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Show ARTIFICIAL FEF.DING OF BABIES. (By Dr. L. Ernmett Holt, i The sooner It la positively known' that tho baby must be artificially fed.' the better for his future, for feeding with a bottle is more difficult after a baby has been seriously upset by I several weeks of bad nursing and has : fallen some pounds below his birth weight, But we do not wish 'o stop ibe moth' i's nursing until qaile cor tain sko can not succeed Very many women stop for insufficient reasons. The most difficult period is the first, i iii-ee or four months. The best guides aro the babjV weigh", the character of the bowel movements and his general behavior. it is almost Indispensable to have scales and to take tho weight regulnr ly once or even twice a week. All babies loso weight during the lirst two or three days and this loss usually amounts to one-half or three-quarters I of 0 pound. After this lime some gain Should be noted. This Rain may be; slow at first if the mother is not B8- pecIaUy strong and has had a b'ardi Confinement! but a stationary weight for three or four weeks lo a bad sign while a steady loss during this period m of Itself almost conclusive proof' that the mother Is not going to sue-; ceed. From the November L'elin j eat or. 1 |