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Ramadan
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Hi ladies!
Quick question, are there any women here observing Ramadan? I gave birth in early April and had bleeding for a long time, which is why I couldn't observe the first 2 weeks of Ramadan. The bleeding finally stopped so I was looking forward to joining in. Then I had a follow-up appointment, and it turned out my uterus was still too big and hadn't returned to its place. But the OB said it would come back. Now I've been bleeding again since Monday, not sure what it is, I'm on the pill and in the middle of the strip. Since I had stopped bleeding for more than 24 hours, I can continue observing Ramadan. At the moment (actually a few days after I started observing Ramadan) I'm feeling a bit down. Last year I lost my son at half of my pregnancy, and I thought having a new baby would make that loss easier (which is absolutely not the case). So I'm feeling a bit down, but I notice that when I eat/drink something in the evening, the down feeling gets a bit less. Now I've also caught a terrible flu since Thursday. Very high fever, sore throat, sinus infection, and coughing my lungs out. Until today it was okay with a lot of pain and a few big crying spells. But since today I really feel like I could faint at any moment, ears ringing all the time, palpitations, everything feels heavy. From which point should you say, okay, that's enough and no further? Today I'm not fasting, and I'll make it up later, do you really have to faint first, or how does it work? I'm lying in bed now (had a busy day and I have 4 kids so always busy), and then I'll see how it goes after an hour of rest. Does anyone here know more about this than I do?
Love
Quick question, are there any women here observing Ramadan? I gave birth in early April and had bleeding for a long time, which is why I couldn't observe the first 2 weeks of Ramadan. The bleeding finally stopped so I was looking forward to joining in. Then I had a follow-up appointment, and it turned out my uterus was still too big and hadn't returned to its place. But the OB said it would come back. Now I've been bleeding again since Monday, not sure what it is, I'm on the pill and in the middle of the strip. Since I had stopped bleeding for more than 24 hours, I can continue observing Ramadan. At the moment (actually a few days after I started observing Ramadan) I'm feeling a bit down. Last year I lost my son at half of my pregnancy, and I thought having a new baby would make that loss easier (which is absolutely not the case). So I'm feeling a bit down, but I notice that when I eat/drink something in the evening, the down feeling gets a bit less. Now I've also caught a terrible flu since Thursday. Very high fever, sore throat, sinus infection, and coughing my lungs out. Until today it was okay with a lot of pain and a few big crying spells. But since today I really feel like I could faint at any moment, ears ringing all the time, palpitations, everything feels heavy. From which point should you say, okay, that's enough and no further? Today I'm not fasting, and I'll make it up later, do you really have to faint first, or how does it work? I'm lying in bed now (had a busy day and I have 4 kids so always busy), and then I'll see how it goes after an hour of rest. Does anyone here know more about this than I do?
Love
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Falca #2
I'm not Muslim, but I think you should only participate in Ramadan if you're healthy. The flu isn't healthy. Take good care of yourself, otherwise you can't take good care of your children. -
proud_mommy #3
You need to be in good shape yourself before you can fast. You absolutely shouldn't fast if your body can't handle it. I didn't fast at all during my previous pregnancy because I didn't feel well. Islam makes it easier for you. You can make it up later. That's what I did too. -
Hi started this #4
Thanks for your messages! My husband was home this weekend, so he took over a lot and I could stay in bed a lot, which is why I still wanted to try to finish my days. Fortunately, I've been feeling much better since today—just a little cough and a stuffy nose, but the fever is gone, so hopefully I can just finish Ramadan. If my husband hadn't been here, I probably would have stopped, because otherwise I was really not worth much. He also already said to eat and drink something, but I didn't know exactly when that was allowed. Now I know for next time. Thanks, and have a nice day! -
Anonymous Guest #5
I don't know if you're breastfeeding, but if you are, you should really eat and drink well. And as mentioned before, if you're not healthy or pregnant, it doesn't have to be. You shouldn't fast then either. But this question is already almost irrelevant now, of course.
Being a bit down during fasting isn't strange, I think. I also get down faster when I'm hungry or thirsty.
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