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Ladies, tomorrow is my first screening, and they're taking blood too. Can you tell me, is it okay to…

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Ladies, tomorrow is my first screening, and they're taking blood too. Can you tell me, is it okay to eat before giving blood?
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Svetlana
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I was told to fast, I have my screening on the 22nd. First ultrasound, then straight to blood work.
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October 8, 2026, 7:27 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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Svetlana How can I be starving from 6:40 AM to 11 AM?! I have an 11 AM screening, and I'm nauseous to the point of vomiting from hunger.
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October 8, 2026, 7:27 PM
IRINA
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Need
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October 8, 2026, 7:27 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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IRINA What do you need?
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October 8, 2026, 7:27 PM
IRINA
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IRINA You really need to eat
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October 8, 2026, 7:30 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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IRINA Thanks
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October 8, 2026, 7:30 PM
Natalya Bulba
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Early this morning (I had a test scheduled for around 9:30 AM), I nibbled on some almonds because I was feeling hungry and nauseous. Everything's fine, it didn't affect the results at all.
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October 8, 2026, 7:30 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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Natalya Bulba My appointment is at 11, but I have to get up at 6:40 AM to take the kids to daycare. I'll be hungry for so long, I'm going to puke 🤢
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October 8, 2026, 7:36 PM
Natalya Bulba
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Natalya Bulba I could go for a little something to eat in 3-4 hours)
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October 8, 2026, 7:42 PM
Svetlana Kovshova
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You can and should. They should have told you that at the clinic.
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October 8, 2026, 7:45 PM
Leysan Borodulya
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You can eat. I ate 2-3 hours ago and everything was fine
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October 8, 2026, 7:51 PM
Marina
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My first screening is next week too. They told me not to eat for 2 hours before the blood test. So you can safely eat until 9 AM.
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October 8, 2026, 7:54 PM
Elena
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My doctor told me to come strictly on an empty stomach, but to bring a chocolate bar with me. I could barely wait for them to take my blood so I could devour that delicious Snickers 😅
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October 8, 2026, 8:12 PM
Elena
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Svetlana Funny you mention it, I feel nauseous too if I don't eat right after waking up 🤢
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October 8, 2026, 8:12 PM
Mamalina
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They took my blood for the screening in the afternoon, and I had eaten. It didn't affect anything!
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October 8, 2026, 8:15 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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Svetlana Kovshova Just found a reminder before my screening that says not to eat for 3 hours before the blood draw.
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October 8, 2026, 8:18 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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Marina I'll do that, otherwise I won't be able to eat at all.
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October 8, 2026, 8:18 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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Elena OMG, that's amazing! Are you guys eating sweets? I'm still feeling super nauseous from anything sweet, but meat is okay for me.
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October 8, 2026, 8:18 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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Mamalina Thanks for the reply
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October 8, 2026, 8:18 PM
Kondrateva Ekaterina
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Blood is always drawn on an empty stomach because after eating, the sample in the test tube can get ruined. A layer, like fat, separates from the blood. I don't remember the exact name, and they won't do the blood test then. That's the only reason to fast. Eating doesn't really affect the tests themselves, unless you eat a huge meal, of course. Fasting for a proper 4 hours before giving blood is ideal, but even 2-3 hours is good.
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October 8, 2026, 8:22 PM
Elena
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Elena Meat smelled awful to me until 13 weeks 🤯 I've only just started being able to eat it again for the past couple of weeks 😅 As for sweets, I've become indifferent to them; I don't feel sick, but I don't crave them either 😬 I feel terribly nauseous from all smells, and if I don't eat, and sometimes even if I do, I feel sick 🫩 There's no end in sight to this 🥺
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October 8, 2026, 8:24 PM
Anastasiya Kiseleva
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I've been told a few times, both at the prenatal center and the women's clinic, that I need to eat so that "mom" is happy. I'm going for my first screening tomorrow.
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October 8, 2026, 8:24 PM
Plesennikova Tatyana
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I have to go in next Wednesday, and they told me to come on an empty stomach.
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October 8, 2026, 8:48 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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Elena My condition really depends on what I eat. When I eat meat, I don't feel nauseous, but if I eat something I don't really want, I definitely start feeling sick.
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October 8, 2026, 9:12 PM
Elena
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Elena Hopefully, this feeling will pass soon 🙏❤️
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October 8, 2026, 9:21 PM
Maryuhina Yuliya
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Elena God willing 🙏
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October 8, 2026, 9:28 PM

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