Author: Phillip Dye  It’s quite important that you drink enough water during your pregnancy and postpartum period. This will help ensure that your pregnancy is a healthy one. Water does a few things for you.

·         It helps your kidney and liver functions (and those of your baby also),

·         It flushes waste from your system cells.

·         It helps with your body’s expansion.

·         During pregnancy your blood volume will increase quite a bit. Because of this, without enough water, you could experience pre-term labor, miscarriage, constipation, or an increase in fatigue.

·         Without enough water, milk production and flow will be hindered. 

Here are some important facts every pregnant woman should know.  

1. A pregnant woman needs between eight and twelve 8-ounce glasses of water a day. She should drink even more if the weather is hot or if she’s been exercising. 2. Don’t always use thirst as an indicator to drink In fact, a lot of times, we don’t experience thirst until dehydration has already begun. It’s better to dehydrate ahead of time.

3. Do not try to substitute sodas or other caffeinated beverages for water. These will actually cause your body to dehydrate faster. Therefore, they do not and should not be counted as part of your daily fluid intake. The less you drink of these while pregnant, the better.

4. Increasing your water consumption will actually help with your feelings of tiredness. So the next time you feel a bout of fatigue coming on, try drinking more water.