Breastfeeding is making me drink more water In the last 4 weeks than I ever have in life combined .…

So am i i read when you breastfeed it says to have water with you

Yep drink up! I drink probably a gallon a day!

Breastfeeding takes a lot out of you. You need lots of water and you need more calories then when you were pregnant

@lunachar62, yuuup! It’s a must

@2sweetie, Yuup! Maybe even more. I literally fill up two pitchers and sit them by the bed for my middle of the night pumping session

@tasticmel, it really does! It makes me super sleepy as well

@whitmom2be18, why do you pump in middle of the night? If baby is sleeping then sleep! I have never pumped in middle of the night with either of my kids. I wake up really full but hey I’d rather sleep.

@2sweetie, i think I’m going to do that tonight . My daughter isn’t sleeping through the night yet . She wakes up to eat every few hours so that’s when I pump while her dad feeds her. I was trying to get my supply to come in more so I was pumping every 2-3 hours but I have enough milk stored to sleep through the night now but before (like a week ago) I had to pump when she ate just to stay one bottle ahead

@whitmom2be18, so you’re exclusively pumping? If so, then that makes sense. But if you’re nursing then you don’t actually have to pump at all. Your baby will tell you to make more milk.

Yes !!! I drink a gallon a day lol the thirst gets real ! 😩😂

@2sweetie, that wasn’t the case for me. I started pumping Bc I wasn’t producing enough milk by just nursing and had to supplement formula to fill her up.

@ashleea9898, yes gurl super real! I feel bad Bc I could never drink this much water while pregnant unless I forced myself but then it sucked Bc I couldn’t hold my bladder