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  • Uncategorized
  • bathroom, breast milk, Food in bathroom, nursing

Pumping Milk in the Bathroom

  Question: If I'm in a place where the only private location that I feel comfortable pumping breast milk is in the bathroom, may the milk be eaten by my…

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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • nursing, pump

בענין אשה ששואבת חלב

  שאלה שנתקבל מהגאון בעל עיטורי מרדכי שליט״א. וזה לשונו:  שלום וברכה למרן שליט"א. שלחתי שאלה על פטור מינקת בצום, בענין מינקת בשביל למנוע הריון. מאד חשוב לי התשובה של מרן אם זה…

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  • Kashrus
  • breast milk, nursing, בל תשקצו, יו"ד פא

Is it acceptable for an adult to drink breast milk?

  It is permitted to drink, but not directly from the breast (even if expressed into the mouth without contact).   Sources: שו"ע יו"ד פא, ז. והנה, בכה״ח פז, כט כתב…

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  • Davening, Tznius
  • nursing

Can I listen to a Shiur Torah while breastfeeding?

  Although it's best to be properly covered while learning, nonetheless when it is not possible you can still listen to a shiur.   Sources: האשה יושבת וקוצה חלתה ערומה…

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  • - עברית, Shabbos
  • nursing, או"ח שכח

האם מותר לשאוב חלב אם בשבת עבור תינוק פג שניזון גם מפורמולה?

  שאלה: ב״ה ילדתי בחודש שמיני תינוקת שכרגע בפגיה. התחלנו רק עם חלב אם אבל הרופאים המליצו לתת תוספת של פורמולה כדי שתשתחרר מהר יותר מההנשמה והאינפוזיה. כרגע היא מקבלת…

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  • Havdala, Kiddush, Women
  • nursing

Can a nursing mother drink before Kiddush or Havdalah?

  Night time Kiddush: One may not drink even water before kiddush. When lighting candles, a woman may stipulate not to accept Shabbos till sunset, to be able to drink…

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  • Uncategorized
  • intimacy, nursing

הנקה אחר תשמיה”מ עם חלב שאוב

  שאלה: מה שאסור (ע"פ הזוהר והובא להלכה) שהאישה לא תניק את התינוק אחר התשמיש, למשך זמן של כדי הילוך שני מילין, ואם התינוק בוכה, מיל אחד - מה לגבי…

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  • Kashrus
  • nursing, יו"ד פא

How long can a two-year-old go without nursing and still be allowed to nurse?

  72 hours, unless weaned due to sickness or there is a state of sakana even if weaned when healthy. שו״ע יו״ד פא, ז: תִינוֹק יוֹנֵק עַד סוֹף ד' שָׁנִים…

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  • Negel Vasser
  • negel vasser, nursing

Is it necessary for a mother who is waking multiple times during the night to wash Negel Vasser everytime?

  Is it necessary for a mother who wakes during the night but does not get out of bed to wash Negel Vasser before touching her child?   Please see…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Negel Vasser
  • nursing

Article: Negel Vasser and Midnight Feedings

  A nursing mother with a young baby may wake up multiple times during the night to feed her baby. Must she wash Negel Vasser (the alternating right/left-hand ritual washing upon waking)…

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  • Tznius
  • Darchei Taharah, erva, nursing, Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, tefach beisha erva

In his Sefer on laws of Nidda, Darchei Taharah, Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu ZTL addresses the question of ערווה.

  Question: In his Sefer on laws of Nidda - "Darchei Taharah", Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu ZTL addresses the question of ערווה. He writes in…

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  • Negel Vasser
  • nursing

Tehillim, Davening & learning while Nursing

  Question: Does a mother have to wash her hands before reciting Tehilim etc. if she touched somewhere meant to be covered, since it is not too practical or possible…

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  • Cholov Yisroel, Kashrus
  • breast milk, nursing

I was of the understanding that we should not use mother’s milk for our baby if it came from a mother who consumes Cholov Akum. Is this indeed correct?

  Yes, it is correct.   Sources: See Rema (Yoreh Deah 81:7) & Shach 81:25 & Taz 81:12. See for example Igros Kodesh vol. 1 pg. 238 (non-kosher food that…

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  • Birth, Tzavoas Reb Yehuda HaChossid
  • nursing

Is it true that a mother should start nursing on the left side?

  Q. It is brought in Tzava'as Rebbi Yehuda Hachassid (55) that a mother should start nursing on the left side. Is this the practice L'poel too? A. Yes, where…

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  • Negel Vasser
  • baby, nursing

Does a woman that nursed need to wash her hands afterwards? Is she allowed to say a Brachah while feeding (if she needs to wash afterwards, does that prohibit her from saying a Brachah until she washes)?

Usually after nursing it is very likely a mother will have touched a part of her body that requires Netilas Yadayim. However, if the mother was careful not to touch…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • breast milk, nursing

Article: May one pump breast milk on Shabbos? 

  Expressing Mother’s Milk on Shabbos A nursing mother may feed her baby in the usual manner on Shabbos. This sometimes entails expressing some milk directly into a newborn’s mouth,…

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  • Meat and Milk
  • breast milk, fleishig, maris ayin, milchig, nursing, pareve, pump, יו"ד פז

Is mother’s milk considered Pareve, Milchig or Fleishig?

  Q. Must I wash bottles or dishes of breast milk with its own sponge? A. Mother's milk is considered Pareve. However, we give it the status of Milchig because…

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