OUR BABIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13730, 21 October 1908, Page 7

OUR BABIES.

(By liygeia.)

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING OF BABIES. As explained lvot wtek, »t are tn<irely at one jvith the medical eupcimte.i deat of the iioutuland Hospital wlieu hr lilts agaiuct the all-too-pievelaut l'adiness of.mothers io resort to the'bott.e-f tding of jnog babies. Nothing too stiong can be said aguin.stj the »ellishness ami ci ullij uf the mother who lakto no ttuubie iu tli*way "o£ trying to establish the jiower of numHff. w wlajj having the power, wantomr} refuwa/titr ufbpnng it- natural birthright—it* right to be''fed at' the breast. - " However, eonte suitable ptoviskm has io be made for the considerable ntmtber of infants who, through the totnconditions of oar. so-called civili*»tfon.' -bave. lo be brought tip artificially from tbe otart; for tie far larger number whose mothers' niilk fails after the iiret f«w mouth*; and for all babie* from the time uf weaning until the child "ts> tit t» take itfdinarv fixfl. DtTY* OF' KVKRV MOTIIKK TO ?.KAKX HOW TO IM.MAMSK COWS MILK, ft is the duty of all iiioilit.-r* and nttnun t»- learn how to p'epire miitable artificial for Ixibi'f. but most people are not aware that eTeii anjfc"[; lirf'a'-t-fed infants, there are few, if any. who would Hot be benefited by receiving «om.- hn-nuni-vii milk.—in other wordto, cows milk modified in aeeordance with the i.om|msi tion of human milk—at and for souk month- alter th- time oi weaning. >/i Holt, profewor of mattens bearing on the rearing anil treatment of children at the Columbia Univeiaity, and chief pbvsician to the Babies' leading authority nf the day on hi> subjeef —aslft the ({Otrttion. "Cannot most chi!dren take plain co«r'» milk b.fore they ar-> mouths old? and gives hv> opinion as follows:—"Many tan. but many can »mt, or at lease they do nineh better lehen the milk is nioditicd. tin other wor*lf. ' humanised.' ; At weaning and betuern nine and twelve months of age there is no doubt whatever »» to the great safetr ami advantage of jjiving the baby soim- hu ■mni-eil milk instead of smldenlv M-tting it to digest and accommodate it," -vstem' ... ordinary cow*' uiilk. Babies t tea ted ill thi» way lose little or nothing at weaning, though mothers, going on tinof t|i,. past, always expect ground t«» be !o-»t. aiul aie pivjMie*! for a trying time both for theut-cl\c> ati-1 th.ir otf-pring. It 11 ,-g mistake to Mippose that rh'troublrs of infamy ate m.r at nine ntontl*.. An uiiineut ptoles>or ot elidd ten's dinraees ssiy>.- - - IJuriu- the s. cond year of lite ;>*. much eare j. p'{un.-d as during the fir-t. This tear ~t tl„- ... cond summer nould l>e laigelv oveicne if the child Wfcre not allow .I °n, e ,t f.«,d unsuii.d to it> .lig,-rtioii. Mo«t of ihi»ncv«e- and many of d.atli., thiou-h •»tit childhooii jre traceable lo impiorer di^t." Ihr following table .-how- »hai «e be lie*? to l»- tl|.- I, -»t and s.ii.ft ill. I tor »lw inerage baby from the t-n:li the fifteenth month, «h-thei it has been boastfed or not: Humanised Oat j.-llv Nuinb -r Milk «or (mil. v ot Month. No. of Milk, jelly. feeding'. I

The tal>Ur i- i.ikeli tmin tin- MntrlyV jumphtct. th«- niity aiitirioti net-U il le t!>. gradual iiitriniucliun afxitit ill- tueftlli tn»nth of »Uvh Mini'lr attkl.-* ■>: finnl .i« ru>Li>. bttr.ii!. e;c., a* ex(il.«ineil in til-- Xurclr > .in l»e »imj>k-r than tin- «i>ur»e ui fc •!:»:: liritr i«lutumvn'W. Wt Wimn «: ter, nothing -» ; vt: l>i H< n «J I * .j\« <ill t lie «h.'irtv » «>>lk an<l a«!u«.'. :<> iiixilicix l.«rt ». «.i>; 1»UI .irUlallK-lll.itluni .it |*»ts ami ttall-. tiicl 1110111. t* I-. atlli lIH.i-.lir. !.*•** v' 'i'il., iinirt'l. all tiii'n:jli<u siiui l.j.k the li.iirK oi th* , I he < iiir- • h'Mwi ha.» lw-.it lark «>! kiKMvlf.luf. .Y->t<m. ami iccuncr. At Her!*-!- 1 . >(►. ik. r "-.n • . " Ki>r "'in; «ay .it m«iij: rVl'> it*-1 • .«!»• .« huti'lrri Wr tuiw I »• : tltmn tlc.tiiv win. he \n-» n .ibun>Utitlv |»t«j%«rd m th. r»"»imnio ( i to !>*• .1 \*rv n,»% .« * I !i the .1' tu.*i CI|H 1 jr|i» c .«n»i «»f Mi* jmoi'l »i?u tli* * * I mt..» rt,«nt \V»- t,»l» "lllv |r|Jir' fhttt «<-«cO!itlf in tii >h«mid • Mine !«>: *<* rd j«» «rii * tfo r ,* {" u-hi< n>c jt» lb* «.irrlr»v . unfl-tl fT tmin«l r»i{ «f «{u: w*- VU*»M f*» \*r. :br •«»!»• i u« j x. ..f rbr rnui!KsiM»NiiKNt i AliXtoM* Mutl* t ML U • pc.i' Hi;*' u. ' "••tJ-i vi»7 iri- * **jut 1 oluutn *» ii < ?u t 1 « <t» ti"

