New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-07-17
Care of the Baby in Summer.
Nursing the Baby Prevents Sum
mer Diarrahea,

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mer Diarrahea.
A mother may shield her baby
from suffering and illness il
many ways. Her wise and loving
care is never so invaluable as il
the first year of the baby's life
In this country thousands OF
babies under one year of age die
during the summer because moth
ers who love them do not know
how to take care Of them.
No other one thing mother
can do for her baby means more
to him than to feed MIN at her
own breast. Babies who are fed
entirely at the breast usually do
not have diarrhea, unless overfed,
but bottle-fed babies are likely
to have this trouble, even if their
milk is carefully prepared. This
is true at all seasons of the year,
but it is especially important in
summer when the heat and flies
make bottle feeding so dangerous.
The mother knows that if she
gives her baby the breast she is
giving him.
1. Pure milk-never sour.
2. Fresh milk, made and used
as needed.
3. Milk of he same tempera-
ture throughout the feeding.
4. And, most important, milk
made especially for and especial
Iy adapted to the needs of the
baby. If she feeds him from a
bottle, she is not sure Of any of
these things, for in no way can
cows milk be made as good as
breast milk.
A mother can usually nurse her
baby if she has been properly
cared for before the baby's birth
and at the time of birth. and no
mother who wants to give her
baby a good start will consent to
deprive him of breast milk. at
least during the first few months
of life.
After the mothers milk comes,
usually on the third day, the
baby may be nursed every three
hours, at 6 and 9 a. m. at u
noon, and at 3, 6 and 9 p. M, with
one feeding during the night. On
the four-hour plan the nursing
will come at 6 and 10 a. M. and
2. 6, and 10 D. m. In the inter
walls she should give him a little
water which has first been boiled
and cooled
When the baby is four months
ord he should no longer be nursed
at night, and at six months tire !
mother should begin to lengthen
the time between feelings a quar-
ter of an hour each week until
the length of time between nurs
ings is four hours. If the milk
is plentiful, the breasts should he
nursed alternately. but it may be
necessary to give both breast at
one feeding in order to satisfy
the baby. The baby requires no
other food. save breast milk and
water. until he is eight
or nine months old.
I'm some cases the mother may
not have enough breast milk to
satisfy the baby. It is then nee
essary to give one or more bottle
feelings a day in addition. Later
articles will give directions for
his kind of feeding. as well as
for weaving and artificial feed
ng.
The nursing mother should
lave plenty of simply nutritious
'ood. She should eat what she 1
likes, provided her food causes e
Ter no indigestion. for if the moth il
n is well the baby will usually :
'e well. But if the mother has :
headache or gas on the stomach :
# bowels. or has a coated tongue, I
ne is not properly digesting her r
God. and she should try to find S
ut what is causing the trouble. g
at, greasy and fried foods. !.
uch as doughnuts. pancakes, .,
aked beans. pies, heavy pud- y
ings, and dumplings, and insult 1
GENTLY cooked cereals. are among n