Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11

dis pOStl0n Is tue same IOr q UOtuc-acu
baby a. we'll as for breast fed baby. In
this position the baby is less liable to
choke than If lying fat on the back and
the digestion is more satisfactory. For
bottle feeding, hold the bottle so that
the nipple lie always full of milk, and
thus prevent the baby from sucking in
air while feeding.
In almost every home that have Wis
tied where there are babies, that abomi-
uable practice of inserting so-called
spacifier" into baby's mouth TO quiet
it, 10 practiced.
The nipple or ''pscifier" 10 kept in the
mouth all day and night allowing the
baby to suck in large quantities OF air
and il spoils the shape Of the infants
mouth, also. This practice should never
be allowed.
1t is never advisable TO leave baby
alone with q nursing bottle. The moth
er should see that the baby feeds slowly,
taking from Is TO 20 minutes at feed
ing. II you think your baby feeds too
rapidly, taking less time than Is min
utes, then buy nipple with a smaller
hole in it. 1t il important and many
mothers fail to give it any thought, tina,
is, to remove the nursing bottle from the
sight of the baby after the infant has
had enough and do not feed it again IN
til IL is time for the next feeding. Al
ways keep the baby quiet after feeding
IL. Never toss it and play with ii, but
allow ii to remain quiet.
Never Law milk aside to be warmed
over after having warmed 1t once, throw
it away. Always keep the milk in I
cool place and well covered. Fresh mill
should always be used as it is more
uourishiug and it contains the vital ne
cessities for the baby. Never use dried
where the mother feeds the baby or
evaporate milk. This should never be
done. Over-heated milk 10 bad, because
it destroys the ife-giving elements.
The old-fashioned idea of using ont
cows milk has been exploded. 1t ha,
been found that the mixed whole mill
from q herd of cows is better than one
cows milk.
Iwant all mothers to remember thai
il is a serious mistake to feed baby
every time il cries. Il may be crying
because it is thirsty, Is babies otter
suffer from thirst and this is mistaken
for hunger.
Offer the baby tesspoonful or two Of
cool water occasionally. Never give i,
ice water or very cold water.
1t is important that You should fee6
the baby at regular times for the stom
ach must have time for digestion an6
time for rest. Feeding too often causes
digestive disturbances.
All babies should have from one tc
three good movements of the bowels
every "a hours. They should be soft
and smooth and contain no Jumps, show.
ing that the milk IL properly digested
They should be yellow in color.
When the baby 10 six months old TIT
mother can train the infant TO have
regular movement at . certain time
every day. II the mother will hold Z
small chamber mug between her knees
and place the baby over II, at . regular
hour every day, she win accomplish
good results.
For constipation in infants, 1t IL sgooi
practice to give the baby few teaspoon
fuls of cool water occasionally during
the day. Two tesspoonfuls Of strained
orange Juice, after the baby is foul
months old, often helps this condition Il
given An hour before the midday feed
Ing.
For older babies, q year or more, bak
cd apple given in small quantities snC
the pulp OF steved prunes. Starchy
foods are constipating. I have visitet
homes where the mother had been feed
ing potato and white bread to infant
five months old and they wondered wb!
their babies were 30 constipated. Babies
cannot digest starches until they are {
year old. II starchy food 10 given Il
babies under year old, 1t will cans,
constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, eructa
lions OF gas and food and gas pains.
want to give list of few things to
eat that are beneficial to baby from
one to two years old. Soft boiled egl
once Q week, stewed prunes, orsng'
juice, baked apple, juice OF roast beef
soups without fat, bread "a hours old
graham bread and cookies. Never Civ
baby tea, coffee, pie, beans, pork. san
sage, pickles, candy, cabbage, frie'
Children from two years old upward
should have: Milk. butter, cereals, rice
oatmeal, graham bread and crackers
baked potato, squash, peas, spinach, Gus
tard, rice pudding, homemade vanill'
ia c,>~~ arrange inica hakad anple