Show Y mBA y Y E ED WHY WHY DO WE USE LACTIC ACID MILK Usually there Is 15 some misunderstanding misunderstanding misunderstanding standing about about- lactic acid milk and the reason wh why it Is fed feel small children children chil chil- dren The Tho mother is fearful earful of tho tim quantity to be he fed her child and o often n asks aks How SHow shall I Increase it An Aim advantage antage of this type of feeding feedIng feed feed- ing InS is Its easy digestion because of or which we ve treat it as we wo would whole hole milk and give the ba baby what hat Is needed to satisfy him within him within sane limits of couise course Lactic acid is an nn aid to the di dl- dl c Cows' Cows milk because 6 of r rIts its tough curd and its own peculiar ability to tako take moro more acid uchI In the childs child's stomach than does the time ideal type of or mothers mother's milk Is helped to toa toa toa a speedier digestion b by the addition addition addi addi- tion o of acid to the tho milk All mothers notice that when nheu milk comes conies up after only a a. short time it is still sweet but when baby a spits It up alter after a 1 longer period the milk is ahead already well curdled This Is lis tho first step p of digestion and I is necessary before food of oC any an kind can leave leavo the stomach ADDING ACIDS So we add acids to the milk sometimes lactic acid or lemon Juice and giro giTo ITo tho the baby's stomach enough additional acid to lighten the time burden a of at atre wrestling re with the curd of oC cow cows cows' milk As tho the baby grows older there is le less s need for this so wo take out the acid drop by drop or begin substituting one sweet milk feeding for or one ono sour milk on My ry baby Is six ix weeks old and has gained pined four our pounds and three I ounces since birth Ho lie Is fed torn four times daily dally on lactic acid and takes four foul and one half ounces at ot a feed feed- ing Irig How shall I Increase the milk asks Mrs l F. F I. I BHe BHe BHe B. B He sleeps all night without the thc 2 o'clock feeding but is II starved at five and wants moro moio than the tIme prescrIbed prescribed prescribed pre pre- scribed amount Should I give gl him more at this feeding When do you advise sun baths The nursing mother hother do does docs s not measure tho the quantity of or milk the time child gets sets at a 1 feeding and if It sho she Is curious enough h. h wel weighing baby before and after aeter each nursing she discovers ers that ho lie does take varying varying vary vary- 11 ing InS amounts amount through the d day In feeding lactic acid milk wo use It pretty much as ns we would use whole milk of or any kind giving the child what he wants of oC it If It he ho takes five c ounces at 5 o'clock there is no harm done on and if IC ho lie takes only three antI and half one a at some somo other feeding all aU is well velI too Tho The baby has gained enormously and as he lie is well and happy he can be allowed to regulate his own feedings feedings feed feed- ings to a limited limite extent and eat cat what he wants at any given feeding feeding feed feed- ing InS period Instead of oC being given givena a a. stated amount With only five feedings dan dally daily at thI this age aBO he wont won't overdo u it Sun baths aro are started at six weeks and we have Q a leaflet which covers ers the details of or tho the cure cere many mony mon Please Plea e send mo me a self ad dressed stamped tamped envelope for or it Tomorrow No Child Is Perfect Regardless of Discipline |