Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-08
save THE BABIES.
Timely Word TO Mothers on Care
Of Infants DuringHOt Weather.
ADVICE WORTH NEEDING

Health Commissioner Dixon Gives
Rules to Be Observed In Nursing
the Baby and For Its Proper Care
In Generai-The Necessity of Pure,
Fresh Milk.
The hot weather of this season Of
the year is extremely dangerous to
the lives of infants and young chill
dren, not only because of the depres-
sing effect of high atmospheric tenn
perature in general, but more espe-
cially because of the effect of hot
weather upon all perishable articles of
food, among which cows milk holds
the first place.
1t is therefore highly important that
cows milk to be used for infants food
should be the purest and freshest that
you can afford to buy. During the hot
weather ice is absolutely necessary for
the preservation of milk, and all milk
used for food should be cooled by ice
as soon as it comes from the COW, and
SHOulu De hepl Hchl TIC i1S Until
ready to be used. A little money
spent for ice may prevent illness and
its greater expense for medicine, nurs"
ing and medical ATTENDANCE. AS water
is often a carrier of disease it is safest
to use only boiled water for drinking
or the preparation of baby's food.
The following rules will aid you in
keeping your baby well during the
hot weather, and are given out by the
State Department of Health of Penn
sylvania:
Breast feeding. Every mother should
endeavor to nurse her baby. Breast
milk is the natural food of a new
born baby. There is no other food that
can compare with 1t. A breast-fed
baby has much greater chance of
living than a bottle fed baby.
Immediately after birth do not give
any kind of artificial food to the baby
while waiting for the breast milk to
come. Put the baby to the breast
every four hours and give nothing else
but water that has been boiled. The
baby needs nothing else and will not
starve, After the milk comes into the
breast nurse the baby every two hours
during the day and two or three times
at night.
Don't nurse the baby whenever it
cries. A moderate amount of crying
helps to develop the lungs. Babies who
are nursed irregularly or whenever
they cry are likely to get Indigestion
and then cry the harder from pain
Nurse regularly, and the baby will
soon learn to expect it's nursing only
at the proper intervals. Give the baby
little boiled water several times a
day.
After the baby is two months old
lengthen the time between feeding to
two and half or three hours. with
only one or two feelings at night
Do not wean the baby as long as he
is gaining, and never do SO except by
advice of your doctor. Do not follow
the advice of friends or neighbors
about weaving If the baby rema
well, but after time stops gaining -.
weight, do not think that your milk is
of no value, but consult your doctor
about adding one or two bottles to
help you out.
Bottle feeding. If it becomes neces-
sary to feed the baby entirely or only
in part upon the bottle, remember
that the greatest cleanliness is neces-
sary in all details of the feeding. AS
soon as a bottle is finished it should
be thoroughly washed with cold wafer
then cleansed with hot water and
borax Zone teaspoonful to a pint of
water) and put aside for further
cleansing before being used again If
you have only few bottles and it be-
comes necessary to use the same bot
tie for the next feeding boil it for a
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