Which is more befitting for the wife: to complete intercourse with her husband, or to go and nurse their infant, knowing that her getting up would discomfit her husband, and would she be considered sinful if she got up?

The ruling varies depending on the circumstances. If harm to the child is feared, the mother must immediately check on the child's condition and then return, because the act of intercourse can be resumed, but harm to the child might not be remedied if the mother does not promptly attend to her child. The mother knows best about this, and it is more befitting for her to be wise and distract the child until she finishes with her husband's need.