Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-06-10
BABY IN SUMMERTIME
ESPECIAL CARE NEEDED DURING
THAT SEASON.
First Regulate % That He Shalt ~
Comfortable d All Tlmes--Food,
Clothing and bathing All
Highly Important.

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Highly Important.
prepared BY the Children's bureau. u. &
Department Of Labor
The long. hot days OF summer are
trying to people OF Ill ages. but ara
particularly hard on the young baby.
He 10 more liable to Illness, especially
to diarrhea. Mt this time, because he
II weakened by the heat and In : con.
dition where he Ii easily upset.
The object for which the mother
must work In summer Ii to make the
baby comfortable, for q comfortable
baby IL one who liz well. To make the
baby comfortable II ID necessary To
consider how no should be fed, clothed
and hathed; how to keep him cool and
give him plenty OF sleep; how to deal
with prickly heat and other similar
troubles. and, most OF all, many times,
what not to do.
A baby who Ii fed regularly with the
right kind OF food and no other kind,
except plenty OF cool water to drink;
who wears little or no clothing during
the hot hours OF the day and night;
who Ia kept clean with plenty Of
baths; who sleeps In 4 cool, quiet
room. screened from flies and mos
Quitoes: who Ia handled very little and
IL allowed to live q quiet. regular life.
will usually be healthy one. Al
healthy child makes q healthy grown
person, and every stone laid In the
foundation Of . sound and normal
baby IN Just 80 much for che child to
build upon In the future,
Nothing Ia so necessary to the
health Of young baby as breast milk.
This Ia the food nature intended him
to have and on which he will nearly
always thrive. Any other food, how
ever good the milk and however well
prepared. cannot take the place OK
good breast milk, and no mother who
loves her baby will be willing to de.
priye him OF this boon until she has
tried In every way to keep 1t for him.
This Ia true at all seasons OF the year,
but 1t Is especially true In summer,
when 1t Ii so hard to keep cows milk
pure and sweet Unless cows milk
has been MIXED from clean, healthy
cows, by clean mixers. into pals that
have been scalded with boiling water,
unless II has been cooled at once and
kept cold until the food Is made ready.
1t Ii not ut for a baby Milk which
is dirty when II comes from the cows,
or clean milk which is left to stand
about In open dishes. In a warm room,
exposed to flies and dust. should never
be used for the baby.
II. az sometimes happens. the moth
or does not have milk enough for her
baby. she will need to add to It by
one or more bottle.feedings during the
day. In such case every effort must
be made to get clean milk. to keep 1t
cool and prepare II In the right way
In order that the mother may nurse
her baby successfully she should be.
gin about two months before the baby
Is born to take care OF the nipples.
washing them every day In warm wa
ter and mild soap, like CASTLE, and.
after drying them thoroughly, rub
s"Ssh oWatAy WIN tnbCiiHC, 0lttG OllS Vi
some other softening application.
When the baby Ii about six hours
old he may be put to the breast, and
then at six-hour intervals for the first
day or two. until the mothers milk
comes" After that he should be
nursed every three hours from six
O'Clock In the morning until nine In
the evening, nursing him regularly, by
the clock. For the first three months
he will need night feeding, but after
four months he should sleep through |
the night without nursing. When the |
baby Is six months old the mother |
should begin to lengthen the interval |
between feelings a quarter OF an hour |
each week until the length of time be- |
tween musings Ia four hours. The |
baby needs no other food than breast |
milk, except plenty of good drinking |
water (which has first been boiled and
cooled for the first eight or nine
months.
The nursing mother should have
Jlenty OF good food. All good food
rs milk-making food. What Ii impor-
!ant ID that Ii should please the moth.
ar's taste, tempt her appetite and
cause her no headache, coated tongue
,r gas on the stomach or bowels. III
he mother Is well, the baby Ia pretty
sure to be well. Among the things
hat most nursing mothers will digest
we'll and thrive on are fresh vegeta.
oles, nourishing soups, good bread and
butter, milk~~sWeet milk and butter
nilk-eggs, meat, fish, poultry and
,ruits raw and cooked. Some OF the
Kings that may give her indigestion
IRE heavy buildings, UNDERGONE cereals,
too-fresh bread and biscuit,
pastries. or lack of fresh vegetables
md fruit from the diet. 1t is better
% cut down the allowance OF tea and
,offee to one cupful OF each day
Plenty of good drinking water liz need.
ID and 1t Is good plan for the mother
o have milk between meals and at
bedtime.
The nursing mother should have
'lenty OF sleep at night. and should
earn to relax and rest whenever the