Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
Your Baby and Mine
Mild Consumption.

MID consumption
The absence OF milk in the diet for q
limited time won't do the child any
lasting harm and it Is well to empha-
size this occasionally. Mothers seem
70 be terrified to change from breast to
bottle or from bottle TO cup feeding be-
cause the baby doesn't take rs much
milk In the new way as he did before.
II mothers could be satisfied that the
change Is more important, for the time
being, than the quantity Of milk con.
sumed, they would regard the whole
matter much more calmly.
Mrs. Q. II. says: 81 have been unable
70 wean the baby because she won't &C.
cept milk except from the breast. She
for q whole day, but she Stin won't
take bottle. What shah do?
she takes cod liver oil, orange juice
and all the vegetables . baby can
have, but she doesn't like milk except
with matted powder In it. Isn't she too
young for that2"
The really important thing, Mrs. G.
h, is that the baby Is far too old for
breast feeding. Breast milk Is Of poor
quality at this time and 1t does the
child no good INTENTIONALLY. Babies fed
longer than year on breast milk fail
to teethe, develop ricketts, and become
grow more and more obdurate about
being weaned.
Here Is my advice: Stop the breast
feeding. Give the child three regular
meals daily at z, IL and z. In the
morning give cereal made with milk
and pour milk over It, orange Juice and
cod liver oil. Give small cup Of milk
TO drink, and use some Of the matted
powder II baby likes 1t better. The cor
rect proportions are about 5 ounces Of
milk, ounce OF water, teaspoonful
Of the powder and scant teaSpoonful
Of sugar. Put the cup Of milk by the
child and REIN 1t when It Is empty.
Don't worry about the amount taken or
how much Is spilled. At noon give veg
etableS with some milk over them. Give
D milk pudding, custard or junket and
offer the cup feeding again, but don't
fuss II baby doesn't take It. At night
oder the cereal again and for q few
days, II you want to, nurse ct this last
week, by which time baby should be
getting used to the cup feelings and
satisfied without the breast.
Keep In mind that there are all kinds
Of ways Of getting the milk into the
diet and into baby without her drink
Ing q drop. Employ these various
methods until the baby has become ac-
customed to the loss Of nursing and Is
willing to accept milk IN this new way.
Most mothers find that with patience
and no Scolding or teasing, the baby
viii accept the cup whole heartedly IN
about q week.
Your other problem Is, ana sure, due
TO poor diet for baby lacks cereal or you
forgot to mention 1t. I've told you how
inadequate the breast milk Is. Improve
the diet and give only one nap daily
right after the noon meal, put baby "a
bed regularly every single night right
after the night meal and she win be-
come accustomed 70 going TO sleep. I'm
wondering II you haven't taken her out
et night and spoiled these good night
habits. That Isn't IN unusual thing fol-
mothers to % and the results are al
ways Just what you have noticed.
A Constant Reader--N seems hard
20 understand when the baby has done
% poorly on the various milk formulas
that you have failed to add the neces-
eAry additional foods which any baby
needs. Your baby, even more thar
others. needs orange Juice, cereal and
cod liver oil. The formula you are u.s.
ing Is not complete for it lacks sugar
II you would add two level teaspoon.
fuiS Of sugar (eorn syrup or maltose
or cane sugar. to the bottle formuls
you are now using, you would ind tbs
baby gaining better. Please send me 9
eelf-addressed and stamped envelopC
and let me send you our feeding leaflet
which contains all this Information ir
detail.