drier than my non-coffee days. I live in a perpetual state of thirst. Weird. What's even weirder is that in my pregnancy with Cub, when I was pregnant allllllll summer long and drank a lot of coffee (I was working then and Starbucks happened to be on my way to work ... wait, no it wasn't .... but it was still easier to access ... excuses, excuses ...) and I wasn't dehydrated one bit. Ever.

Huh?

So, can someone please tell me if this is a blood sugar thing, maybe? In your expert opinions? I'm borderline hypoglycemic and my glucose tests in pregnancy are always very low, so I have to wonder if that matters ...?

Anyway. Back to my blue mug.

Have a lovely day!

5 comments:

  1. Interesting. My sugar levels are always super low too and I am always thirsty. I don't drink nearly enough fluids though...it's just hard to remember while chasing 2 kids around (and all the other things).

    I can't believe you drink all of that all day AND NIGHT and are not up going to the bathroom every 2 seconds?! I make myself stop drinking fluid around 6/7pm every night and I'm still up every 30-45 minutes for the bathroom. Ugh. I, do, however, have a rather large human snuggling with my bladder though. ;)

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  2. Oh, I'm so glad I'm not alone. I am always experiencing a dry mouth at 3 1/2 months pregnant and my doctor thought it was weird (I drink over the recommended amount of fluids a day and don't seem dehydrated).

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  3. Pregnancy makes me extra thirsty, too, but one would think that all that water you're drinking would at least help...weird! You have an extra-thirsty baby, perhaps?! Love the mug, by the way. ;)

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  4. LOL! We have that mug, too! I have no idea about that thirst thing, but I'm always thirsty - pregnant or not, so I am not a good person to ask. Keep guzzling that water, girl. It's SO good for you and baby!

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  5. When I was pregnant, I was the same way. I consumed massive amounts of water, and my blood sugar was nowhere near high. As a matter of a fact it was on the low side so I wouldn't worry.

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