Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-27 | Page 14 | Age, Weight Are Gauges for Feeding

Age Weight Are Gauges For Feeding ing ingBy By MYRTLE 1 MEYER ELDRED Naturally I am pleased whenever I find mo mothers hers devoting themselves to o the column before their b babies are born as weil well as afterwards Mrs M. M E. E A. A compliments me nie highly when she says I find your column most Interesting and help- help ul mi I read it J long g before the baby w was s born and found It it an excellent course in child care Now of course my interest is even greater Weight Feedings My baby buby h has hils s been fed on the formulas s your in-your evaporated milk leaflet and ad is now far ahead of her age in weight Am I right in feeding her her according to her weight instead of her age She is only four months old weighs 16 po pounds and has two teeth Sho She gets in addition her to-her her formula orange juice and halibut liver oil oil two cereal feedings and baby soup Should the home- home cooked c cereals be sieved and are there any which do not riot need to be sieved When you yon are not overfeeding It ft Is wise to ase th the size of ot the formula formula for for- ormula or- or mula on the weight rather than the age Of Ot course this could be unwise only if It the size of the tho early formulas were so enormous as to cause excessive ex ex- c gains in m weight which would continue e to increase because you ou would continue to gauge the formula by the larger weight The baby is large but not abnormally abnor abnor- abnormally abnormally mally so Id I'd ui-e ui the formula for fora a pound 16 enild The baby has a avery avery avery very generous diet in addition to the formula Perhaps it might be sensible not to overfeed the tho solid foods Just offer them in small portions portions por por- each day and let baby take what he wants of ot them Sieve Cereal The home-cooked home fine wheat cereals need not be sieved The well cooked barley or oatmeal either of ot which can be used if it baby oc occasionally enjoys them must be sieved Oth Otherwise they might prove I too laxative If It you haven't already had It It you may havo the leaflet on Feeding From Two to Nine Months for only a self addressed cent 3 stamped tamped envelope envelope en en envelope sent to Myrtle Meyer Eldred of the tho Your Baby and Mine de depart depart- arl- arl ment of ot Th The Salt Lake Telegram