Drinking a glass of water that has stood bedside overnight

My hubby and I take (refillable) bottles of water to bed with us. Both of us have various medications to take before bed/at bedtime, and are often thirsty in the night. We do wash the tops of the bottles regularly, and drink filtered tap water often at different times of day.

Having found a spider in my glass on more than one occasion, if I need a drink in bed I take a bottle of water ?

SueDonim, just read the mumsnet link you posted -excellently funny, just what I needed to cheer me up on this cold, wet and dreary afternoon !

I have a pint glass of water by my bed; meds last thing at night, sometimes during the night and always in the morning . And sometimes wake up just plain thirsty ! I know when I’ve had a good night if the glass is still nearly full when I wake up . Downside of a pint is that it doesn’t half make a mess if I knock it over.....
Before anyone says the sensible thing would be to have a bottle , it’s the unscrewing of cap ( in the dark , trying not to wake OH ) that would be problematic!

I now use a flask after finding a drowned moth in mine one morning
It also keeps my water cold and if I knock it over there’s no mess!

I have water by my bedside every night and often finish it off with my pills in the morning. It has never crossed my mind to cover it. Too late to worry now I suppose.

I dont usualy have water by my bed at home, but always do when away from home, if I need water in the night I then dont have to find my way in a sytange house, I always have a bottle of water for these occasions, it last for ages,so convenient.

I have to have water at the side of the bed, I seem to have developed a dry mouth, (maybe I sleep with my mouth open) ??
I now have a water bottle, as I caught the cat drinking out of my glass.

I take a bottle of water, screw cap, safe from crawlies and in case I knock it off. I do get thirsty in the night. If I don’t drink it, it goes in the kettle.

Oh welbeck I just love you insulted cup, I am sure you mean insulated but it did give me a laugh ?

I often take a glass of coke to bed and drink it over several nights, flat and warm

I don't know anyone with oil CH who has a combi boiler.

I always take a drink of water to bed as about once a week I dream I am choking and coughing ( asked the Dr about it once and she said it could be nasel drip ug)so wake up gasping for a drink to stop me coughing!

I take a bottle of water to bed because I take my tablets then. If I don't drink it I put it back in the fridge to use later.

it does taste a bit off when left by the bed .like dusty...not suprising as millions of dust particles fall every day. i take a drinking water bottle to bed now .

I always had a glass of water by the bed until one night I heard something peculiar. I put on the light and my cat was drinking the water! I now take a bottle of water to bed.

If you feel thirsty in the night...dry mouth etc it is probably because you have not drunk enough in the day.

I remember seeing a video many years ago which, microscopically, looked at the surface of water that has stood overnight. It was covered in dust mite faeces, material fluff, dander from pets (if you have them), tiny bits of cobwebs, and other sources of dust (including things that had come in through the window); everything that's floating in the air settles on it overnight (think about what happens when you dust a piece of bedroom furniture - what's on the cloth is what's going in the water). After that, I've never kept a glass of water by the side of the bed without covering it (only in case I need it in the night). And, if I get through the night without needing it, it goes straight back to the kitchen and down the sink. Then I have a glass of FRESH water.

I used to take a glass of water to bed with me. One night, I had a swig from it and felt something moving in my mouth. Yuck! Not a nice feeling. I spat it out, put the light on and found a moth had got into my water. I now take my water to bed in a bottle.

I always put a saucer thing on top to keep the spiders out as I drink a little of it in the dark. I need it to wash down my Gaviscon Liquid,

I always need water in the night, I think people who tend to sleep with their mouths open or snore get very dry and need a drink,

Phoebes, Thanks for the Nutella idea. We don’t have it but I know my daughter does. Excellent recycling too.

I always have a glass of water by my bed, as I get very thirsty during the night. After I found a couple of small flies and a moth (separately - not a suicide pact!) drowned in there, I decided it was time to cover it. I discovered that the lid on the smallest size of Nutella fits perfectly on top of most tumblers, (or tins, if you only use half and want to save the rest in the fridge overnight) and, actually, the smallest Nutella jar makes a good tumbler - in fact, most of our everyday glasses are Nutella jars! You don’t shed any tears if they get broken either.

Always take water to bed at night as I frequently wake up thirsty, but I have it in a bottle so its covered

I take mine in a bottle now. It lasts for days!! (Use it for morning tablet)