Leviticus chapter 12 tells us that after the birth of a boy the mother is unclean for seven days but if it is a girl she is unclean for fourteen days. While there seems to be no physical reason for this, there certainly is a spiritual one which many argue about today, we have simply lost that reason through the years. To apply this today may seem silly until we understand that when this was written mother and child were not smothered with visitors which allowed them to bond in a way we don’t see today. Now everyone wants to come see the new baby and Mom seems to fade into the background, a possible contributing factor to postpartum depression.