Show MM M j 4 KEEPING KEEPIN WELL X S 5 J NURSING T THE E BABY X 1 y 3 x Y tk DR fit GR GRCEN editor of 41 t c lia western union ne HE best food for babies Is moth T ers milk with all our increased knowledge and our constantly gr growing oVing ability to improve on nature no chemist has ever been able to make any food which Is as good tor for the newborn new liew born human annual animal as the milk its mother provides for it it Is not only perfectly suited fc for pr the baby at birth but it changes automatically as the baby grows giving it just what it needs for health and growth every mother should nurse her baby it Is not only better for the baby but Is also better for the mother er if the mother has taken proper care of herself before the baby came came y she ii will ill have all the food the theraby baby needs ready tor for it the breast fed baby Is healthier than the bottle fed baby there are of course some conditions under which the mother should not nurse her baby it if she herself la Is suffering from any disease of the heart or kidneys then the milk Is probably unfit tor for the baby and the nursing Is too severe a drain on the mother it if the mother has some serious disease such as tuberculosis the baby should not be breast fed if the mother lias has an abscess of the broast the child should be nursed at the other breast until the abscess has healed it if the nipples become sore they should be washed gently before and after buising iiii ising with a solution of add this can be made by getting a package of boralle acid crystals fit at the drug store pouring them into ir a large clean bottle or jar and filling tl ti t bottle with boiled water the crystals will settle at the alie bottom of the bottle and the water above aboe will form a clear solution there may be some condition in the child itself which makes nursing impossible premature infants those born at seven months babies wl ach are too feeble to nurse or w which ch have dye some detect defect such as a harelip hare bare lip or cleft palate may be unable to nurse in such case the milk should be drawn from the mothers breast with a breast pump and fed to the baby with a medicine dropper or nursing bottle these should be k kept ept scrupulously clean during the first 48 hours of the babas life it should be fed every four hours an ounce and a half about two tablespoonfuls of warm boiled water should also be given every four hours from a nursing bottle As early as possible the baby should be taught regular habits of feeding this Is not only best for the baby but also for the mother as it gives her an opportunity to get the rest she needs even if the baby Is asleep when its regular nursing time comes it should be wakened and fed the feeding period should not be more than 20 minutes the baby should be fed from one breast at each feeding and the breast should be completely emptied |