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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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)…

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…

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 to wash her hands at that point while nursing?

If while nursing a mother touches directly with her hand a place which is usually covered (very common), she is required to wash her hands (no need for a…

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…

It is brought in Tzava’as Rebbi Yehuda Hachassid that a mother should start nursing on the left side. Is this the practice L’poel too?

Yes, where possible. Sources: יוסיפון יא. צוואת ריה״ח נה. שיירי כנה״ג יו״ד קעט, בהגה״ט ל. שבעים תמרים סט. כה״ח או״ח של, נז. שם יו״ד קטז, קמט. שו״ת בא״מ ח,…

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…

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,…

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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