Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-06-10
BABY IN SUMMERTIME
ESPECIAL CARE NEEDED DURING
THAT SEASON.
First Regulate 10 That He Shalt ~
Comfortable Il All Times-Food,
Clothing and DsthIno All
Highly Important.

Clothing and o&thlno All
Highly lsrportant.
prepared by the Children.s bureau. p. 3.
Department az Lah0r.l
The long, hot days OF summer are
trying to people OF all ages. but ara
particularly hard on tho young baby.
He 10 more liable to Illness, especially
TO diarrhea. at this time, because he
II weakened by the heat and In ! CON,
dition whore he IL easily upsat.
The object for which the mother
must work In summer ID to make the
baby comfortable. for q comfortable
baby 10 one who ID well. no make the
baby comfortable Ii II necessary to
consider how he should be fed. clothed
and bathed: how to keep him cool and
give him plenty OF sleep; how to deal
with prickly heat and other similar
troubles. and. most OF all, many times.
what not to do.
A baby who Ii fed regularly with the
right kind OF food and no other kind.
except plenty OF cool water to drink:
who wears little or no clothing during
the hot hours OF the day and night:
who Ia kept clean with plenty or
baths; who sleeps In q cool, quiet
room. screened from flies and mos
quitoes; who IL handled very little and
Ia allowed to live q quiet. regular life.
win usually be . healthy one. IA
healthy child makes q healthy grown
person, and every stone laid In the
foundation Of sound and normal
baby Is just 30 much for the child to
build upon In the future.
Nothing Is so necessary to the
health OF young baby as breast milk.
This is the food nature intended him
to have and on which he will nearly
always thrive. Any other food, how.
ever good the milk and however well
prepared, cannot take the place OF
good breast milk, and no mother who
loves her baby will be willing to do.
prive him OF this boon until she has
tried IN every way to keep IL for him.
This Ia true at all seasons OF the year,
but II is especially true In summer.
when 1t Is SO hard to keep cows milk
pure and sweet. Unless cows milk
has been MIXED from clean, healthy
cows, by clean mixers, into pals that
have been scalded with boiling water;
unless 1t has been cooled at once and
kept cold until the food IL made ready,
II ID not Ut for baby. Milk which
Is dirty when II comes from the cows.
or clean milk which Ia left to stand
about In open dishes, In a warm room.
exposed to flies and dust, should never
be used for the baby.
II. az sometimes happens, the moth
or does not have milk enough for her
baby, she will need to add to It by
one or more bottle-feedings during the
day. In such case every effort must
be made to get clean milk. to keep 1t
cool and prepare It In the right way.
In order that the mother may nurse
her baby successfully she should be.
gin about two months before the baby
is born to take care OF the nipples,
washing them every day In warm wa
ter and mild soap. like CASTLE, and.
after drying them thoroughly, rub
them gently with vasellne. olive oil, or
some other softening application.
When the baby Ii about six hours
old he may be put TO the breast. and
then at six-bour intervals for the first
day or two, until the mothers milk
comes" After that he should be
nursed every three hours from six
o'clock in the morning until nine In
the evening, nursing him regularly, by
the clock. For the first three months
he will need night feeding, but after
four months he should sleep through
the night without nursing. When the
baby Is six months old the mother
should begin to lengthen the interval
between feelings quarter of an hour
each week until the length Of time be-
tween musings 10 four hours. Tho
baby needs no other food than breast |
milk, except plenty of good drinking
water (Which has first been boiled and
cooled) for the first eight or nine
months. |
The nursing mother should have |
Jlenty OF good food. All good food |
~ milk-making food. What liz impor-
sant Is that 1t should please the moth. |
ar's taste, tempt her appetite and
cause her no headache, coated tongue |
Or gas on the stomach or bowels. II |
he mother is well, the baby Is pretty |
sure to be well. Among the things |
hat most nursing mothers will digest |
we'll and thrive on are fresh vegeta- /
oles, nourishing soups, good bread and
butter. milk-sweet milk and butter
nilk--eggs, meat, fish, poultry and
,ruits raw and cooked. Some of the
:hings that may give her indigestion
are heavy buildings, UNDERGONE cereals.
too.fresh bread and biscuit,
pastries, or lack OF fresh vegetables
md fruit from the diet. 1t is better
20 cut down the allowance OF tea and
coffee to one cupful OF each day.
Plenty of good drinking water Ia need.
I'd and 1t Is a good plan for the mother
% have milk between meals and at
The nursing mother should have
plenty OF sleep at night, and should
oarp IN relay and raux u,h tia