Ramadhan Kareem

Alhamdulillah, still get to meet Ramadhan this year. Sedar tak sedar dah 6 hari dah berpuasa hari ni. Tahun ni semua cukup tenang and relax je. No bazar ramadhan, haha. sebab tu relax. Takde selera nak pergi bazar lagi. Kalau dolu dolu rajin sungguh menyinggah bazar ramadhan, biasanya cari air sejuk dan lazat. Tahun ni, air kosong je cukup. sebab breastfeeding dari buka ke sahur kena minum at least 2liter minimum. Bunyi macam senang tapi tak senang. huhu.

So far seminggu dah berpuasa sambil menyusu dan mengepam. The verdict? Alhamdulillah, smooth sailing, Stok frozen ebm tak berusik, siap dapat tambah stok frozen ebm lagi.T-T. Nangis sbb byk dosa kat Allah, still Allah bagi rezeki melimpah ruah bila mintak.. And yes, doa goes a long way ok. Doa je byk2, bulan2 Ramadhan ni, especially time buka puasa n time azan, insyaAllah Allah tak tolak doa org berpuasa time nak buka puasa tu.

I had my doubts the day before first Ramadhan as it's my first time fasting while breastfeeding and expressing milk. Aiyoo.. of course la risau kan. Tapi tetibe google2 pasal breastfeeding dan berpuasa, keluar gambar mommy kat Africa yg kurus gila, undernourished gila gila punya, tapi dia still breastfeed anak dia dgn gigih. Ada je susu please. And muka senyum je. And from there, came my motivation and determination that insyaAllah i can do it - Fasting & breastfeeding. Bila time malas n penat tu just ingat je the African mother and i got really psyched to go on.

And with that motivational condition, I started my first day of Ramadhan on last sunday. First day was @#$%&*(). haha. super duper tired. Air tak cukup, makan tah apa apa masa sahur. Plus, i havent been fasting since the last Ramadhan ok. Last ramadhan, I was pregnant with adam and alhamdulillah managed to not skip from fasting. Hence, no puasa ganti after hari raya and since i was breastfeeding him immediately after raya, i did not fast at all during the year. *pemalas kan?i know* Selalu ada je puasa2 sunat and puasa ganti in between each Ramadhan kan. Tahun ni takde. And hence, penat gila, lapar, semua ada. huhu. And i remembered that we had our iftar in my parent in law's house and on the way back, i was so tired and kept on saying to syafik that i could not do it. cannot fast while breastfeeding that is.

But alhamdulillah, the next day, I tried to change the strategy during sahur. My strategy is to eat food that can keep supplying and releasing energy for me throughout the day. So for the past 5 days, during sahur time, I have been taking dates (minimum 7), a spoon of honey (curik syafik punya), milk story's fenugreek chocolate drink, a glass of milo & noodles/rice with chicken/fish. And for breaking fast I have been taking a glass of umma lacto, a glass of milo ice, dates (minimum 7), rice with chicken and  minimum 2 litres of plain water throughout the night. And it works for me, alhamdulillah. Susu lagi menambah and i dont feel hungry and overly lethargic during the day.Malam penat la sikit, tapi still bearable la compared to first day. hehe. And I lost 4kg after 5 days of fasting. Muahaha. Bonus. Orang obese mmg senang lose unnecessary weight kan.

Alhamdulillah. Hopefully I can sustain this condition throughout Ramadhan without any major damage to my ebm stock. And i pray that everybody will have a blessed Ramadhan and to all breastfeeding mothers out there, may the force be with you,  =)