chitanoni

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So, since having my baby 6 months ago, I've been feeling really dehydrated/ thirsty, and it's driving me nuts. I have a 24oz bottle that I've been reusing- and I tend to refill it 4 or 5 times during the day.. (drinking one full one right before bed because I feel absolutely parched, even though I've been drinking all day). So, for easy peasy sake, I've been drinking roughly 96- 120oz  a day for the last few weeks. I don't get this insane thirstyness- I haven't had the chance to work-out at all since having the baby, so I've been attributing it to the possibility of diabetes. I went to the doctor on Thursday (testing for diabetes), he looked at me like I was stupid, and told me I'm going to kill myself from drinking that much. Ok, now, I've heard of people dying from drinking GALLONS of water in a short amt of time (electrolyte imbalance)... but come on now, 120 ounces, at most, is just under a gallon of water (spread throughout the day).. I'm somewhat active carrying a 17lb baby all day, and am exclusively breastfeeding.. how is that wrong? He also told me that drinking *too much* water makes you thirsty, so to stop feeling thirsty, I need to stop drinking so much water.

So now I'm second-guessing myself. Am I drinking too much water? He didn't end up telling me what an acceptable # is. I'm not a small girl. From what I understand, a person at their "ideal" weight is supposed to drink 8- 8oz glasses of water a day, but if you're overweight, you're supposed to drink more (not sure what the exact measurement is- it's supposed to be a certain amt of oz per lb of weight). FWIW, I'm like 60- 80 lbs overweight, depending on what source you read.