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Though breastfeeding is recognized as the best nutrition for your infant, as a new mother, I found that it is hard to keep your promise to breastfeed exclusively for at least a year. We all know how important nutrition is for breastfeeding moms, right? It is essential to eat the right food and consume the right amount of calories every day. However, what I usually forget is the importance of proper hydration. 
Drinking enough liquids every day is necessary to ensure for all systems of the body to be properly replenished and for a mother to create enough breast milk to feed a little one. But just how much should a mom be drinking? It is recommended for a nursing mother to drink up to eight 8 oz glasses of liquids, and how much fluids are consumed correlates to the amount of the breast milk supply. Seeing that decrease of the breast milk supply (especially when pumping) usually “happens” if mom doesn’t drink the sufficient amount of water. Luckily for us, there is CVS nearby and with their deals, drinking daily norm is easy.
Proper hydration doesn’t just affect the amount of milk a mom produces – it also helps to ensure that breast milk is healthy and only producing healthy cells. Did you know that drinking a sufficient amount of water helps your body flush the toxins away and ensure your little one is getting the healthy aspects of your breast milk?
WHAT TO DO
There are many ways to ensure that a breastfeeding mom is getting hydrated properly. One easy way is to keep a water bottle close by at all time. That way you can drink it throughout the day.
Are you not enjoying the taste of the H2O? Stock up on some quality beverages and make hydration easy and fun. While I was at the CVS pharmacy to refill a prescription, I found out lots of delicious drinks in their fridge. 
So many beverages have the potential of getting my hydration going: smartwater, vitaminewater, Honest Tea, and Gold Peak – I just wanted to pick one of each flavor, but can you blame me?
CVS pharmacy has great deals: purchase 4 bottles of smartwater, vitaminwater, Gold Peak or Honest Tea in any combination before July 25 for $5 and receive $2 off your next CVS pharmacy visit. With your CVS ExtraCare card, you will also get ExtraBucks on your purchase also to the sale discount. Don’t have CVS ExtraCare card? It’s quick to sign up and it’s free! 
EXTRA BENEFIT
Not only water helps to keep a mother’s breast milk supply up, but having lots of water as a part of the healthy diet will help establish good breastfeeding right off the bat. Doing so will help the milk to come in sooner and to increase new mom’s metabolism. A mother’s body is trained to produce the quantity of milk based on the demand of the infant, even if it means putting the mother at risk for dehydration.
Love it or hate it, but is imperative for breastfeeding moms to make sure they are adequately hydrated every day, all day (even if that means going to the bathroom every couple hours).
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It makes sense that a breastfeeding mom should increase her water intake. Breast milk is liquid, after all.
I love Vitamin Water myself. They have a lot of great flavors to choose from. I think my favorite might be the lemonade.
I remember how much I had to drink when breastfeeding. It is SO important for you and the baby.
Way to go momma! I’m breastfeeding too, and it sure is a lot of work. your post just reminded me that i should probably go get a drink of water!
WOOT! I 100% agree. When I was breastfeeding I was drinking a lot of water!
You will not believe this, but Lena, I am drinking a Rise Vitamin Water right now! Drinking water is so important when you are breastfeeding.
It’s really important to drink a lot of water while breastfeeding, not only for you but the baby as well.
With planning to breastfeed my child that’s due in about 6 weeks, I’ll have to keep this in mind. I don’t really have a problem staying hydrated right now, so hopefully that doesn’t change any time soon.
What a great reminder. It’s soo important to drink lots of water when breastfeeding. I know that first hand!
I;m not breastfeeding and I have a hard time keeping myself hydrated. I can only imagine how crucial and tough it is to keep proper hydration when breastfeeding. These are good tips for everyone!
I have been nursing babies for the lst 10 years (we have 5 kids). I am still nursing my little one. Drinking lots of water is one thing I have failed at.
Staying hydrated is so important for the breast feeding Mom. I drink a ton of water every day. When i get bored of water i switch to Vitamin Water.
There are so many great juices and waters now to choose from. I recently gave up drinking pop and i like to use a water enhancer to flavor my water.
I remember how thirsty i was all the time when i was breast feeding my kids. It is important to stay hydrated.
I remember having to hydrate so frequently when I was breastfeeding my daughter. Water is super important. I carried a water bottle on me at all times, because I was always thirsty.
Having extra hydration available makes the summer a lot more bearable. This is especially true when you have a little one to feed.
I struggle getting enough water intake each day, and I’m only pregnant. I can’t image how much harder it will be once baby gets here and I’m breastfeeding! Goodness. Thanks for the ideas on how to do better!
I remember when I was nursing, I would never be without a water bottle. I got dehydrated so quickly… Thankfully, I have kept up with the staying hydrated part and still drink tons of water to the day.
It is always important to stay hydrated, especially when breastfeeding! Vitamin Water has so many good flavors to choose from.
You have to stay hydrated in the summer months! Heatstroke can be so dangerous!
drinking more water makes all the sense in the world. thanks for sharing. awesome post.
i feel like drinking is my job all day long. if i forget i feel awful and my milk suffers.
I was always so thirsty when I BFed my boys. Love these pictures of your family!
Hydration is important all the time. Especially in hotter climates and when your breastfeeding.
i wish i could of breastfead longer.its sooo good for our babies.drinking fluids is necessary for nursing mommies.i really enjoy ur blogs.great info keep on posting thank u
I was not producing the milk I needed for my daughter when I first started breastfeeding. It was all due to lack of water intake. I now try to drink at least 6 8 oz glasses of water a day, and I have noticed a huge difference in my milk supply.