Breaking the Fast - Pregnant on Tisha B'Av
Question
Hello,
I am eight months pregnant.
I feel great.
I understand that I should fast as long as I feel well.
I would like to know under what conditions I should not continue fasting?
Answer
Hello,
The conditions that require eating, and especially drinking a lot.
Severe weakness, to the point of lying in bed due to the weakness. Dizziness that does not pass when lying down. Darkness in the eyes. Or the onset of contractions.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 554, Seifim 5 and 6
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