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Red spots on hefsek – dam makkah?

I am 10 weeks after birth and yet my hefsek still comes out with tiny red spots like a pen point. What should I do? For weeks now I haven't had any discharge at all.

UTI’s shortly after mikveh

I am a Rebetzin and one of my congregants asked my if doing twice daily bedikot could be causing her to develop urinary tract infections. She has noticed the past few months that she developed a urinary tract infection a few days after she finished the 7 ...

Nursing a toddler, staining on Cerazette

I'm nursing my 22 month old, and taking Cerazette birth control pills. This is my second kid I take them with. With my first, I started spotting at around 15 months and soon after that I stopped taking the pill. With this kid I had no problems until he wa...

Negative feelings during niddah

Hi. I am reaching out to you because I am struggling immensely with keeping taharas hamishpacha. I’m married a little over a year. Since I was engaged, I had a difficult time accepting all the halachos and I feel very negative about them. I feel con...

Staining on seventh day bedikah, dam makkah?

I've been having great difficulty in getting clean bedikos. Twice now, on the supposed mikva day, I've had staining on the second bedika. The morning bedikos have been fine. I believe I have a prolapsed bladder or uterus and there is usually some amount o...

Tiny red spot

On my first bedika of the seven clean days, there was a teeny red spot. Since then it's been clean. Is that bedika ok?

Postpartum bleeding from rectum or stitches

I am 2 weeks postpartum. I had a 2nd degree tear and required stitches. The vaginal bleeding seems to have mostly stopped. The past day or two I have been seeing blood after bowel movements, and have felt myself bleeding while on the toilet, but I do not ...

Should I ask about hefsek?

I am a newlywed and this was the first period in my marriage. At the end of my period (it was the 6th day), I performed a hefsek tahara last night and the color was a light brown. I learned that that is a questionable color. What is the ruling on this col...

Red threads on bedikot – from towels?

Sometimes I get these tiny tiny tiny red strings on my bedikah cloths and underwear. I'm not really sure what they are but I do have red towels in my bathroom. What should I consider them on my bedikah cloths?

Lubricant on bedikah cloth

Can I use a lubricant on a bedikah cloth? A very small amount?
If not, how long after applying a lubricant can I do a bedikah?

Abdominal hematoma after c-section

I am 9 weeks postpartum and have still not been able to get to mikvah. My birth was an unplanned c section, with significant adhesions noted when the incision was being closed. I have continued seeing dark red/brown staining (on minipads) throughout the w...

Waiting between bedikot or after shower

I have a question about waiting before doing a bedika. I was taught to wait 10 minutes after a shower to do a bedika. I was also taught to wait a couple minutes between bedikot so that discharge would return and there would be something on the cloth to ch...

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