Ira

I am not sure about the religious part of making up or giving fidya for the fasts but i spoke to my m/w about fasting and she said i could try it if i wanted to but she would be worried about my health as opposed to the baby's. She also said that food wouldnt be a problem but the water part. And she is right, because i get really dehydrated if i dont keep drinking glass after glass of water. So i think i might skip too or just fast on the days when i think i can. Oh btw i will starting my second trimester when ramadan starts, InshaAllah.

Sweetmoi

I just wanted to say that while you have your periods you are not "allowed" to fast - Its not an option altogether. Whereas when you are pregnant, you have the option So you cannot compare the two things, although I do agree with your point ;)

nainyzainy

I did not fast during Ramadan when I was pregnant

aiklarkithe

Question: is it safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women to fast in ramadan?

Answer: First of all, Allah gave you an excuse not to fast while pregnant for a reason. If you are healthy, at a good weight, eating well and you child is more than 6 month’s old and you really want to fast then you may try it for a couple of days.

If your milk supply decreases and you are nursing a two month old for example, then I believe this means your child is fasting with you while he should not and I believe at this point you should stop fasting and compensate later on.

For pregnant women this is even more serious especially during the first 3 months and the last 2 months.


IslamonLine.net

amnaar

ok , i am having a bit of a disagreement with my mother about this...

obviously fasting during pregnancy is not an option for me. or not a healthy option atleast (specially in third trimester when u feel so hungry, and specially for this type of ramadan when you have to fast for many hours due to long days/the time of the year)...and since religion does provide this ease, why not make use of it. and she agrees with this...

but here's the disagreement, she says that i MUST make up for the missed fasts by actually fasting later on (after the baby), and I cannot make up for the missed fasts by giving money/feeding poor...
she says the "giving money/feeding poor" option is only for those, who cannot fast later on either... due to some health reasons... if you are all healthy afterwards, then fasting is a must for you, and u cant get out of it by giving money....

and i really was hoping for the money option, as i think its going to be really hard to make up for the whole month worth of fasts afterwards...


any opinons?
ladies who have responded, saying we did not fast during pregnancy , how did you make up for the missed fasts

Sheal

by Sheikh Muhammad b. `Abd Allah al-Mijlî,
presiding judge at the Makkah Mukarama District Court


A nursing mother who finds fasting in Ramadan difficult for her is fully within her rights to abstain from fasting.

A pregnant woman and a nursing mother, if they break their fasts on account of their condition, take the same ruling as those who break their fasts because they are ill or on a journey. This means that they must make up the missed fasts at a later date, when doing so becomes easy for them.

There have been a few scholars who held the opinion that pregnant women and nursing mothers can simply opt to expiate for the missed days by feeding a poor person for each day missed. However, this opinion is not a strong one.

The correct ruling is that these women have to make up the fasts that they miss. Allah says: “Whoever among you who is ill or on a journey should fast a number of other days.” [Sûrah al-Baqarah: 184]

The application of this ruling to pregnant women and nursing mothers is made clear in the following hadîth.

Anas b. Mâlik relates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Allah has excused the traveler from the obligation to fast and from half the units of his prayer. He has excused the pregnant woman and the nursing mother from fasting.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhî (715), Sunan Abî Dâwûd (2408), and Sunan Ibn Mâjah (1667)]

This indicates to us that the ruling for the traveler being excused from fasting is the same as that of a nursing mother. Since the traveler must make up his fast later on, so must the nursing mother.

And Allah knows best.

Ira

JazakaAllahu khairan for posting the opinion Sheal. Helped me a make a decision!

farishta2

Special gift???? No, thanks..i would rather fast!

Sheal

u r welcome IRA. do care of ur baby first and then make up those fasts later. u dont have to make it in one go. u can do twice a week or what ever is easy for u.

Good luck

Dushwari

gestational diabetes is a concern when women are carrying babies. it does not occur in all women, but some. predisposing factors can sometimes be clear, at others there will be confounding factors.
it can or may not lead to full blown diabetes mellitus types.

the key is to eat healthy and if fasting is to be practiced, then do not exert alot. based on own body weight and medical needs, always consult with your gynecologist.

Orpheus

My mom always reminds me that she gave birth to me during the month of Ramadan; and i didn't turn out too bad.

horizon472

why dont u understand the islamic point of view actually???u r not allowed to fasting n u must complete ur fasting period after ur pregnancy,,,dat is the simple islamic rule,,,,wen anybody is ill or hv some problem(traveller,pregnancy illness) these ppl r not allowed fasting,infact they can complete their fasting days after wen they start their normal routine life wid no problems,,,islam is religion dat is very easy to obey,there is no any compulsion or any restriction dat is difficult to adopt.

Ira

Sheal, yes inshaAllah i will makeup later on. I was thinking of fasting on mondays and thursdays each week and that should make up 8 fasts a month and should only take about 5 months to complete. Also fasting on other holy days such as ashoora, shab-e-biraat helps too.

amnaar

actually you may wanna check your facts against some ulema's on this topic...

According to almost all ulema the only time you are NOT ALLOWED to fast is during your menstural periods (given that u are a woman and experience menstural periods)
The rest of the times (Pregnancy, Travel) you are ALLOWED to fast, but are not REQUIRED to and are EXCUSED from them

If you are perfectly healthy, have no weakness, normal body weight, or normal pregnancy weight gain, have consulted your obgyn, and have no complications such as out of wack glucose leves e.g as in gestational diabetes, and really have the desire to fast then you CAN fast IF YOU WANT TO , OR you can still also CHOOSE not to fast... that's different from you saying you are not Allowed to fast during pregnancy as u have said in ur post...