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rainbow baby
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 Wed, Jul 29 2009, 7:56 am
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Also how do you prepare yourself for fasting when you are breastfeeding?
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fiddle
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 8:02 am
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I found it harder nursing, at a certain point I had nothing left and I was so drained I started vomiting. best thing I found was to stay in bed, in the dark with AC on..let kids roam around and prepare things for them beforehand. so you can stay in bed
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sympa
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 8:04 am
I've only fasted while nursing, haven't been pregnant for either big fast, but it was very hard, and I got sick (actually, I was minorly sick to begin with) and had to stop nursing, and eventually break the fast in the middle.
Preparation: pump 6-10 extra bottles in case you can't nurse that day and/or the next day, measure out and mark a k'zayis and a revi'is in cups ahead of time in case you'll need to eat shiurim, drink as much water as possible the day before, eat lots of carbs the day before, cook the break-fast meal ahead of time so you won't have to stand there cooking, find a/c, hire a babysitter...
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Boys"R"Us
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 9:22 am
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I found it harder while breastfeeding.
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MiamiMommy
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 9:32 am
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Definitely breastfeeding! I always try to pump before the fast so I can use those bottles towards the end of the day if my supply seems low.
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Raisin
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 10:01 am
everyone says breastfeeding is harder, but at least you have the option to give bottles if necessary.
(I never had a problem with either...I fast very well, though I hate being hungry)
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shnitzel
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 10:05 am
What to do you do if your baby won't take a bottle?
And I don't think tisha b'av we'll have the patience to try and deal with her crying, although I do have a couple of bottles in the fridge.
I was confident about fasting and now am I nervous. Is it possible that my supply won't get low? I have oversupply but I am always starving (eating barely makes a dent).
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Raisin
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 10:09 am
| shnitzel wrote: | What to do you do if your baby won't take a bottle?
And I don't think tisha b'av we'll have the patience to try and deal with her crying, although I do have a couple of bottles in the fridge.
I was confident about fasting and now am I nervous. Is it possible that my supply won't get low? I have oversupply but I am always starving (eating barely makes a dent). |
really, don't worry! if you have an oversupply your baby will probably be fine. I never had to give any of my babies bottles on a fast day.
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bnm
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 11:33 am
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I tried pumping...got a few drops-enough to wet an envelope flap.
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Hashem_Yaazor
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 11:34 am
I never fasted just pregnant. Only nursing or nursing and pregnant. So can't speak much from experience.
I did not have give a bottle to my babies when fasting and they were exclusively breastfeeding. I sometimes pumped just in case, but I didn't have to rely on it.
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frumamn
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 11:41 am
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I found ppregnant to be harder. Fasting while breastfeeding always caught up with me the next day when I had a very low milk supply from not drinking the day before.
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sky
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 11:45 am
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I find nursing much harder. I always have plenty of milk, but when I fast I run out toward the end of the day. I also feel very week when nursing.
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small bean
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 11:49 am
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I find that nursing is draining but never had a problem with milk supply. last year yom kippur I was nursing and vomited towards the end from dehydration probably, but I felt pretty much fine. when im pregnant I vomit straight through the whole 9 months, so fasting really doesnt make it easier. but my rabbi says that if your fasting and vomiting you should break it. I guess I'll see on the fast how I'm doing.
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pinkbubbles
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 11:55 am
I found it much harder while pregnant.
I made sure to take my vitamins before the fast started (I usually take them in the morning)
I drank a lot the day before but it didn't seem to help.
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Nicole
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 2:52 pm
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I highly reccomend pumping a few bottles before the fast. One Yom kippur I almost passed out toward the end- I was so drained. and I'm not normally a weak, fainting type of person.
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NotSoNewKallah
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 2:59 pm
Last year fasting on Tisha Bav and YK while pregnant was not so hard because I was so used to not eating or drinking anything all day! (I had terrible nauseau and could not eat or drink water for the first 4 months). Now that Im nursing im dreading the fast cuz im always hungry and thirsty.
I pumped a few bottles already so we'll see how it goes...
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amother
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 5:08 pm
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I found nursing harder, but this TB"Av I am pregnant AND nursing, so we'll see how this goes!
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amother
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Wed, Jul 29 2009, 5:46 pm
| amother wrote: | | I found nursing harder, but this TB"Av I am pregnant AND nursing, so we'll see how this goes! |
I'd also say nursing, but my hardest Tb"A was 2 months pregnant AND nursing a 7 month old who barely ate any solids. Tb"A itself wasn't even that bad -- it was the day after -- pounding headache, dizzy, exhausted. And that was the day I had to take the Bar Exam! I don't know how I passed....
This time I'm newly pregnant again, and still nursing my two big guys (2.5 and 18 months). I was debating whether to go to work, and then I decided I should, b/c at work I don't have to nurse OR run after toddlers -- hands-down more likely to make it through the fast that way....
(Anon b/c I don't want to "out" my username to anyone who knows me in real life.)
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