Fasting When Breastfeeding?

Well, for breastfeeding mothers who want to fast how? During the condition of mother and baby is healthy, then allowed to fast. However, if the concern occurred unwanted things, such as malnutrition, reduced milk production, illness, and so forth, then Islam recommends to not fast.

Breastfeeding Lactation Management Who is Fasting

With the changes in feeding schedule, it does not mean food intake dikonsumsipun also change. Importantly, nursing mothers still eat 3 meals a day and the discipline to consume foods with balanced nutrition, with composition of 50% carbohydrate, 30% protein and 10-20% fat.

Then, the following things can be done to ensure that the mother's milk production during fasting remains smooth and qualified:



1. Menu with a balanced nutritional intake

Mothers who are breastfeeding does require about 700 additional calories per day, 500 calories of food taken from the mother and 200 calories derived from fat reserves in the mother's body. Therefore, it is important for breastfeeding mothers who are fasting to maintain 3x daily diet with balanced nutrition menu. At dawn, when breaking the fast and before going to bed after praying tarawih. Meal would produce useful energy for our activities that day. Composition of foods with balanced nutrition will produce good food nutrients for children.

2. Expand the consumption of fluids, ranging from breaking until dawn

If you can drink water during the day as much as two liters, plus other types of liquids such as fruit juice, sweet tea and warm milk. Drinking a glass of milk every dawn could reduce the threat of anemia for pregnant and lactating mothers. Anemia is a reduction in levels of hemoglobin (Hb) in blood. Breaking the fast by drinking warm beverages, will stimulate the smooth milk for nursing mothers.

2. Get plenty of rest

Feeling faint when fasting was not uncommon, especially if the mother has just breastfeeding. Try to rest a moment, whether by way of sleep or simply relax, calm the mind. Breastfeeding mothers need to know, that are increasingly being exploited by the baby's breast, then milk production will be more and more. So, if during fasting remain diligent in lactating mothers, breast milk will remain smooth.

Posted by Ashiya Mizuki

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