Show Gain Persists If H Babe Gets Enough Foo J By Y MYRTLE l l ELDREE Mothers are inclined to look lot lor and earnestly for distant reas reasor r for a childs child's undernourished cond tion instead of ot hunting for the thi right under their noses Babi Bab persist in gaining if it they get to eat and tho the food is suited to the thene ne needs ds 4 a Erupting teeth illness and ten discomforts may affect the immediate appetite but all babi babl suffer the same handicaps to th the gain The difference then those who continue to gain ar those who remain thin is a matt of food Baby Loses Weight Mrs I L. L L. L C. C Writes I 1 would lil lii to have my baby gain weight SJ Si is five months old and weighs on ten pounds and 14 ounces thou she once weighed over 11 She is nursed six times daily dally for far minutes at each feeding She is badly constipated and h ii stools are slimy and green SI SJ has a movement every 48 hours b only when I use a suppository SI is bright and cheerful but sue her thumb continually i 1 Thumb Isn't Nourishing A thumb is a poor substitute f I food and it is a tribute to her dl position that she can be hungry arstill at ar still remain bright and The stools are the familiar ty called starvation stools and tl ti baby is getting none of ot the add foods which months five o children should enjoy In the face of this very clear ci case of ot malnutrition it seems fol to assert that you have plenty milk It simply could not be or tl tI baby's weight would indicate it it 1 Feed Baby Daby Solids j Start your baby's improvement giving a a. a. a regular complement feeding after each nursing Beg the additional solid foods sui tab for a five months old child at on one The should be spaced foi hours apart which will be J when the baby's whole diet is in proved Very shortly you'll fir that you can dispense first wit Wil one then the other night The constipation will take care itself when the intestines ha ba some refuse to secrete I feel s su you'll find this all true when yc y- offer that baby more to eat J 1 To guide you In yoi YOt baby's diet I shall be glad to s se ser r you our leaflet Feeding From IV Ty Tv to Nine Months which you mc xii have for only a self-addressed self ar ar at cent 3 stamped envelope sent 4 Myrtle Meyer Eldred care of tl U your baby and mine department 4 The Salt Lake Telegram J JA 1 |