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Ow does anyone keep up their fluids with all these rules about waiting 30 mins before solid food and 45 mins after a meal. By the time I wait that long iv forgotten to drink anything at all?!?

And if I spend my day keeping my fluids up I want be able to eat anything solid coz I will never have the 30min gap between my last drink to enable me to eat???

How does everyone else do it??? And does 1 sip mean I need to wait another 30-45 mins???

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4 bottles of Water is what we need to intake. My plan: consider the pill box method and label the four bottles. Set your cell phone to remind you 45 minutes after the hour to drink a bottle. I have the opposite problem. I'm stuck on the liquid diet and let myself get too hungry before I eat. I know have chicken, tuna, and egg salad prepared for those moments.

Hope this helps.

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I downloaded a program to my phone called Daily Water. You can program alarms to remind you to drink.

It does get better. Initially I really struggled to get in 64 ounces. Now at 16 weeks it is not usually an issue but I still need the reminders.

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Well this is a because you asked response.... not a I'm right so listen to me response. I struggled too with this. I'm 10 weeks out now and pretty much get my fluids in. I try not to over think it all.

I use my urine to decide if I need to stress about fluids... clear or close to it.... I don't worry. If it isn't... well I hunker down and decide Water is more important than the 30 minute rule. I generally have a 32 oz bottle and will basically nurse it (getting easier to take a few big sips at a time) and just not eat anything until I finish it. I have introduced a Protein shake before finishing because it counts as fluids.

I also rely heavily on hot tea in the evenings and if I feel like I haven't had a lot of fluids, I will drink 3 or 4 cups before going to bed.

I think I do pretty well without over stressing it. I do think being exacting to the 30 minute before and after rule can make it hard... so I try to in general, but if I sense I'm a little dehydrated, I don't stress it.

Good luck!

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Thanks for the responses:) I will just have to stop steering about it and do the best I can... And the idea of using the colour of my wee as a guide sounds like a good plan... I work full time in a busy office so I can't have a timer going off every 45 mins to prompt me to drink Water (only coz it would be distracting for myself and highly irritating:). I will just keep a bottle on my desk and sip sip when I can:)

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