Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-25
Nursing the Baby Prevents Summer
Oiarrahea.

4 mother may shield her baby from
suffering and illness IN many ways. Her
wise and loving care H. never - lnNal
liable AZ in the first year 81 the baby :
life. La this country thousands ~ babies
under one year 81 age die during the
summer because mothers who love them
a. not know how ~ take care ~ them.
No other one thing = mother can 10
for her baby means more ~ him than
ia feed him 1t her own breast. Babies
who are fed entirely a. the breast ~
ually de- NOT have diarrhea. unless "N-
crfcd. but bottle fed babies are very
likely ~ have this trouble. even II their
milk is carefully prepared. This =
trlr "a an seasons If the year but u ~
cSpd.ially important in summer when
the heat and flies make bottle feeding
81 dangerous.
The mother knows that if she gives
her baby the breast She j. giving him:
l.. Pure milk never sour.
, Fresh milk made and used a. nee
dcd.
z. Min Of the same temperature
throughout the feeding.
A. And. most important. milk made
especially for and especially adapted
to the needs of the baby.
III She feeds him from 4 bottle. she
j. not sure of any of these things. Tor
in no way can cows milk hc made ~
good AZ breast milk.
A mother eau usually nurse her baby
il she has been properly cared ROT De
fore the haby'S birth and IT the time 81
birth, and no mother wants 10 give her
baby a good start will consent To dc
priyc him If breast milk. M least dn-
ring the first few months of life.
After the mothers milk comes. usual
N on the third day. the baby may he
mur>cd every three hours. ~ 4 and = a.
mf. IN the intervals She should give
with one feed during the night. ON the
four hour plan the nursing Will como
Iat q aud 10 a. m and :. g.. aud 10 p.
In. IN trh intervals she should give
him 4 little water which has first been
boiled and cooled.
When the baby IL four months old
he should no longer he nurScd ~ night.
and 1T six months the mother should
begin Ia lengthen the time between feed
tings u quarter Of m hour each week IN
iii the length Of time between nursing is
four hours. If the milk i plentiful the
breasts should be nurscd alternately
but il may be necessary 10 give both
breasts al one feeding i'm order to sat
liSfy the baby. The baby requires no
other food. save breast milk and drink
ing water. until he il eight or nine
months old.
IN some eases the mother may not
have enough breast milk To satisfy the
baby. Ii il then necessary ~ give one
or more bottle feelings a day in addi-
Ition. Later articles will give directions
for this kind Of feeding. az we'll az for
weaving and artificial feeding.
The nursing mother should have
plenty of simple nutritious food. She
should eat what she likes. provided her
food causes her no Indigestion. for if
the mother i well the baby will usually
be- we'll. Bur If the mother has headaches
or gaS on the stomach or bowels. or
has a coated tongue. she il not properly
ldigcSting her food and she should try
to find out what j. causing the trouble.
Fat, greasy and fried foods. such as
%dDughnutS. pancakes. baked beans. pies.
heavy puddings. and dumplinss. and in
sufficiently cooked cereals. are among
the foods that may cause Indigestion.
Fresh. we'll cooked vegetables. good
soups. bread and butter. milk. eggs.
meat. fish. poultry. and fruits should
form the principal part If the diet If "A
nursing mother. All good food is milk
making food. In is better To do without
tcaS N coffee. unless the mother has al
WAYS been accustomed 10 them. Cocoa
may DC used in moderate quantities but