I found that the baby will do fine the day of the fast, it's the next day that some moms will find that the baby needs to nurse more often. I personally have fasted and breastfed through many a fast with no harm that I could see. I think it's a matter of expectation--if you think you will have a problem, you will have a problem. If this is normal for your culture, you won't have a problem..... I too would get frantic calls the eve of the fast, moms wanting to pump their milk, moms being told to feed apple juice to the baby during the fast....there are definitely exemptions for certain people; there are ways of eating and drinking small increments that are stillcompatible with fasting. BUT a local competent Orthodox rabbinic authority must be consulted so that the method and amounts of eating and drinking will be done within the correct guidelines. Good luck to all who are fasting (me included and everyone in my household-all three boys must now fast on their own....) Pearl Shifer NYC (now everyone knows where THAT is!) mailto:[log in to unmask] ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]