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I'm At That Stage In Life......

Anonymous032819 — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:34:43 GMT

........where a good night's sleep is determined by the number of time that you have to get up to go to the bathroom.

Last night it was two, and each time my very full bladder would wake me up when I was in the middle of a dream.

I was like "Really? You couldn't wait until the dream was over, or maybe before I entered dream state?" *lol*

Ugh!

I know, I know, no liquids past 12:00 noon! *lol*

But, as my mother used to say, it beats the alternative.

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JYWilliams — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:37:14 GMT

I'm right behind you on this one.

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Mindy D — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:39:57 GMT

Don’t you just love this? Either stay up because you can’t stop thinking how thirsty you are, or drink l, and then get up to go, over and over, all night. Wonderful.

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happycat — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:40:09 GMT

I'd have a very hard time not having a drink of anything after 12 noon. I'm thirtsy just thinking about it, lol.

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Sushismom — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:54:48 GMT

Heck, I'm up every couple of hours to go and am limited to 1-1/2 liters of liquid (including ANYTHING liquid at room temp) per day.

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LIndaMJ — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:55:25 GMT

Same here! Beginning last night, I had nothing to drink after 7:00 and I made it through until 5:40AM which is a vast improvement.

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Anonymous032819 — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:59:50 GMT

I was joking about the no liquids past 12:00 noon, but yeah, it's just so much fun getting older! *lol*

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ALRATIBA — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:01:09 GMT

I don’t mind getting up. I go right back to sleep.

I’m at what I call the Rice Krispies stage of life. My joints go snap crackle and pop when I get up.

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chickenbutt — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:15:42 GMT

Glad you're not doing the 'no liquids after noon' deal. Of course, that wouldn't be good.

As for the nights - yeah, I'm with you on usually having to get up twice a night for the bathroom.

The first thing I consume in the morning is water and the last thing I consume at night is water. But I try to get as much of it down by early-mid evening as possible and then just sipping until bedtime.

I freeze a bottle of water during the day to take with me to bed. I don't really drink at all during the night but I usually feel a little thirst when I go to the bathroom so I take a sip each time. I'm usually up somewhere btwn midnight and 1am for the first trip (I go to bed btwn 10:30 and 11) and the second time is usually some time around 3-4am.

It seems odd to me that my bladder would fill up during those times since I don't really slam the water after dinner. I drink about 4 bottles a day, which is 64oz and seems to be the right amount. Every now and then I get behind and only get through about 3.5 bottles and on warmer days I might get through 4.5 bottles, so it's not like I'm drinking a gallon of water. But I just figure the night time bathroom trips are unavoidable. I definitely wouldn't want to drink less water than that.

Gettin' old - not a lot of fun for some of us. I told my husband one time 'it must be my prostate'. He didn't really get the joke. I thought it was funny! heh

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tansy — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:22:00 GMT

I sometimes have the weirdest dreams about bathrooms 🚽 that will wake me up so I get to the toilet in time😜

It does seem to help a bit to knock off caffeine.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:08:06 GMT

it is rare that i wake up at night to use the bathroom.

i go to bed usually between midnigt and 1am.

i may wake up around 6am or so but can crawl right back into bed and fall asleep quickly, especially if it is chilly.

@chickenbutt i also take a frozen bottle of water to bed with me at night. i get it out maybe around 11ish so that right before i fall asleep some of the ice cold water is ready to drink.

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cherry — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:25:04 GMT

If you are going more than once or twice a night, please have your sugar tested

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RedTop — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:22:18 GMT

My husband gets up to go EVERY night between 2-4 a.m., and I'm awake until he comes back to bed. I will occasionally get up and go simply because I'm lying there awake, but rarely ever do I wake up needing to go.

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Foxxee — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:25:36 GMT

If it isn't caused by drinking too many liquids after 6-8 pm, there are medical issues that can cause frequency during the wee early morning hours.

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Cakers3 — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 01:15:50 GMT

@Anonymous032819 I suggest a check-up if this is a new phenomenon for you.

Your age is not the issue, imo. (Knowing your age because you posted it one time)

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Scooby Doo — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 04:14:15 GMT

It's called nocturia when you have to get up every night to pee.

Have you been tested for sleep apnea? The oxygen depletion that occurs during episodes of sleep apnea stimulate blood flow to the kidneys and causes them to produce a larger volume. From personal experience, I used to get up at least twice during the night. After being treated for sleep apnea, I hardly ever have to get up. In fact, in the last 3 1/2 years I can remember only getting up one time. I can now go at least 10 hours during the night.

Or as Cherry suggested, have your sugars checked.

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namaste000 — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:30:19 GMT

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Still Raining — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:04:31 GMT

You might want to monitor salt intake. If you drink more when salt makes you thirsty it can take a while to work thru the system.

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lovesrecess — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:16:57 GMT

No caffeine after 4 pm, and no liquids after 6 pm. DH is up at least 4-5 times during the night and use different bathrooms so we don’t bump into each other in the dark!