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# In a case where the child is under three months and appears to be ill, if his temperature is not that high, but merely a notch over 100 degrees, one can still desecrate the Shabbos (call a doctor, drive if a non-Jew cannot be found etc.) as temperature for a newborn can be indicative of something more serious<ref>Igros Moshe O.C. 1:129</ref>. If time is not of essence one should obviously initially look to engage a non-Jew in any prohibited activity. <ref>Rabbi Heshy Kahn (What's Doing, Greater Connecticut, 3/3/11)</ref> | # In a case where the child is under three months and appears to be ill, if his temperature is not that high, but merely a notch over 100 degrees, one can still desecrate the Shabbos (call a doctor, drive if a non-Jew cannot be found etc.) as temperature for a newborn can be indicative of something more serious<ref>Igros Moshe O.C. 1:129</ref>. If time is not of essence one should obviously initially look to engage a non-Jew in any prohibited activity. <ref>Rabbi Heshy Kahn (What's Doing, Greater Connecticut, 3/3/11)</ref> | ||
# If a child needs a vaporizer to alleviate discomfort (from bronchitis etc.), | # If a child needs a vaporizer to alleviate discomfort (from bronchitis etc.), one may ask a non-Jew to plug it in on Shabbos to ease his pain. While some prohibit adding cold water to a cold water vaporizer<ref> Minchas Yitzchok 7:28, Be'er Moshe 6:51</ref>, others permit it if you pour it through the spout<ref> Sefer Hilchos Shabbos 8: footnote 64, B'shem R' Moshe Feinstien ZT”L</ref>. If it is a hot water vaporizer one may take previously boiled water from an urn and refill it<ref> Shalmai Yehudah pg. 44</ref>. | ||
==Diapering== | ==Diapering== | ||
# The issue of using baby wipes has been widely discussed ever since they've arrived on the market. While many insinuate from a response of R' Moshe Feinstien'' zt"l<ref> Igros Moshe O.C. 2:70</ref>'' that it is permitted, others require them to be squeezed out prior to Shabbos to the extent that if someone touches the wipe he won't be able to moisten something else<ref> Nishmas Shabbos 233</ref>. However many Poskim prohibit them entirely and give preference to wetting the baby (with oil, water, "baby shpritz" etc.) and then using a dry tissue to clean the child<ref> Minchat Yitzchak 10:25, Shevet Halevi 8:59, 39 Melachos (vol 2, pg 351-3) </ref>. However in situations where using oil or water serves to be very inconvenient, one may rely on the lenient view if one does it gently and doesn't press down.<ref> Rabbi Heshy Kahn (What's Doing, Greater Connecticut, 3/3/11) quoting Rabbi Moshe Plutchok based on the Har Tzvi and R' Shlomo Zalmen Aurbauch Zt”l, [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2277 Rabbi Mansour] on Dailyhalacha.com</ref> | # The issue of using baby wipes has been widely discussed ever since they've arrived on the market. While many insinuate from a response of R' Moshe Feinstien'' zt"l<ref> Igros Moshe O.C. 2:70</ref>'' that it is permitted, others require them to be squeezed out prior to Shabbos to the extent that if someone touches the wipe he won't be able to moisten something else<ref> Nishmas Shabbos 233</ref>. However many Poskim prohibit them entirely and give preference to wetting the baby (with oil, water, "baby shpritz" etc.) and then using a dry tissue to clean the child<ref> Minchat Yitzchak 10:25, Shevet Halevi 8:59, 39 Melachos (vol 2, pg 351-3) </ref>. However in situations where using oil or water serves to be very inconvenient, one may rely on the lenient view if one does it gently and doesn't press down.<ref> Rabbi Heshy Kahn (What's Doing, Greater Connecticut, 3/3/11) quoting Rabbi Moshe Plutchok based on the Har Tzvi and R' Shlomo Zalmen Aurbauch Zt”l, [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2277 Rabbi Mansour] on Dailyhalacha.com</ref> | ||
