Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Provision Made for Those That
Cannot Be Properly
Treated at Home.
STAR TO PRINT ARTICLES
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS
Organizations and Agencies Engaged
in Welfare Work-Schedule of
Conference Hours.

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Washington -7l5 babies under one year
of ase died: at that rate it is more
dangerous to be a baby in Washing
ton than Il soldier in the European
war
Won't YOU help to save the ba bies-
not only your baby, but every mothers
baby"
This can only be done by the CO.
citizen in the city.
All should he Interested. for every
thing done for the protection of the
baby helps to promote the health and
happiness of the whole household. and
as the city is only a household on
large scale it should not lose sight of
the value of protecting its babies.
Washington has a we'll equipped.
beautiful HOSPITAL to care for ITS SICK
ba bies who cannot be cared Tor at
home. City physicians and instructive
visiting nurses will care for those VINO
need their services in the home An
other great asset is the baby camp
hospital. where sick infants can be
sent away from the heat and noise OF
the city. Well babies who need an
outing can go to Camp Good Will or
Camp Pleasant with the rest or the
family.
Don't wait for your child to be sick:
TO an infant welfare teHl"i,
where you may consult with the spe-
cialists and learn how to keep the Daby
we'll The instruction given at the cen
ter is followed by supervision IN the
home by the infant welfare nurses.
Organizations and Agencies.
\ list of the organizations and agen-
cies Interested in infant welfare work
in Washington and how to get in touch
Il. lxs Ia
The Evening Star Cut it out and keep
for reference: if your baby does not
need supervision YOU can tell your
neight,or where to take her baby.
A series of articles on the care OF
infants, under the heading, What
Every Mother Ought t" Know About
Her Baby beginning today, Will APP
pear. week by week. in this paper.
The first article of this series deals
with the feeding of the baby in sum
mer.
What Every Mother Should Know.
Following is the article:
NO other one thing a mother can
do for her baby means more to him
than to feed him at her own breast
Babies who are fed entirely at the
breast usually do not have diarrhea.
unless overfed, but bottle-fed babies
are very likely to have TINS troupie,
even if their milk is carefully pre-
pared This is true at all seasons OF
thu. year. but it is especially important
in summer when the heat and HES
make bottle feeding so dangerous.
"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 VINO
wants to give her baby good start
will consent to deprive him of breast
milk at least during the first lew
months of life.
After the mothers milk comes
usually on the third day-the baby may
be nursed every three hours, at ana
9 am, at ~ noon, and at 3. and >
. M with one feeding during the night;
on the four-hour plan the nursing VIII
come at 6 and 10 am. and Z, b. ana
10 pm In the intervals she should
give him a little water which has hrst
been boiled and cooled.
When the baby is four months old
he should no longer be nursed at night.
and at six months the mother should
begin to lengthen the time between
feelings a quarter of AN hour each
week until the length Of time between
musings is four hours. If the milk Is
plentiful the breasts should be nursed
alternately, but it may be necessary to
give both breasts at one feeding in
order to satisfy the baby. The baby
requires no other food save breast
milk and drinking water until he Is
eight or nine months old"