Infants on Shabbat: Difference between revisions
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#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> | #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 | #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 cold 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>. | #One is allowed to place a cold 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>. | ||
#One may mash a banana or other soft vegetables for a child to eat on [[Shabbat]] <ref> Yechave Da'at 5:27</ref> | |||
==Pumping== | ==Pumping== |