Guest guest Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 We have not been eating the best foods lately and we had started getting colds and tummy illnesses My body is not feeling the best, either, even though I am in the gym 5 days a week. I am looking into a juice fast to start on Wednesday. One common recommendation I am reading is not to do a juice fast if you are breastfeeding. I am a nursing mom, and the thought of Detox may have to be held at bay until my daughter is weaned. Anyone familiar with juice fasting as a parent. Am I not going to be able do any type of detox while nursing? Am I able to continue going to the gym while fasting? Am I going to need my husband to stay home to watch our daughter while fasting (I heard you may faint, which is a huge deterrent for me)... Any help is greatly appreciated Cassie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 in my opinion, if you're fainting, you're detoxing way too fast and you should have signs before that occurs that something is wrong. detoxing through fasting while breastfeeding is not recommended because the toxins can be released into breastmilk. i would really not recommend doing a juice fast while nursing for this reason. some babies go on a nursing strike because the breastmilk tastes bad during a fast. i would say, wait it out, try other methods of easy detox (like eating more raw foods, doing a lot of smoothies, doing more yoga, sweats, body brushing, etc.) until you're done nursing. i know people have done it but i think the risks outweigh the benefits when you're nursing. the body is already in a delicate balance while pregnant or breastfeeding and those toxins and the stress on your body can be profoundly irritating to a nursing child. i'm sure some people will agree with me but i've worked with nursing women who try a fast and it never seems to go well. there are a lot of other ways to cleanse. you can certainly drink a lot of juices, especially wheatgrass and other green juices, and eat more raw foods, and have a good effect without the excessive strain of a full juice fast leading to rapid detox. HTH! chandelle On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 10:35 PM, Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet wrote: > We have not been eating the best foods lately and we had started getting > colds and tummy illnesses My body is not feeling the best, either, even > though I am in the gym 5 days a week. > I am looking into a juice fast to start on Wednesday. One common > recommendation I am reading is not to do a juice fast if you are > breastfeeding. I am a nursing mom, and the thought of Detox may have to be > held at bay until my daughter is weaned. > Anyone familiar with juice fasting as a parent. Am I not going to be able > do any type of detox while nursing? Am I able to continue going to the gym > while fasting? Am I going to need my husband to stay home to watch our > daughter while fasting (I heard you may faint, which is a huge deterrent for > me)... > Any help is greatly appreciated > Cassie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 i should have said, some people will DISagree with me. chandelle On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:10 PM, chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: > in my opinion, if you're fainting, you're detoxing way too fast and you > should have signs before that occurs that something is wrong. > > detoxing through fasting while breastfeeding is not recommended because the > toxins can be released into breastmilk. i would really not recommend doing > a juice fast while nursing for this reason. some babies go on a nursing > strike because the breastmilk tastes bad during a fast. i would say, wait > it out, try other methods of easy detox (like eating more raw foods, doing a > lot of smoothies, doing more yoga, sweats, body brushing, etc.) until you're > done nursing. i know people have done it but i think the risks outweigh the > benefits when you're nursing. the body is already in a delicate balance > while pregnant or breastfeeding and those toxins and the stress on your body > can be profoundly irritating to a nursing child. i'm sure some people will > agree with me but i've worked with nursing women who try a fast and it never > seems to go well. there are a lot of other ways to cleanse. you can > certainly drink a lot of juices, especially wheatgrass and other green > juices, and eat more raw foods, and have a good effect without the excessive > strain of a full juice fast leading to rapid detox. > > HTH! > chandelle > > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 10:35 PM, Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet > wrote: > >> We have not been eating the best foods lately and we had started >> getting colds and tummy illnesses My body is not feeling the best, >> either, even though I am in the gym 5 days a week. >> I am looking into a juice fast to start on Wednesday. One common >> recommendation I am reading is not to do a juice fast if you are >> breastfeeding. I am a nursing mom, and the thought of Detox may have to be >> held at bay until my daughter is weaned. >> Anyone familiar with juice fasting as a parent. Am I not going to be able >> do any type of detox while nursing? Am I able to continue going to the gym >> while fasting? Am I going to need my husband to stay home to watch our >> daughter while fasting (I heard you may faint, which is a huge deterrent for >> me)... >> Any help is greatly appreciated >> Cassie >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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