The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-25
<1arepaEed by the Chill rensS Bureau,
Unfted states Department.

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.ssammer Complaint" or diarrhea,
is one 81 the most dread Ills which
may zbefall the baby.
1t IL the principal symptom Of var
dous forms OF indigestion. some OF
them m:1d and some very serious Sut
any undue l6oseness OF the babya
bowels should pnJ the mother on
guard against illness.
Can In Doctor. v
At the appearance Of diarrhsa, the
city mother should take her baby. 20
GOOD doctor II she has no doc or,
She should go to the nearest infant q
welfare station, where a competent
physician will advise her as to the
care or the baby, and the nurses IN
attendance Will help her carry out his
directions.
In the country, where it is very diff
ficult@to get the advice OF DOCTOR,
the another has harder problem. Be-
CAUSE she Is out OF the range OF IN
FAINT welfare stations hospitals and,
Dften of physicians as. well, It 70 most
Important to- prevent every attack OF
illness possible by careful: attention
to the baby's food and general care,
as already advised in these articles
A pamphlet which may be Of help
TO the country mother ds INFANT
Care.H sent free to any one mailing
: D EGUUksSL ~ Lie S4lASL VI
dren,s bureau, United States Depart
n1ent OF Labor, Washington, y. g.
This pamphlet contains simple direc-
lions for the care and feeding OF the
baby: and suggests some ways OF
dealing with various o ss1sS2S~nss
The healthy l,s0y usually has one
or two bowel movements day II
this spumber is increased to four OF
moreS it Is time to take measures
against sickness.
1t is we'll ito remember, however
that the bowel movements OF baby
fed entirely at the breast are nor
mally more frequent than those or a
bottle fed baby, and that slight m
crease in, the number Of movements
is not So serious a mattersto e. BABY
at thu breast as to one CRITICALLY fed.
a baay fed at the breast does not us
uallYS have diarrhea, and when sucn
a baby shows signs OF digestive dis
turbances Ii is usually because ne -
oNerted either he is nursed TOO Of
ten, pr rat irregular intervals, or Is
allowed to nurse TOO long at one time:
When he does have diarrhea, the time
/. between pprsings should be increased
to fdtir Hhurss and the time at the
breast relrced to i've or ten minutes;
IL the bowels continue loose the
breast should be withdrawn entirely
for several feelings If necessary, CIV
Ing the baby instead cool drinking
water at frequent intervals. In this
case, the mother should pump her
breasts at the regular nursing times,
both to keep them from drying up
and TO prevent their cracking.
Frequent Sufferers.
Bottle fed babies are tie most fire.
frequent sufferers from Sumner dtar-
rlleas. and this fact furnishes another
strong argument in favor of breast
Feeding. Diarrhea in a bottle fed
haby.is also best treated by reducing
the amount OF food. The bottle should.
be omitted for eight. twelve or twe en-
ty-fo6E hours, according 10 the sever
ity Of sthe attack, and In place Of the
nl:lk should be given as much boiled
end cooled water as the baby Will
take.
Fpod should not be withheld for
more shan tSsenty-four hours. with
out he advice Of a doctor. When the
bottle is resumed the food should be
much weaker than before; water
should be substituted for at least halt
the milk presto usly given. The milk
should be skinned, and the sugar
omitted,
TIE return to the former feeding
should be made gradually by adding
little more milk each day ;:cd be-
ginning to add sugar The more Sc
we're the attack has been the more
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