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Waiting between meat and dairy for a nursing woman

Question

As a nursing woman, can I be lenient with the waiting time between meat and dairy? I see that it often happens that I avoid eating meat so that I won’t have to wait afterward, and it ends up that I skip a meal or don’t eat nutritious food.

Answer

Shalom u’vracha 

For a nursing woman, in a case of great need, such as if refraining from eating will cause you weakness or a lack in nursing, one may be lenient and wait only one hour. 

Answered 3 February 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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