How much water do you drink?

[southpacificgoat]

I have always struggled to drink enough water and frequently forget to drink. I normally made this up by drinking coffee and tea all day (I know, they are dehydrating and probably don't count) but now I am pregnant I really struggle. I don't even like the taste of tap water anymore and most herbal teas make me feel nauseous. I am 12 weeks and still bf my 2.5 year old a lot, which is dehydrating me even more. Can I ask how much you really manage to drink and how you do it/ make yourself do it if it does not come naturally? I really need to do something drastic. I think I get to around 1.5l a day at the moment...

I stopped drinking as much when I started maternity.

I would definitely advise to keep yourself well hydrated, I was put on drip twice, just before labour and in labour as I was severely dehydrated and it was making mine and baby's heart rate go really high.

Easier said than done.

What about with diluting juice for bit of flavour?

1.5 litres is plenty. You need about 6-8 200/250 ml cups a day. So you are doing perfectly well with that. If you are weeing and your wee isn't super dark, then you are well hydrated.

Buy yourself a sports bottle like Sistema 800ml Tritan and if you manage 4 of them a day then your bang on.
I'm failing at drinking at moment due to this bloody cold but when my tongue is so dry I down a full bottle in one go.

Squash is a good way to get taste sorted, milk is better and try watermelon = food and liquid in one.