Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
CARE MUST Be USED
IN BOTTLE FEEDING
Source Of Milk Supply Bought
should be Carefully In
vcstigated.

Follouing is the eighth of series OF
a,ticl,s for the Mothers Column, con-
tr,h tied by the medical consultant oil the
S,a,a Reconstruction Commission, ana
uhnit.cd by the commission through
the Delaware State program
BoTrrE FEEDING.
In taking up the question OF bottle
feeding az habics, We have TO deal with q
subject which has many aspects. II VIII
~ impo<sil,le 10 60 INTO great deal ot
letsil in a series of articles like this, but
a.. viii endcavor to give the mothers some
PRACTICAL points which must I've observed
II he bahN is To do well.
al eours,. no baby should ever be taken
of the lrcast and put on the bottle with
out first consulting physician, preferably
one trained IN infant feeding
The first consideration will be the milk
slpply There arr all kinds of milk and
al kinds az milk producers. Naturally; /;
some ar, better than others. Nou should
carefully investigate the various dairits
and pick uut the one that produces the
pnrrst. rleancst milk Grade \ mix
should always - used Never U.s. any
poorer quality and above all never us :
milk bought IN bulk. Pastenr'Zed inilk i
hss, is ,his i available This is no place
"a, will merely sav, Get the best that -
oht,inahle The increased chances Tor
vour hahV's good health Will repay YOU
many times over. >,
n You are not satisfied that your milk
snppiv i absolutely free from all con-
taminatlon. II Is comparatively easy Tor
-.ou 10 paste,iriEe u yourself ~ home hrs
Will hc taken M later on.
Naturally. COW milk Is made up dit
fercntlv from human milk. Therefore, u
. necessary 60 change the COW : mlk TO
make IL more nearly like human milk. FOR
example. there Is more sugar IN human
milk. Therefore, II is necessary to add
some 90 the cows milk. The other con
stltucnts are different. also. 80 II becomes
necessary 20 make UP what Is known as a
formula for the habys food. These Tor
rnulR arc usually made UP from whole
milk. that l.. milk just as It comes from
thu COW not SKINNED milk nor milk
with any cream added. To this whole
milk, water and sugar arr added. The
proportion of these varies with The age
and condition of the baby For example,
unc usually starts q baby 90 on onc-thir'i
mill and two-thirds water. with SONG
added sugur The total amount varies
with IA, capacity of the babys stomach.
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more than two and onc-half ounces eight
times in, II hours The child of three
months will take four ounces seven times
in "a hour. etc. This VIII All be explained
~ the physician To whom YOU 60.
Bottles must be bought for the baby
Enough should To- purchased 50 that YOU
can prepare the whole - hours supply at
one time This l. for the reason that II j.
most undesirable 90 pour the feeding from
one receptacle into another after It has
been pasteurized. Bottles should be Of
such shape that they are easily cleaned and
stcrihsed The mouth must be large
enough 10 admit "A bottle brush easily
Ninpies must be of variety that viii
stand turning. scrubbng and sterilizine
You can get just the right formula
for your baby according TO his age and size
hv applying 10 the health centers OF the
reconstruction commission.