fasting while nursing?
will my milk diminish if I fast while nursing? if its safe, how do I go about doing this?
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Permalink Reply by Meditating on -
Studies have been done that show nursing mothers can fast (assuming you mean water fasting) for short periods of time without disrupting the nutritional content of their milk or their supply.
The studies I read were all done on women who decided to fast during Ramadan. Although they are given the option not to fast if they are concerned about the welfare of nursing infants, all the women in the study did well and there were no reported difficulties. The only caveat was that you cannot dry fast - go without water. You must stay hydrated because if you don't then the milk supply will dwindle.
Good luck to you.
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Permalink Reply by watermelon on -
thats exactly what I was thinking, thank you so much for the information.
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Permalink Reply by lindsey on -
During Ramadan they consume food after the sun goes down. I am assuming that these mothers did not fast on water alone for the full month and ate with their families. Do you know?
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Permalink Reply by Meditating on
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I believe the time period they went without food in those studies was 24 hours. There are actually several small studies taken during Ramadan that are quickly found on the internet.
Anytime a person undertakes a fast they usually have close to 40 days of nutrient reserves in their body, assuming they were not malnourished to begin with. This is why you hear so many references to 40-day fasts in ancient text such as the Bible.
There are documented cases of women, usually refugees, who were nursing while going without food for long periods without incident but it is not advised to do that unless one is in circumstances where they have no choice.
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer on -
Nursing is not the best time for fasting. Toxins released from your body will end up in your breastmilk. However, if you are feeling that it is something that your body needs try juice feasting instead and blend the juices as the pulp will lessen the detox symptoms and help your body move the toxins out via the fiber.
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Permalink Reply by watermelon on
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I dont plan on doing it right now since I know that i'm still pretty intoxicated. I'm going to wait at least another month do some enemas in the processes, and kind of slowly ease into fasting. I'm just doing research and asking for others opinions. I just know that its something that I eventually want to do, My body is kinda call shots.
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Permalink Reply by Meditating on
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JENNIFER - I have learned that most of the assumptions about fasting are indeed misconceptions. Your response made sense to me so I posed the original question and your concern to to a medical doctor I am acquainted with who has and continue to supervise 10,000+ patients at a fasting clinic.
While he would agree that nursing is not the best time to do an extended fast, there is no reason a nursing mother could not fast 2-3 days weekly or every other day without interfering with her milk supply or causing any concerns for the child, assuming she is well nourished on the days she does eat. Brief fasting will not decrease the nutritional content of the breast milk.
Living in their natural states, most animals do not always have access to constant food sources and their bodies, like ours, are designed to function under those conditions.
It is highly unlikely that any toxins that would be transferred from a fasting mother to her breast milk. For example, the transfer of a narcotic when taken by a mother to her breast milk is not the same as a fasting mother who took narcotics in her past.
After the first 24 hours of a water fast, your body is burning stored fat and that toxic residue is released through the body in many ways which are all unlike direct exposure. To the degree that any toxins are released, the mammary glands do a very good job of protecting the baby from this type of exposure.
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Permalink Reply by watermelon on
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thank you for debating!
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Permalink Reply by watermelon on
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well thats fantastic too =) hehe
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Permalink Reply by Meditating on
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I have been trying to study about fasting for a little over a year and have learned so much but there is still so much more to learn. As a result of your post, I learned something I did not previously know.
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Permalink Reply by watermelon on
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awesomeness.
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