Niddah After Birth

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What are the laws regarding a woman who gives birth to a boy? How long must she wait till having relations? Do all the rules of niddah apply like not sleeping together, touching etc?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    A woman after birth is considered to be Niddah and all the Laws of Niddah apply. How long is the new mother Niddah for? She is Niddah until she stops seeing any blood. At that point, she makes a Hefsek Taharah, waits seven days (checking herself each day to make sure that there is no residue of blood), and on the eighth night she goes to the Mikveh.

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