Extreme thirst

[katie23913]

I'm almost 24 weeks and have recently been feeling very thirsty. I can drink almost 2 litres of water a day. It's killing me at night time having to go wee constantly through the night. Does anybody else have this? I can't not drink before I go to bed because that's when I am most thirsty.

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Sorry didn't mean to scare you but extreme thirst is a symptom. If I was you I'd get it checked out.

Yes get your urine tested.

Thanks. I have a midwife appointment coming up within the next week so I will mention it to her.

Extreme thirst can be a symptom but just to put it into perspective we are all (pregnant or not) advised to drink 2 litres of water a day so I'm not sure if that would be classed as extreme? I drank 2 litres before 2pm, granted I spent the afternoon on the loo though

2l isn't unusual, however the fact that it us a change from your usual habits suggests it should be looked at.
If you know that's the camping you go through at the moment, can you work on drinking mirecearluer in the day, and see if that makes you less thirsty in the evenings?

Hey,

This is lesser known sign of pregnancy, as Clare the midwife can tell you! (Skip to 4.50 for the bit about excessive thirst)

I’ve got this too, rang diabetic midwife and she said they check u for glucose whenever they check your wee at a check up etc. It turned out I’m fine sure u are too just mention it at your next appointment.

This was one of my earliest signs I was pregnant: I was ways careful to make sure I kept hydrated before I was pregnant because I was prone to headaches if I didn't.. Suddenly I could drink half a litre of water in one go and still be thirsty. I am now 38 weeks and am still drinking lots of water all day, and I've noticed that baby can be slightly less active if I am a bit dehydrated (yes, the constant loo trips, are a pain, especially at night).

Diabetes runs in my family, so I have been checked for it throughout my pregnancy and all tests have come back clear.. My midwife has just said its one of my pregnancy symptoms, but has always encouraged me to drink when I am thirsty, and not to try and limit my water intake to manage loo trips as it is obviously something me and baby needs... Mentioning it to your midwife would be a good idea so they can check you for symptoms of any other associated issues, but try not to worry too much, it could just be one of those symptoms for you..

When you are growing a baby you need a ton of fluid, it could just be that you have been getting dehydrated and need to be drinking much more water. When you are not pregnant excessive thirst can be a symptom of other conditions.

It is normal in pregnancy to drink A LOT of water and to need to get up to pee during the night. Once the baby is here you need to keep drinking lots of water for milk production if you are BF as obviously you are personally going to be meeting the baby’s need for food and drink.

I had this all through my middle trimester.
As it turned out I did have gestational diabetes, but I don’t think the 2 are actually linked as GD is symptomless aparantley.

I’m 34 weeks now and don’t have the thirst anymore, but then again since diagnosis the GD is controlled. So typing this I’m starting to wonder again if maybe there is a link?

If you are not due to be tested for GD anyway, it might be worth asking about it just to rule it out if nothing more.