Re: uterine bleeding (was What is my baby doing?)

[Guest guest]

>the laws of marital purity forbid them from

> > having

> > > contact during menstruation amd 7 days after it, ie about half the

> > > month>>>>>>

>any *uterine* bleeding

Ruthie, this seems a really bizarre rule to me, can you explain why please (I

assume there is a reason). And presumably the old christian?/protestant?

ritual of " churching " is connected - anybody know anything about that?

Lynda

SAHM to (8), (5), Fraser (3), Callum (15/5/00)

Newsletter editor, Mid-Northumberland Branch

Area Rep, Region 7

www.familygarland.co.uk

[Guest guest]

>the laws of marital purity forbid them from

> > having

> > > contact during menstruation amd 7 days after it, ie about half the

> > > month>>>>>>

>any *uterine* bleeding

Ruthie, this seems a really bizarre rule to me, can you explain why please (I

assume there is a reason). And presumably the old christian?/protestant?

ritual of " churching " is connected - anybody know anything about that?

Lynda

SAHM to (8), (5), Fraser (3), Callum (15/5/00)

Newsletter editor, Mid-Northumberland Branch

Area Rep, Region 7

www.familygarland.co.uk

[Guest guest]

Ruthie, this seems a really bizarre rule to me, can you explain why

please (I

> assume there is a reason). And presumably the old

christian?/protestant?

> ritual of " churching " is connected - anybody know anything about

that?

Well..(sometimes I wish I had never said anything!! Me and my big

mouth!!!) Oh well, in for a penny...

Even though the idea of being ritually unclean for part of the month

may seem bizarre, it does have its benefits. Women aren't always

touchy feely and wanting sex, and to have a few days a month where

their bodies are their own and their husbands can relate to them on a

more spiritual rather than physical level. Secondly it definitely

helps to keeps a relationship alive; *not* being able to have sex

makes it all the more desirable and prevents sexual boredom setting

in.

Our laws were given many thousands of years ago, true, but a lot of

Biblical laws have been proven to have bases in more than just bizarre

ritual. It is said that couples who observe the laws of family

purity (plus whose men are circumcised) have almost a nil percent

incidence of cervical and/or penile cancer. I had a positive smear

test scare after Yeshaya was born, but even my gynae said : " oh you

keep the laws...you will be all right. I have found cervical cancer in

orthodox Jewish women only *very* rarely indeed. "

Ruthie (scared of having opened Pandora's box!)

[Guest guest]

> Even though the idea of being ritually unclean for part of the month

> may seem bizarre, it does have its benefits.

Sorry, Ruthie, I don't think I phrased my question very well. What I meant was

why uterine as opposed to vaginal. I accept that there is an element of

something being unclean (which is I think what " churching " is all about and

which I have to say my bra-burning side is a bit uncomfortable with) but I am

surprised that it should be the uterus which cause the problem when its only

function is to nurture new life.

Lynda

SAHM to (8), (5), Fraser (3), Callum (15/5/00)

Newsletter editor, Mid-Northumberland Branch

Area Rep, Region 7

www.familygarland.co.uk

[Guest guest]

> Sorry, Ruthie, I don't think I phrased my question very well. What

I meant was

> why uterine as opposed to vaginal. I accept that there is an

element of

> something being unclean (which is I think what " churching " is all

about and

> which I have to say my bra-burning side is a bit uncomfortable with)

but I am

> surprised that it should be the uterus which cause the problem when

its only

> function is to nurture new life.

Um, because it is menstrual/post childbirth bleeding which renders a

woman " unclean " ...a little cut of the vagina or cervix, such as would

be resulting from a smear test for example, wouldn't count. I don't

know the reason *why* this is, to be honest.

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

> Secondly it definitely

> helps to keeps a relationship alive; *not* being able to have sex

> makes it all the more desirable and prevents sexual boredom setting

> in.

Personally I'd have to dispute this, but we are all different aren't we!

[Guest guest]

> Secondly it definitely

> helps to keeps a relationship alive; *not* being able to have sex

> makes it all the more desirable and prevents sexual boredom setting

> in.

Personally I'd have to dispute this, but we are all different aren't we!

[Guest guest]

> From:

> > Secondly it definitely

> > helps to keeps a relationship alive; *not* being able to have sex

> > makes it all the more desirable and prevents sexual boredom

setting

> > in.

> Personally I'd have to dispute this, but we are all different

aren't we!

>

Well it's meant to work like that anyway! And it did for us, during

our youth. Now I have no uterus and sex is freely available all the

time, I have a 57 yr old DH with prostate problems!

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

> From:

> > Secondly it definitely

> > helps to keeps a relationship alive; *not* being able to have sex

> > makes it all the more desirable and prevents sexual boredom

setting

> > in.

> Personally I'd have to dispute this, but we are all different

aren't we!

>

Well it's meant to work like that anyway! And it did for us, during

our youth. Now I have no uterus and sex is freely available all the

time, I have a 57 yr old DH with prostate problems!

Ruthie