The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-06
How Bottle
Baby
Should Be Fed
By DR.. LENA K. sADLER.
1AwtAor of "The Mother and Her
Child.")

IA
AAinss and benefits OF maternal
huraing. Each day mother nature
prepares sterile. wholesome and ex-
tuisiteiy combined food for the ever
thahging needs OF the growing babe:
tnd no mother should deprive her
child from such an ideal food unless
tor serious illness or other reasons
mentioned in my story Of last week.
When ably nurses from the breast
she amount taken at each meal VA
ties with the age Of the ch'd nom
an ounce to eight ounces al eaef
Feeding: and 10 when he Is I" he Ted
srtifcially tho amount in each bottle
must correspond with the size ~
bahy's stomach. which varies as FOL
lows:
Age. cnantlt
1 wseks1s month. INA ounce.
3 r1orths-a months. $780,. - ounces
. months year. IS ouh.es
It Is exceedingly necessary that tAe
milk baby 10 to have be kept ~ .
low a temperature as Is posi- PIE, IS
well a. away from odorS ana con
taminatiou.
All the meals for the twenty'lonr
hours should be carefully divided into
seven bottles during the first rev
weeks, and later on into SIX. and then
ave bottles, and they should all Dc
placed into q closely covered pail con-
tanning ice and water. This 10 Kept
ia the ice boz. Wherever babies are
fed artificial food there should be
{ found a refrigerator. A homemade
one may he built for few cents ana
cents worth OF ice will keep 1t cool
81 day.
A Homemade Ice Box.
Procure a wooden box about eight
cen inches square and sixteen or
eighteen inches deep. Put four
inches Of sawdust into the bottom.
Now AL tho space between a ten
quart pail which Is set in the middle
Of the box with more sawdust. a
cover for the box is now lined with
two or three inches Of newspaper.
we'll tackled on. and Is fastened to tho
box by hinges. We are now ready for
the inside pal, OF ice. into which Ia
placed the 'all-protected bottles or
milk. all Of which is then set into tho
ten.nuart nail in the box. Five cents
worth az ice each day Is enough.
At each feeding period ono Of
hsby's bottle meals should be taken
from the ice box and dipped care
fully in and out of a cup containing
'1ct water A convenient reoeptacle
j. f'eeN. "uart aluminium cup, which
ray he carried about readily. Under
10 circumstances ever allow anyone
to test The heat OF bahy's food by
uniting the nipple In the mouth. but
rather allow few drops to fall on
he inner side of the arm. where 1t
should feel quite warm. never hot.
! !1e''s clean wooden stocking a
NOW drawn over the bottle which
keers il warm during the feeding.
Should Drink Slowly.
From twelve to twenty minutes /,
long enough time to spend at n bottle
a4eah Babies euip their food often
rfeause The nipple holes are too large.
for which the remedy Is a new nipple
with smalier holes. In buying a new
one see to II that 1t has only a glim-
'aer III light through the hole. The
nursing should require an effort on
Tie part Of the baby. but sometimes
when the hole Is too small ii may be
made larger by a heated hatpin run
from the inside Of the nipple out.
II baby goeS 10 sleep before his
bottle il empty. quietly draw It in
and out Of the mouth and nursing
M;ll continue. Do not mother" the
nabv too much at the feeding hour
siace him in his carriage and wheel
him into q darkened room, and there
In comfort and auietness allow him
70 take his meal. Do not grab the
bottle from him Is soon as It IL
empty: for as he is nearly asleen u
few tiny draws at the nipple do him
po harm for he drops II In a moment
~ the sand man comes.
Giving Juice Of Prunes.
strained pruns juice may be given.
Start With one-half teaspoonful one
Istlf i. :ore lie afternoon feeding,
End increase it daily until two table,
Sroon fuis are given. At months
-FOUR baby may have orange juice
and strained vegetable broths. The
vegetable salts from the fruits and
brofhs are necessary for the proper
t7rowth and developmant Of the baby.
The vegetable Juices may be had
from cut.up spinach. carrots. to-
.aatoes and potatoes strained,
Favored with bit Of salt: It is really
bou;ilon. and may be given before
The bottle at the 6 p. m. feeding.
In feeding your baby remember
these important rules:
}. Never play with your baby dur
ing or right Ser a meal
=. Lay the baby on his side when
;nrsing with the bottle.
y. Three fnll hours should intervene
,stween tie feelings.
=. Don't give the food too hot-it
shouid be Just warm.
). Make the test for warmth on the
inner side Of your arm.
y. Give o drink Of water between
lsch meal il awake.
:. Never save the bottle left over
TOR baby.
,. At possible give threo fsedinKs
,ach day in the cool air, with baby
comfortably warm.
=. Do not Jump, bounce, pat or rock
baby during or after meals.
IN. Never coax baby to take more
than he wants or needs.
II. No solid foods should bs given
during the first rear.
~. Orange duioa may b given at
sts. rnon,hs; Nhn4o after ,evsa thrss
rasnsba unswSetN6e4 prune Juice u
batter than msdieips fos The bowels.