Show Diet and Health t t I It i ja tt f 2 t I By Lulu Hunt Peters Peter MD MJ J i f ancl rr sr ANSWERS TO MOTHERS God could not be be everywhere therefore He made mothers Jew Jew Jewish ish Proverb SUGARS FOR MILK FEEDING Mrs Mis K Sugar Sug Sugar r is used in baby formulas not for sweetness l but t to give added energy food Milk sugar 01 or lactose has a tendency tendency ten ten- dency clency dency to produce fermentation and while I theoretically it would seem to tobe tobe be the sugar to use practically for forthe forthe or orthe the reason I have given it is not good in most cases especially under under under un un- un- un der six months In In all intestinal disturbances particularly ly where there thero is a tendency to looseness of I the bowels lactose is poorly borne Holt I Cane sugar is open to the same objection but cane sugar and lac lac- tose toso both Loth can be handled by the child with a sturdy digestive tract after 6 months of age These sugars sugars sug sug- ars are are slowly lowly absorbed Dextrose maltose and corn syrup are easy ot of absorption ion and non laxative to most babies They are aie considered Ideal sugars for bottle fed babies under 6 months Flood Honey is readily absorbed and has a moderate moderate moderate mod mod- erate laxative ln action Cant Can't you take your baby to a baby welfare station or clinic 01 or to toa toa toa a private ph physician to get some personal advice about her formula It is too bad you jou cant can't nurse her Babies who are nursed h have ve so much the advantage in every way BLOOD TESTS Mrs 1 E Yes E.-Yes Yes certain blood tests would tell you with a strong degree of certainty whether or not a baby has a veneral blood disease or not There would also probably be certain certain certain tain symptoms present which a doctor doc doc- tot toi w would recognize if such a disease disease disease dis dis- dis- dis ease ease were present SOe S e answer to Mrs J J. below for or your other question RE-ESTABLISHING RE THE NURSING FUNCTION Mrs Mis J J. had a a baby four months ago which lived only for foi a few hours and was not put to the breast She he is thinking of adopting a very young baby and wants to know it it is possible to bring her hei milk back backby Ly cy drinking and eating the things that make it and by having the baby nurse at regular hours houis There are aie records of the milks milk's being re-established re after the nonuse nonuse nonuse non non- use of the breasts for nearly neally two tv months but I hav haven't en t read of any for as long as four foul months It might be possible but it would require require re- re quire great patience over some period period period pe pe- of time to stimulate the bi breasts so that this would occur if it could occur It would probably be too hard for the baby to furnish the he stimulus cut but a breast pump could be trie tried and the breasts breast would have to be pumped regularly d during ring the day every very two or 01 three hours houis foia for foi fora a few minutes Your desire to nurse your adopted adopted baby shows you have the true mother instinct and want to protect its health by the most Important measure we know for that purpose Mrs 1 S S. We We have a list of books bools bookson on oil sex Instruction Uon which you may have by sending fully self- self addressed stamped stomped envelope with your request You are absolutely i right on the importance of correct i Instruction Allow at least two j i weeks for foi its receipt I Tomorrow Tomorrow Progress Progress in Health I Legislation Copyright 1926 by bv the George Matthew l Adams Service I |