Nishmat's Women’s Health and HalachaIn memory of Chaya Mirel bat R' Avraham

  • Hebrew
  • English
  • Espnaol
  • Francais
  • donate
Menu

Veset haflagah at four months pregnant

21 September, 2012

Question:

I am now four months pregnant. Prior to that, I had very irregular periods (always longer than 40 days), so I was told to keep only the onat haflagah and not the other onot. The cycle right before I became pregnant, I did not get my period for 4-5 months (for no apparent reason). Therefore, my first onat haflagah is coming up in about two weeks (at 17 weeks pregnant), and I have not observed any onot at all since I became pregnant (because I do not do the yom hachodesh or onah beinonit). Do I have to observe the upcoming onat haflagah?


Answer:

B'Sha'ah tovah!

Once the initial three months of pregnancy have passed, you are considered according to all opinions to have the status of a 'mesuleket damim' (one who doesn't bleed). A mesuleket damim is not required to observe vesatot, even a long veset haflagah that has not been uprooted. Therefore, you need not observe your upcoming veset.

Please feel free to get back to us with any further questions.


This internet service does not preclude, override or replace the psak of any rabbinical authority. It is the responsibility of the questioner to inform us of any previous consultation or ruling. As even slight variation in circumstances may have Halachic consequences, views expressed concerning one case may not be applied to other, seemingly similar cases. All health and health-related information contained within Nishmat's Women's Health & Halacha Web site is intended to be general in nature and should not be used as a substitute for consulting with your health care professional. The advice is intended to offer a basis for individuals to discuss their medical condition with their health care provider but not individual advice. Although every effort is made to ensure that the material within Nishmat's Women's Health & Halacha Web site is accurate and timely, it is provided for the convenience of the Web site user but should not be considered official. Advice for actual medical practice should be obtained from a licensed health care professional.

For further questions or comments: 

The Nishmat Women's Health and Halacha Site is a public service of Nishmat, The Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study for Women. This project and others like it are made possible by contributions from people like you. If you have benefited from the service, and wish to enable us to help others, click here to donate.


Users of Internet filtering services: This site discusses sensitive subjects that some services filter without visual indication. A page that appears 100% complete might actually be missing critical Jewish-law or medical information. To ensure that you view the pages accurately, ask the filtering service to whitelist all pages under yoatzot.org.


Accessibility Toolbar