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If I May Ask.......

ECBG — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:14:29 GMT

How far before bed do you cut off liquids so you don't need to get up during the night?

Many thanks.

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SaveTheTurtles — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:16:52 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
How far before bed do you cut off liquids so you don't need to get up during the night?
Many thanks.

Are you asking for a friend? JK. I don't cut myself off at all.

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:16:58 GMT

Around 3 hours.

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:17:33 GMT

@ECBG About 90 minutes. I have to take meds at bed time so I take them and wait an hour to go to bed so all my bathroom visits are done. I never wake up to go to the restroom.

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SloopJohnB — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:22:20 GMT

Lately I have to get up at the mystical hour between 2 and 3 am, no matter what my cut off time is, unfortunately.

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ECBG — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:27:29 GMT

@SaveTheTurtles wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
How far before bed do you cut off liquids so you don't need to get up during the night?
Many thanks.
Are you asking for a friend? JK. I don't cut myself off at all.

@SaveTheTurtles

No my friend, myself. I used to sleep like a rock!

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SaveTheTurtles — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:41:15 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@SaveTheTurtles wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
How far before bed do you cut off liquids so you don't need to get up during the night?
Many thanks.
Are you asking for a friend? JK. I don't cut myself off at all.
@SaveTheTurtles

No my friend, myself. I used to sleep like a rock!

I figured, just teasing ya' I totally get it.

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Dusty1 — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:41:37 GMT

@ECBG I drink a glass of water with supper around 7.

I go to bed anywhere between 10 & midnight &, of course, I go to the bathroom before I get into bed.

Then I get up at 1:30. 3:30, 5:45 & 8.

If I go to bed closer to 10 I will add an 11:30 into that.

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Carmie — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:42:01 GMT

I always guzzle a glass of iced tea right before I go to bed. If I don't, I need to wake up to get something to drink during the night.

I know....caffeine and liquid before bed is not normal. I have been doing this for years. I am also a night owl.

I very seldom get up to use the bathroom during the night. My sleep is more important. If I wake up, I tell myself to go back to sleep. I am okay while lying down, but when I sit up in the morning, I need to go right away.

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Sooner — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:51:35 GMT

Go to bed about midnight and drink until I hit the sack. I almost always have a Yeti of ice water by the bed in case I might wake up and want a drink.

It's still icy in the morning for when I wake up!

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spumoni99 — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:58:20 GMT

I get up every 2 hours to use the restroom no matter what I do. I also have water nearby at night because I wake up with a dry mouth.

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Spacrazy — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:58:21 GMT

I don't stop... my biggest problem is staying hydrated (and the older I get the worse it gets). I'd rather get up during the night than be dehydrated.

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NEvans2 — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:03:44 GMT

The last thing I do before I go to bed is drink a glass of water. Not a huge glass, about 6oz. Yes I do get up at least once to use the bathroom.

I've had three kidney stones in my life and my urologist told me years ago to drink a glass of water before bed. He also said if I'm not getting up at least twice, I'm not drinking enough. However, I find if I get up a second time, I have a really hard time getting back to sleep.

If you've ever had a kidney stone you know why I'll do anything not to ever get another one.❤

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MoJoV — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:16:56 GMT

@Dusty1 wrote:
@ECBG I drink a glass of water with supper around 7.
I go to bed anywhere between 10 & midnight &, of course, I go to the bathroom before I get into bed.
Then I get up at 1:30. 3:30, 5:45 & 8.
If I go to bed closer to 10 I will add an 11:30 into that.

That's me. I don't even have to look at the clock, I know it's around two hours between trips.

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kze — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:18:31 GMT

Two hours.

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OKPrincess — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:22:57 GMT

I drink something all evening long and usually get up once a night.

Right now I have a glass of wine, water glass and a half cup of coffee next to me.

☕️🍷

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on the bay — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:13:13 GMT

I used to not drink anything past 10, years ago.

Now it doesn't seem to matter if I do or don't and now I drink something all day and night.

No matter what I do I always get up after 4 or 5 hours no matter what time I go to bed. 3am was the magic hour for me my mother and aunts but lately I'm trying to stay up later so I can get up with a lot of the rest of the world!

Then I take a lovely long winters nap a few hours later in the day.

@OKPrincess,

That's funny! You sound like me. And I like hot and cold at the same time too. With wateror anything cold- tons of ice.

And my son always says, "Mom, why do you always have 3 glasses in the refrigerator? Well, because what if I don't finish them? I still like them to be cold and I'm not going to throw them out or always drink them all at once!

I do this when I'm visiting him or daughters and just try to keep it to one lol!

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cheriere — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:25:25 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
Go to bed about midnight and drink until I hit the sack. I almost always have a Yeti of ice water by the bed in case I might wake up and want a drink.

It's still icy in the morning for when I wake up!

I'm the same way lol. I always go to bed with a bottle of icy water on the bedside table. I get thirsty at night and my mouth gets dry, even though I use biotene mouthwash. I just have to keep something there. I usually do have to get up to use the bathroom though. And...I have had an occasional accident from time to time, bad as I hate to admit that.😟

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Xivambala — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:33:11 GMT

I keep liquids with me day and night. It's extremely important for me to stay hydrated. When sleeping overnight, my mouth gets very dry and I need to have something to drink nearby. I rarely get up to use the bathroom but will upon rising in the morning.

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msgb — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:58:50 GMT

I have had fibromyalgia for over 25 years. I know from asking my doctor that most of those with fibromyalgia will get up at least 2-3 times a night. The body hurts and also there is the little thought in the back of the head that you might as well get up and go to the bathroom.

I have also had kidney stones so I try to maintain hydration and if it causes me to wake up in the middle of the night I guess that is OK.

I don't think I have gotten a good night sleep in over 30 yrs because who knows when or if I will fall asleep after waking.