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# In the event that the child requires cream for a diaper rash (i.e. Desitin, Balmax etc.), one may squeeze it out onto the affected area and allow the child to smear it on himself via his movement<ref> SSK”H 33:14</ref>. | # In the event that the child requires cream for a diaper rash (i.e. Desitin, Balmax etc.), one may squeeze it out onto the affected area and allow the child to smear it on himself via his movement<ref> SSK”H 33:14</ref>. | ||
==Feeding a baby== | ==Feeding a baby== | ||
# With regard to preparing food for a child one should be careful to avoid any ''shailos'' of ''bishul'' (cooking). Therefore when preparing a bottle of (powdered or liquid) formula one should first pour in the hot water and then put in the formula<ref> | # It is only permissible to nurse on Shabbat if the infant feeds directly from the mother. A nursing mother who is experiencing pain may express excess milk if it goes directly to waste and is not collected in a cup or container. <ref>39 Melachos (vol 2, pg 356) </ref> | ||
# With regard to preparing food for a child one should be careful to avoid any ''shailos'' of ''bishul'' (cooking). Therefore when preparing a bottle of (powdered or liquid) formula one should first pour in the hot water and then put in the formula<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 1:49 footnote 138, Shar Hatzion 318:96</ref>. This is assuming that the formula has been previously cooked to a temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit. One is allowed to place a bottle of milk inside a cup of boiling hot water, however one should try to make sure that the entire bottle does not go under the water in order to avoid ''hatmana'' (insulating) according to all Poskim<ref>Taz 258:1, M.B. 258:2, Shar Hatzion 258: 5</ref>. | |||
# While it is permitted to nurse a child on Shabbos a woman may not pump extra milk to have for a later time as she would be transgressing the ''melacha'' of ''mefarek'' (extracting)<ref> S.A. 328:34, Bh”L D”h V’Tineck</ref>. However in the event that the woman is in pain she may express her milk directly into a sink<ref> | # While it is permitted to nurse a child on Shabbos a woman may not pump extra milk to have for a later time as she would be transgressing the ''melacha'' of ''mefarek'' (extracting)<ref> S.A. 328:34, Bh”L D”h V’Tineck</ref>. However in the event that the woman is in pain she may express her milk directly into a sink<ref>S.A. 330:8</ref>. In the event that this is not practical, the Poskim permit one to use a pump providing that there is soap or vinegar in the bottle that would immediately render the milk useless<ref> Taz 320:12, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 36:20 footnote 61</ref>. She should then pour the milk directly into the sink when she is done. If she does not have a manual pump and is in significant pain she may even ask a non-Jew to turn on an electric pump for her<ref>S.A. 328:17</ref>. If she knows prior to Shabbos that she will need to express milk due to pain and she does not have a manual pump, she would be permitted, on Friday, to set her pump to turn on with a Shabbos clock<ref>Rabbi Heshy Kahn (What's Doing, Greater Connecticut, 3/3/11) quoting Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz, Shlita. Although if one can secure for themselves a manual pump that would be more Halachically preferable as R' Y.S. Elyashiv was under the impression that by using the electric pump you are causing the motor to work harder. Therefore even when one would rely on this heter one should secure the pump onto oneself prior to the time that the machine is set to go on</ref>. | ||
S.A. 330:8</ref>. In the event that this is not practical, the Poskim permit one to use a pump providing that there is soap or vinegar in the bottle that would immediately render the milk useless<ref> Taz 320:12, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 36:20 footnote 61</ref>. She should then pour the milk directly into the sink when she is done. If she does not have a manual pump and is in significant pain she may even ask a non-Jew to turn on an electric pump for her<ref>S.A. 328:17</ref>. If she knows prior to Shabbos that she will need to express milk due to pain and she does not have a manual pump, she would be permitted, on Friday, to set her pump to turn on with a Shabbos clock<ref>Rabbi Heshy Kahn (What's Doing, Greater Connecticut, 3/3/11) quoting Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz, Shlita. Although if one can secure for themselves a manual pump that would be more Halachically preferable as R' Y.S. Elyashiv was under the impression that by using the electric pump you are causing the motor to work harder. Therefore even when one would rely on this heter one should secure the pump onto oneself prior to the time that the machine is set to go on</ref>. | |||
==Baby bottles== | ==Baby bottles== | ||
# One may clean a bottle with a bottle brush providing that the bristles are spread apart<ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 12:footnote 45</ref> and, ''l'chatchila,'' the brush should be designated just for Shabbos use<ref> M.B. 303:87, Igros Moshe O.C. 2:88</ref>. One is reminded to only use cold water from the sink to avoid [[Bishul]]. <ref>Rabbi Heshy Kahn (What's Doing, Greater Connecticut, 3/3/11)</ref> | # One may clean a bottle with a bottle brush providing that the bristles are spread apart<ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 12:footnote 45</ref> and, ''l'chatchila,'' the brush should be designated just for Shabbos use<ref> M.B. 303:87, Igros Moshe O.C. 2:88</ref>. One is reminded to only use cold water from the sink to avoid [[Bishul]]. <ref>Rabbi Heshy Kahn (What's Doing, Greater Connecticut, 3/3/11)</ref> | ||
