Dehydration
Hey everyone,
Congratulations on all the babies ❤️ my 15th May baby decided to come 4 weeks early!
He's my second breastfed bubba and I still breastfeed my 3yr old as well. Tandem feeding makes me happy!
Anyway... I have a question that is probably more aimed to those that are tandem feeding I think because I didn't have the problem when only feeding my first son in the early days...
Dehydration. Now I remember feeling more thirsty the first time round and needing to drink more. But this time I'm always thirsty. My mouth and throat are always dry and by the end of the day my throat is sore.
It eases over night and I am drinking nearly a litre of water between 10pm and 8am but gradually throughout the day as I feed I get more thirsty but can't seem to find the sweet spot for hydration to ease the sore throat and dryness.
I've just started having hydration tablets as well as my usual water in take. I'm just curious if anyone else is dealing with a mouth that feels like you've just licked a sandy badger. 😂😂😂
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I’ve been drinking coconut water throughout pregnancy and I find that helps xx
I was going to suggest coconut water. Need electrolytes as well as water. Coconut water is a great natural source of electrolytes. But it is also expensive!
I definitely don't drink enough with tandem feeding so need to work on that. I get so thirsty in the evenings and struggling with migraines.
Thanks both. I can't stand coconut water 🤢😂 but I am now taking electrolytes again. Hoping it helps. Might need more than 1 tab a day though. This morning/early afternoon felt better but this evening I'm back to bone dry mouth again lol xx
I am bf only one but still I was very thirsty , every time I bf I drink 1-2 glass of water , sometimes I ask in middle of bf to feed me water 😄
I think bf does take lots of water from your body, breast milk is 90% water.
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