The Harm of Breastfeeding to the Newborn and the Duration of Breastfeeding
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner, the mother of Mansur, says: A woman is pregnant and has a daughter who is one year old or five months old, and she is still breastfeeding her. Does that harm the new baby? And is there fear of harm to the new baby after the hormones change? And what is the minimum and maximum duration of breastfeeding?
Answer:
A pregnant woman does not harm the fetus; rather, it harms the breastfed child, the one being nursed. It harms the nursed child because the nourishment of the milk changes, and thus it harms the nursed child. The milk of a pregnant woman harms the nursed child. As for the duration of breastfeeding, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:233] [Al-Baqarah 2:233], because after two years the child becomes independent of food, eating food and becoming independent of breastfeeding. But within the two years, he is in need of breastfeeding because he does not eat food. And if he eats food before the two years, it is permissible to wean him due to the removal of the need for breastfeeding. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner, the mother of Mansur, says: A woman is pregnant and has a daughter who is one year old or five months old, and she is still breastfeeding her. Does that harm the new baby? And is there fear of harm to the new baby after the hormones change? And what is the minimum and maximum duration of breastfeeding?
Answer:
A pregnant woman does not harm the fetus; rather, it harms the breastfed child, the one being nursed. It harms the nursed child because the nourishment of the milk changes, and thus it harms the nursed child. The milk of a pregnant woman harms the nursed child. As for the duration of breastfeeding, as Allah the Exalted said:
Mothers may breastfeed their children two
وَالْوَالِدَاتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَادَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِtwo complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing [period]
كَامِلَيْنِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/246 — archive.org (6:42)
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