Fast of 17th of Tammuz for a Partially Nursing Mother
Question
Hello Rabbi,
My wife is about five months postpartum,
She is partially nursing,
The baby is mainly fed with formula and a little breastfeeding.
What is her status regarding the fast of the 17th of Tammuz?
Answer
Hello,
As long as she is nursing, she should not fast.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 550, Se'if 1
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