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A nursing mother should consume about ___cups of fluids a day.

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8 to 12 cups of fluid a day
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12 cups of fluid a day.

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It is easy to understand why doctors insist women stay well hydrated while breastfeeding. The breasts make about 750 ml of milk a day - it's almost one liter every 24 hours. In addition, water accounts for 87% of the composition of maternal food. To cope with such production and keep the baby nourished, the female body needs a large volume of fluids. Thus, it is no exaggeration that a nursing woman drinks up to 4 liters of water a day, not to mention other liquids such as juices. In total it is recommended that this woman drink around 12 glasses of cups a day.

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