Not only that, but a lactating woman can not remarry until the baby is 24
month old. It is feared that the new husband will not care so much about the
health of a child, that is not his by blood, but would push the mother into
weaning and a new pregnancy before it is good for the nursling.
--
Henya
Brooklyn,NY

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On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:27 PM, cillakat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> << First of all, it is strongly encouraged to BF for at least 24 months,
> and
> > for all this time a woman is considered a nursing mother, ie- special
> > leniency in Jewish law with fasting, certain religious issues, and in
> > general, how she is looked at in society. >>
>
> Yup.  I hope you don't think anything in my email implied otherwise:)
>  I'm fairly immersed in Chabad here in Atlanta.   Breastfeeding rates
> are definitely higher w/in this community than in Atlanta at large.
> I was just answering Nikki's request for interesting cultural tidbits.
>
> <<If she gets pregnant
> > before that, she does not have to stop, but does have a requirement to
> guard
> > her physical and emotional health- as a pregnant mother.  So if the Rabbi
> > felt it was taking too much out of her, or she was not managing- then he
> may
> > have advised her to stop.  But there is no law that she must. >>
>
> Thanks for clarifying:)
>
> <<  A woman even has
> > certain "rights" from her husband if she is BF- He must provide her with
> > better food, etc.>>
>
> Yes...I love it.
>
> << I believe that if a baby has weaned more than 48 hours and is over the
> age
> > of 24 months, then they cannot go back to it.  But I would have to check
> for
> > sure on that one.>>
>
> It is, after I typed that, I called our Rabbi to double check....
>
>
> <<The only other interesting tidbit is that it is not recommended  to BF
> > within half an hour of having sex with your husband.  Again, I don't
> think
> > this is  a law, just best recommendation- try to avoid it.>>
>
> There's an interesting tidbit for Nikki's collection of information.
>
> :)
> Katherine
>
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