The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-13
Precautions elves Reliable Information
on Course 20 Pursue.
Schedule For Feeding sottIe.Fed Babies.
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Thousands Of babies die each
year in every large city because
mothers feed them too much or too
little or give improper food.
In yesterdays Press was publish
ed, under endorsement of the board
OF health, a comprehensive state
ment concerning the care that
should be taken in the preparation
of milk.
At the top Of this article today
there is a table which shows how
bottle-fed babies should be fed.
This is also endorsed by the board
of health. Every mother should fol-
low these instructions.
i. 1t must, Of course, be remember
ed that children Of the same age
vary greatly as TO strength and
amountfof food required. A small
baby requires less than big
baby.
Breast.nursed babies from birth
to 8 months should be nursed a
total OF 8 times each day, at inter-
walls Of 21a hours during the day,
and twice between 10 p. m. and Z
q. m.
Breast-nursed babies from to
months should be nursed or 8
times a day, at 3-hour intervals
during the day, and at 10 p. m. and
a. m.
Between the ages OF and 8
months total daily breast musings
should be 6, at 3l1 or 4-hour inter-
walls during the. day, and once at
night.
~ From 8 to IL months the total
breast musings should be 8 daily,
4 hours apart, and none at night.
No nursing should be of more
than IL or 20 minutes duration.
The following are about the cor
rect mixtures for bottle-fed babies.
but II found disagreeable they may
be weakened by using more water
and less milk:
Under 3 montns-9 OF. milk from
top of bottle, q OF. boiled water,
6h teaspoonfuls of granulated Of
milk sugar. ,,,,.,t
From to 6 months--16 OF. top
milk, ~ OF. barley water, 61S heap
ing teaspoonfuls sugar.
From to 9 months-24 or. top
milk. "a OF. barley water, large
teaspoonfMls sugar.
From 9 to IL months--35 or. top
milk, 10 OF. barley water, 6 large
teaspoonfuls sugar.
Add a pinch of salt to each bot
tie at feeding time.
Barley water should be made
fresh each day.
Children should be weaned at the
age Of IL months, excepting in the
middle of hot weather, or unless
otherwise ordered by a physician.
After weaving, pure fresh milk
(sterllized by heating) should be its
principal food. Four meals day
should be given, selected from such
articles as the following: Soft boil
ed eggs, mutton, chicken or beef
broth, stale bread or toast with but
ter or milk, we'll cooked a to 6
hours), corn starch. cornmeal, oat-
meal, hominy or farina with mix
Strained orange Juice may be given
] hour before the second feeding
When the baby becomes sick In
hot weather, when 1t has diarrhea,
Il should receive the attention Of
a doctor. Such baby often be-
comes dangerously III in a few
hours, and the simplest cases of
vomiting or diarrhea occurring In
the summer time should not be
neglected. Stop the milk at once,
give a teaspoonful of castor oil and
feed only barley water until it can
be taken to a physician.
Do not burden the baby with too
much clothing in warm weather.
during the hot days a thin gauze
shirt, thin muslin slip and diaper
rs all the clothing 1t needs. IS
soon as diaper Is soiled 1t should
be removed and placed in a COW
cred receptacle, covered with water
and washed as soon as possible in
hot water, to which little soda is
added. 1t should be thoroughly
dried before being worn again.
The baby needs fresh air when
awake and when asleep. In the
day time keep In the open air as
much as possible. Avoid the d.
rect rays OF the sun on hot days
Do not allow the baby to remain
In a close room. In hot weather
keep the windows open day and
night.
A baby should be bathed daily In
tub. The water should be slight
ly warmer than Its own body. Use
soap that will not irritate It's SEN
sltlve skin. In very hot weather
the baby, in addition to It's tub
bath, may be sponged with cool
water.
After the bath let the baby sleep
for 2 hours. Do this until the
child Is a year old. Cover the child
only with q light sheet when the