Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-08
SAVE THE BABIES
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has not finished. Take 1t away from
the crib. pour out the milk and cleanse
at once. Stale milk curds sticking to
the inside Of bottle after few hours
become poisonous and may contam-
nate fresh milk coming in contact with
them. 1t is better to have as many
bottles as the number of the baby's
daily feelings. so that all the bottles
can be boiled together before the food
is prepared in the morning.
Nipples. The simpler the nipple the
safer for the baby. Do not use com.
pIicated nipples, and under no cir
cumstances buy bottle with a long
rubber tube attached to the nipple. 1t
cannot be kept clean and will certainly
cause bowel trouble. After the bottle
is finished the nipple should be re
moved at once, turned inside out over
the finger and scrubbed with cold wa
ter and a brush kept only for this
purpose. After use, always boil the
brush.
The cleaEsed nipple should be kept
in fresh boraX water Zone teaspoonful
of boray to a pint of water) in a GOV
cred glass Rinse the nipple in boiling
water before using it.
Do not put the nipple into your own
mouth to find out whether the milk is
warmed enough. Let few drops of
Of the milk fall on your wrist it il
feels too hot for your wrist it is too
warm for the babys mouth.
.oout the preparation of a milk mix
ture for your baby. Each baby needs
a combination suited to its digestion
The mixture upon which some other
baby is thriving may be too strong or
too weak for your baby. Let the
doctor tell you how to mix the food.
do not buy cream-!t is likely
to be stale-but get it by pouring off
half pint from the top of quart
bottle of milk, after cleansing the lip
of the bottle.
During the summer the baby's food
should be brought to scald after II
is prepared II should then be poured
into the clean bottle. corked with
baked clean cotton wool and kept next
the ice until needed Do not heat ,
bottle when you 90 to bed and keep
it in bed until nursing time, because
for it and heat ii when the baby needs
1t. This is 0 certain way TO make the
baby sick
Bowel movements A bottle fed
baby should have at least one and not
more than two OIL three bowel move.
start with and has been kept cold,
and all the feeding utensils clean as
you have just been told, the baby's
should be yellow in color,
and not too hard to be passed easily.
II the movements become greenish in
or three times b day. give one or two
of castor oil. If the color
does not improve after the oil has
worked off, consult your doctor. At
this time he will be able to prevent
the serious bowel trouble with which
ments remain green in color and in.
crease in number to five or six or
more in the twenty-four hours your
baby Is beginning to have bowel trou.
BILE or summer diarrhoea Stop milk
at once, give pure boiled water in,
be too late
Dc not begin milk feeding again
lntil the doctor orders IT You will
hot starve your baby by stopping the
milk: every drop of milk that goes
into It's stomac after this warning
there. You will use serious or fatal
illness by keeping up milk food after
the bowels become loose and the |
green in color.
Vomiting. A bottle fed baby should |
not vomit if its food is pure and prop
arly adjusted to its needs If vomit
ngs occur it is usually sign of ap
Illness, either of one of the |
serious diseases of childhood or more |
in hot weather. of summer |
liarrhoea. Vomiting due to this cause |
may be the first sign of trouble and |
he bowels may not become loose un-
II several days later II vomiting Is |
repeated. stop milk feeding, give boil
I'd water, cool or of the temperature |
1t which the milk is given, and con.
suit your doctor at once.
Clothing. Do not put too much |
on the baby in summer Dur
ng the hottest weather remove most |
If the clothes; thin loose shirt and
/ diaper are sufficient during the day
ind on very hot nights.
Never use clothing made with tight
Petticoats and skirts
should be supported by straps over
he shoulders.
Bathing. Battle the baby every day.
n hot weather quick sponging all
,ver later in the day will give com.