Q&A: Expressed Breast Milk on the Sabbath
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Expressed Breast Milk on the Sabbath
Question
Hello Rabbi.
My two-week-old daughter drinks 80% of her feedings as expressed breast milk and 20% of her feedings as infant formula. The milk that my wife pumps on the Sabbath—may we feed it to the baby on the Sabbath?
Answer
Discussion on Answer
What situation? It says there that it’s permitted. The fact that you give 20% formula doesn’t seem relevant to me. The more breast milk, the better.
Thank you.
I didn’t see any reference to our situation—the baby mainly gets breast milk, but also a little formula. Is it permitted to use milk that was pumped on the Sabbath?