Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you're not fasting yourself?

[Chipotle]

Re: Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you’re not fasting yourse

@Sara516

Um…seriously?

I’m sure if he’s gone to at least high school, he understands what periods are…and if a woman cannot fast during that time..if not… then thats just sad.

It’s not about that he knows or not about this, it’s more about my level of comfort. There is a thing called Sharm-o-Hayaa but that depends on individual’s thinking I guess I live in US but I don’t want my father or brothers to know what is going on with me to that level. I just don’t feel comfortable that’s all and yes I am still desi in this case

[S02]

Re: Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you're not fasting yourse

when I was pregnant, I would get up to make sehri for hubby most days, but he did not want me to. he doesn't eat properly otherwise. but there were definitely days i couldn;t manage getting up.

my plan is to get up this year, and nap with bunny this year. let's see how it goes.

[sadzzz]

Re: Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you're not fasting yourse

i dont get up if not needed... but before being married, id wake up most mornings. I just liked seeing the whole fam together having sehri. Its a refreshing feeling

[diamond321]

Re: Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you’re not fasting yourse

@MIAinVA

So Ramzan is coming up How do you working ladies manage sehri? I always wake up and make fresh rotis and all when I’m fasting. But, this year I won’t be fasting myself since I’m pregnant. Husband dear will need sehri and I’m already so lethargic when I wake up in the morning, despite getting 8 hours of sleep :(.
I need tips… do I just make the sehri at night and tell him to heat and eat? Should I be getting up and making it fresh for him (Dreading that )
What would you do in this situation when you’re not fasting yourself?

Last ramazan I was pregnant and I also did not fast. I used to get up at 4:45 a.m. and then make paratha , tea , omelette or kebab for him or used to serve him paratha with left over salan of previous day. I used to knead atta for 2 days at a time and make peras of it. I used to have my own breakfast at work

For aftari I got those frozen rolls and samosas and used to fry them. Cholay and dahi baray I used to make fresh every day with some side dish like burger / sandwiches etc. Then tea before the taraweeh and a glass of warm milk after the taraweeh. What I used to do was I used to sleep after coming back from work for 1 or 2 hours. During the whole ramazan I never got sleep in a stretch , it was always in pieces

I believe that you already have a baby so it would be a little more difficult for you so if your husband is cooperative what you can do is make paratha for him before going to sleep. Wrap it in a napkin and keep it in a zip bag . You can then keep it in the hot pot or keep it in the fridge then tell him to just warm it in microwave for 20-30 seconds the paratha will be as good as freshly made. You can also make small portions of some salan and keep in small containers he can then warm it. For tea ask him to make tea bags one and for aftaari just make the normal dinner and fry those frozen rolls and samosas with it.

wish you good luck

[sadzzz]

Re: Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you’re not fasting yourse

^ or just get the frozen kind :k: we did that on weekends mostly though. Weekdays, its just cereal for me.

[MIAinVA]

Re: Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you’re not fasting yourse

@diamond321

Last ramazan I was pregnant and I also did not fast. I used to get up at 4:45 a.m. and then make paratha , tea , omelette or kebab for him or used to serve him paratha with left over salan of previous day. I used to knead atta for 2 days at a time and make peras of it. I used to have my own breakfast at work

For aftari I got those frozen rolls and samosas and used to fry them. Cholay and dahi baray I used to make fresh every day with some side dish like burger / sandwiches etc. Then tea before the taraweeh and a glass of warm milk after the taraweeh. What I used to do was I used to sleep after coming back from work for 1 or 2 hours. During the whole ramazan I never got sleep in a stretch , it was always in pieces

I believe that you already have a baby so it would be a little more difficult for you so if your husband is cooperative what you can do is make paratha for him before going to sleep. Wrap it in a napkin and keep it in a zip bag . You can then keep it in the hot pot or keep it in the fridge then tell him to just warm it in microwave for 20-30 seconds the paratha will be as good as freshly made. You can also make small portions of some salan and keep in small containers he can then warm it. For tea ask him to make tea bags one and for aftaari just make the normal dinner and fry those frozen rolls and samosas with it.

wish you good luck

Thanks Iftaar is not a problem at all, husband doesn’t want to eat fried stuff, so it will be easy with one curry and rotis for dinner
And he’s very good about making his own tea… I’ll probably make parathas at night and he can re-heat them at sehri time and eat with omelette or raat wala saalan, thanks for the suggestions though … to you too

[Afro-Sheen]

Re: Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you're not fasting yourse

Last year when I was pregnant i did fast and I usually didn't wake up either. He just fries eggs, yogurt, heats up leftover food etc or just eats toast/cereal/fruit etc and made do. Sweety I am sure the stores have naan/pita near you? Even when I am fasting a lot of the time we just use those in the morning, so do my parents. Sometimes we make parahta but that's too much work on a workday and too heavy for fasting.

The DEEP brand rotis are good too but some take too long to heat...I like the naan :)

[Sara_pathan]

Re: Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you're not fasting yourse

thank god such jahil soch is not in my family. no one asked me once why i was not fasting,my dad didnt, neither did my in laws. no one asks.

however i do remember a time in school when all the muslim boys would charge over and ask us why we werew not fasting, to which id reply "well i am on my period this week, anyway whats your excuse why are you boys not fasting" they would say " WE ARE, " id look bemused and answer " is that why i saw you behing the bike sheds kissing a gori/smoking weed/cigs/swearing/" ..... all the muslims boys were hypcorites......

[Sara_pathan]

Re: Working ladies - how do you manage sehri in Ramzan when you're not fasting yourse

back to the topic-husband never wakes me up if im ill, and last year i was not well, he didnt wake me yup...