Breastfeeding Support, News and Views for Muslim Moms
Many women dread breastfeeding, discouraged by other women’s horror stories of painful sucking, plagues of mastitis and low milk supply. However, these women are an exception to the billions of women who have successfully enjoyed breastfeeding their children. Breastfeeding is a natural experience for mother and baby, and in many ways Allah (swt) has made […]
In the the translation of Bukhari Volume 8, Book 73, Number 28, Umar ibn Al-Khattab narrates, “Some Sabi (i.e. war prisoners, children and women only) were brought before the Prophet and behold, a woman amongst them was milking her breasts to feed and whenever she found a child amongst the captives, she took it over […]
Breastfeeding women who are not fasting often feel “left out” during Ramadan. However, Ramadan is not only about abstaining from food and drink. This time of self-purification and restraint is designed to help us attain taqwa so that we can be closer to our Creator. Therefore, we there are many things a woman […]
Breastfeeding research tells us that short term fasting will not decrease milk supply, but that severe dehydration can reduce milk supply. A nursing woman may be at risk of severe dehydration if she is not drinking enough fluids during the night period. This risk will be heightened if she is exhausted with the demands of […]
