Ideally a woman must perform a hefsek taharah, moch dachuk, and two bedikot per day throughout the shivah neki’im. However, as long as she performed a hefsek taharah, one bedikah on day one and one on day seven, her shivah neki’im are valid and she is permitted to immerse. (In rare cases a moch dachuk is required and may not be omitted – see our article for more details.) If any of these three bedikot were not done, the shivah neki’im are not valid.

We suggest that you make your morning bedikot a priority. When you get up in the morning, perform a bedikah right away. The ideal time for the morning bedikah is after sunrise, but if necessary you can do it as early as alot hashachar (dawn). It may help to set a reminder on your phone. You may also want to leave a pack of bedikah cloths in a visible place in your bathroom, so that when you go to the bathroom when you wake up, you will remember to perform your bedikah.

This is true for the hefsek taharah as well. While ideally the hefsek should be performed in the afternoon, a morning hefsek is still valid. You should make an extra effort to perform at least one bedikah per day.

Try to perform your afternoon bedikot as well, but if it gets too hectic at work don’t stress yourself out if you miss a bedikah. Bring bedikah cloths with you to work (or leave one in your pocket) – when you have a break at any point in the afternoon, try to perform a bedikah.

If you are in a situation where it is truly impossible to perform a moch dachuk (the operating room, etc.), it may be omitted. Otherwise you should try to perform one.

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

B’hatzlacha!