Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-02
HOME CARE FOR The BABIES
University Of Nebraska College of
Medicine Gives Advice.
NURSED RABIES ARE BEST
MIX Must ne Kept ON Ice During
the Hot Westher-CleanIine
IL Also Most Essen
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iheu'iWs Stuuteu IN omaha, has prepared
statement on the conservation OF the
health Of babies. The title OF the pamph-
let Is Hints on Home Nursing for Ba-
bies." The advice follows:
Nurse the baby. Mothers milk is the
best Of all foods. DO not wean the baby
In hot weather. Remember that ten bot
tic babies die to one that il breast-fed
one-third OF the deaths Of infants and
young children occur chiefly by giving
them spoiled milk
MIX.
Nurse the baby regularly, not oftcner
than every two hours during the day and
every four hours during the night. After
three months OF age do not nurse oftener
than every three hours. No night feed
ings are necessary after five months.
Do not nurse the baby every time Il
cries
IL YOU cannot nurse your baby. consult
your doctor before giving II the bottle.
Cows milk is the only good substitute
for mothers milk.
1t should come from healthy. consump-
tion-tree. ciean-kept cows and be
promptly cooled.
1t must be kept continually on ice until
used for the baby.
Get Only the best milk for the baby
Better pay more for the milk and save
doctors bills and possibly funeral ex-
penses. 1t costs less to buy a baby good
milk for year than to bury il.
The best milk is bottled at the dairy
and delivered in bottles.
common store or milkmens milk IA not
safe food for the baby even though II
tastes and looks good
MIX from an open can in e shop Is
never tit to give to baby.
MIX from herd is better than milk
from a single COW
II you cannot afford to get the hest
milk get the best you can from a milk
man whom you know to be clean.
Place this milk in a clean dish and
Doll from five to ten minutes.
COOL as quickly as possible by placing
the dish in another filled with ice water
AS soon as the milk Is cooled, prepare
the FOOD as directed by the doctor. using
only clean bottles and clean dishes.
The food Is then poured Into the nurs-
ing bottles and clean cotton batting "a
used for shoppers The bottles should be
kept on ice.
Rave as many bottles as there are 70
be teed'ngs in twenty-four hours.
Keep the things for the babies milk
separate
Bottles.
Use a common round bottomed bottle:
boil or scald It with water to which has
been added teaspoonful of baking soda.
Use plain black rubber nipples. Boil them
once day in soda water Wash the
nipples in clean water before and after
nipples in a covered glass of water to
which Is added baking soda.
Always keep two or three nipples at
hand ready for use.
Never use a nipple with a tube
Water.
In hot weather the baby needs more
water and not so much food.
Boil the water before using and always
see that II lie cooled but not ice-cold.
J II the baby vomits or has loose bowels.
stop all food and give plain boiled water
until you have seen the doctor.
Fresh Air.
Give the baby. whether sick or well,
fresh air, day and night
Keep the windows open all day and all
night
Keep the baby out Of doors as much
as possible. The outdoor air Is better for
the baby than that of the house The air
in the squares and parks is better than
that of the streets.
II the baby must be indoors, keep 1t in
the largest and coolest room during the
hot weather.
Keep the rooms clean
Do not let the baby gather up and eat
trash from the floor.
Do not let garbage. slop or dirty clothes
stand about the room.
sleep.
Do not let the baby sleep in the Same
bed with any other person. Keep the
baby quiet and let II sleep as much a
II will
Lay it on firm bed and not on feather
pillows.
Change the bed clothes or diaper as soor
as soiled. and sponge the baby with a soft
cloth and cool water. II this is done the
baby will not be so restless and will sleeT
better
Do'not give soothing syrup to make the
baby quiet and do not let the baby hans
on the nipple or suck baby comforter
Bathing.
Battle the baby every day. In very hot
weather sponge the baby several times
q day to keep IT clean and cool
Wash the baby whenever changing II
Always use a clean wash cloth and towel
II the baby has fever. sponge It with
cool water every two or three hours and
place cool. wet cloths on its head.
CIS<hing.
The baby feels the heat as much a!
older people, In hot weather take of
most Of the baby's clothing. muslin
slip or gauze shirt is enough II the
weather becomes cold the clothing car
easily be put on again.
II the baby has fever take off som,
OF the clothing. Do not put extra
clothes on.
A baby with fever will not catch cold
Diapers.
Wash the napkins or diaper as soon al
soiled. Boil. rinse we'll and dry in tn,
open air.
Do not use any diaper a second tim,
after 1t has been soiled. before washing II
Keep plenty OF clean diapers on hand.
To keep your baby we'll protect II from
spoiled milk, bad air, dirt. too much
clothing. too much handling. too Httl.
, sleep and too little water. Protect 4
from flies. mosquitoes and other vermin