The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-07
LOOK OUT FOR
BABY'S HEALTH
Government Starts Series OF
Scientific Articles For Hot
Weather Guidance
PUT PLAINLY UP TO MOTHERS

First of Il series Of articles on the Care
Of Babies during Hot Weather prepared
for this paper by the Childrens Bureau.
L. y Department Of LabOtJ
A mother may shield her baby from
suffering and illness In many ways,
Her wise aud loving care is never 80
invaluable as In the first year Of the
hahy's life In this country thousands
Of babies under one year Of age die
during the summer because mothers
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
10 feed him at her own breast Babies
who are fed entirely AT the breast usu
ally do not have diarrhoea, unless
Oyerfed but bOttle-fed babies are very
likely to have this trouble, even II
their milk Is carefully prepared This
Is true at nll seasons OF the year, but
It is especially important IN summer
when the heat and flies make bottle
feeding 50 dangerous.
The mother knows that II she gives
her baby the breast she is giving him .
l. Pure mik-neyer sour
. Fresh milk, mude and used as
needed.
3 MIX Of the same temperature
throughout the feeding.
4 And, most important milk made
especially for and especially adapted
to the needs Of the baby
II she feeds him from 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 II 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 good start
win consent to deprive him Of breast
milk at least during the first few
months OF life.
After the mothers milk comes usu-
ally on the third day, the baby may be
nursed every three hours, at and
a. ~, ut - noon and at 3, 0, and o
p. M, with one feeding during the
night. On the four hour plan the
nursing viii come at and 10 a. IN,
and >, u, aud 10 p, m. In the inter
ynls she should give him little wat.
rr which has first been boiled aud
cooled.
When the baby is four months old
ne should no longer be- nursed at night
and at six months the mother should
loegln TO lengthen the time between
feelings a quarter of an hour each
week until the length Of time between
musings Is four hours. II the milk
Is plentiful, the breasts should he
uursed alternately but II may be nee
rssary to give both breasts at one feed
ing In order to satisfy the baby. The
baby requires no other food, save
breast milk and drinking water un
Ill he II eight or niue months old.
In some Cnses the mother may not
have enough breast milk TO satisfy
the baby, II is then necessary to give
one or more bottle feelings n day IN
addition. Later articles will give dl
rcctions for this kind Of feeding, as
well as for weaving and artificial
feeding,
The nursing mother should have
plenty ~ simple nutritious food. Sh,
should eat what she likes, provided
her food causes her no Indigestion, fui
II the mother Is well the baby will
usually be- well But II the mOthe,
has headaches or gas on the stomach
} or bowels, or has coated tongue. sh,
is not properly digesting her food, ant
p she should try to find out what /,
causing the trouble
! Fat greasy and fried foods, sucl
b. AZ doughnuts, pancakes, baked beans
. pies, heavy puddlngs, and dumplings
. and lnsufficlently cooked cereals, ar,
- among the foods that may cause indl
gestlon.
b Fresh, well-cooked vegetables, zoo,
p soups, bread and butter, milk. eggs
i. meat, fish, poultry, and fruits sboul,
I form the principal part Of the diet o