Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-15
Practical Chats
With Mothers

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Undoubtedly the great increase In
the artificial feeding Of children In the
last few years is a factor which tends
to evolve the nervous child, for,
though carefully as It may be carried
Out, there is no doubt that bottle fed
babies are more prone to illness than
those children who are fed in the nat
ural way. The sicknesses mean q
lowered vitality for the child, and the
connection between this and an i'm
poverishment Of the nervous system
Is too potent to need explanation.
Again, bottle feeding does not entail
go close q connection between mother
and child as does natural feeding; the
whole management Of the nursery is
In the hands of q third person, and az
proficient and excellent as the nurse
may be there Is lacking a certain
something which is difficult to define.
To nurse q sick child there is no one
like a child's mother.
When Baby Cries.
"A moderate amount Of crying in the
very young babe is natural and ply
Biological. It Is the form In which the
infant takes a certain amount of It's
exercise; 1t acts as a chest exercise,
since 1t involves deep breathing and
muscular action. To the newly born
Il is almost a necessity, but as the
child grows older 1t obtains this exer-
else by vigorous sucking and the kick
ing about of Its little limbs. The old
idea that a baby of two or three
months who cries frequently is normal
should be banished. A careful nurse
or mother should learn to recognize
the various "cries" of a baby, and so
gaining knowledge Of the cause Of the
crying, remedy 1t; otherwise in the
end the nervous system Is sure to SUI
fer.
There is the long drawn loud cry
which usually means hunger or tenn
per. The cry Of pain is intermittent
and sharp. While that of continued
pain is best described as a wall or
whine. The cry of brain trouble is
very distinctive-sharp, short and
shrill. The normal cry is loud and
strong, and seldom lasts long.
II the baby is hungry it is usually
f%retful, and the crying stops immed.
lately the bottle is given. II a babe is
fed at regular intervals 1t seldom cries
from hunger except just before an
other feeding is due, and II it does
this habitually means should be taken
to increase the amount of the food Civ
ON 0nrnokiYnoc a. &C. khfrck I'D 1,yhinh
causes the cry, and the giving Of a
little plain boiled and sweetened wat.
erS suffices to put q stop to 1t. The
method of giving food whenever the
infant cries cannot be denounced too
strongly. This indiscriminate feed
Ing is bound to result IN dyspepsia.
For example, a baby. may have a
slight form Of collie; 1t cries, warm
milk is given, and the warmth temper
arily relieves the pain. The baby
stops crying. merely to recommence
again shortly, as the collie, aggravat-
ed by the additional food, awsKens II.
Discomfort from wet clothing Or
from the 0verheating Of the nursery
ID q common cause Of crying, and
should be borne In mind. The TEN.
perature at which the nursery should
be kept is about IS degrees Fahr., and
at night 81 degrees Fair.
The spoiled and neurOtic infant
cries to attract attention he likes to
be rocked and petted, and IL too
complacent mother gives way she will
soon find that the little tyrant's de-
mands will become a burden. II an
infant which has enjoyed good health,
and which has been brought up to a
regular regime, commences tL cry a
good deal, and If after satisfying ones
self that all is well, with its bodily
health, consulting the doctor If n
cessary, do not commence to spoil 1t
by giving away to its tantrums and
q little firmness, and soo1 this phase
little firmness, and soon this phase
will pass.
Seek the Cause.
Seek the cause of crying at night by
first inspecting and adjusting the
clothing and the coverings of the in
FAINT and the temperature Of the room;
then change the infants position.
sometimes this alone will suffice. Do
not take him up and nurse him; that
is what he wants.
II it reoccurs, inquire whether the
child has had sufficient outing, and
also If it took its last food %satisfac-
torily; also avoid playing with and
overexciting the infant just previous
to its bedtime.
Above all, under no circumstances
have refuge in the dummy that vile
carrier of germs and filth, as an ar
ticle of s0lace to an ~indefensible babe.
eaeN~n,N oAn MAN