Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-03-01 | Page 10 | Ever Present Infant Problem is Given Help

Ever Present Infant Problem Is Given Help By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED It la pertinent advice to feed the baby lass often whsn his gain Is more than satisfactory but his ap-pstlts ap-pstlts la poor, ft Is bad advice only when the baby is not thriving. To fsed less often thsn merely increases in-creases ths mslnutritlon, which Is probably ths root of ths appetlte-Isssness. appetlte-Isssness. Mrs. R. W. S.'s (-month-old baby girl weighs IT pounds and Is 2i inches tall. Sbs gets 12 ounces of evaporated milk, 20 of water and 1 ounce of syrup. With this shs also tskss 4 tablespoons of vegetable, vegeta-ble, the same of cooked applesauce, orange juice and codllver olL Is Never Hungry T can't give her egg," writes her mother, "aa it always upsets her. For some reason, sbs is nsver hungry. She only takes hslf of hsr formula and aha spits up a lot Shs refuses water when It Is offered. Am I feeding her too much? Would shs' profit by thres meels a day? Shs sleeps from p. m. to a. m. without waking." 1 The baby's weight is excellent and tha diet very good. The amount of evaporated milk Is smaller than usual and the amounts of ths solid foods slightly larger than most babies taks willingly. In visw of thsss considerations, suppose you try some changee and note their results. Change Formula Give 13 ounces of evaporated milk, 13 of boiled water and 2 tablespoons table-spoons of sugar. Put this into four bottles. At 7 to 7:30 offer 3 tablespoons table-spoons of cereal and the bottle. At 10:30 to 11 a. m. give the codllver oil, followed by the orange juice. At 11 to 12 give 2 tablespoons of sieved vegetable and the formula. After baby's nap giva as much milk from ths formula as shs will taks willingly, probably about 4 ounces In all. Thsn, at 11:30 to , givs 2 tablespoons of cereal and 2 tablespoons table-spoons of applesauce and the last bottle of formula. You can always put some of the remaining 4 ounces of milk with the cereal, so baby really gets It, but not to drink. Our leaflet "Feeding From a to 12 Months." offers ths thrse meal a day echedule. Mothers may have this lesflet for the usual 3-cent stamped envelope and a request ssnt to Myrtle Meyer Eldred, care of the your baby and mine department depart-ment of The Salt Lake Telegram,