anything to remedy mv little gitl walking bow-legged or bandy-legged. ."She is about lo moutho old, and lias been Valkiug for abotu six uiouths. Nile is a wit hcai-tv child." BKPLY. \oung babies ale iiHtliiallv. somcuhat bow-legged. This nattiial culvatuie ntraighten* out with growth. Fiom the fact of yuur writing, you evidently ihmk there is something more than the nalur.il. cuive, but you Jiavc given nothing to indicate the extent of deformity, and you do not »ay when it took place, or whether you think it is iiicieaning. In ijuite 1101nml childien a certain amount of vxcvr* of curvature is liable to be induced by allowing a heavy baby, such n» you dcsciilxyours to be. to *tand 100 early, and bowlegs ure not infrequently produced by the baby silting, tailor-fashion, cro-*»-Icgged on the floor. In any ease, the tendency curvature is very much greater if theic is I any defect in. nutrition. Merc, again. I 'am quite in the dark. Von rav nothing whatever as to how jour b.iby has 1> •• n biought ui> —whether btvast-fed* or bottlefed. and, if bottle-fed, the iiatuie ot tlie feeding. I'ndulr Imwed legs aie com paiativelj- rale iu breast -fed b.ibi-. but very lommou iu those nhu aie fed with |tat«-nt foods, romk-u.-ed milk, or ciudc co«"> milk, cane t-ugar. and watei. Of almost equal importance aie the amount of cjcpo-ure to oj* n ait and sunshine, the puritj- and fie»hiics» ot the an in the house night and daj\ bathing, clothing. kicking exercise, etc. Possibly there may be a tendency to ticket-. one of the commonest lesults of which i> l)ow legf. Wi{hoiu knowing more, one i-.iu onlv s.tj - that joii -hould can j* out the various l<*<|Uircin*iits fo r health laid down in the aoeietj-'s pamphlet, and iiuliiated in what

I lijrv alte.uly said in thi* Mum. * oil will al»o liiui the e»vinial* summarise.l ill tin- "l>nr l.abies" aitiili- which :i|>|h;h>il ill s lie of September. 19>"8 Tlii" >■>. <<i iii> ii Irtni juice k-nn|i<iil i -Hit. Sr. jmiii|ilil< t.). 111. It.iliv -lioulil iiiiVf j a pint ami a li.ilf of in n milk evciy day. jas «ell .1. othei footl. I'iobubly you aie giv il<4 till. lull, ii -tan by 111 stigaiy food, jam! lii- baby !m- b'tonif too fat without sul'tn- vii: boil- .•ml iniiM'lc toi >uj>j><>ll. Do not uiv. |»>tato. m>le<y in very limite<l quantity. Aif the motions lejiulai and tl<■ 11il.iI K- C|> tllf baby out tnurli .<* p«—ibV. ~ii.| l.e r-uie that rii>- <« in-vr kept in a u.nni. stuffy room. Sih- should liiiv - a n>t «i:lt plcn.y of iixmi lor her to move ulnitif ami krrk. Stimulation of the skill .mil in iinl,,; exercir-e arc veiy iui|ioit .tiii [hi Ui.uinx and niii*; tlit11mt>-. .11:<I. ml fit, the whole »y«t« iu. I'ohl spiineing :o|lo»vii by a ...H.d" tubbing ibeneficial. and Uui'i- >huuM be a iysleiiirttic marnagi' twice a day, esjieciallv of the loner limb*. milil tile yai, stioni; .-nou-li I" permit a «uf!icien<y of walking: how ever. there ;t% probably no uason at the jirc-ont tini. uhy the baby should not .• fair amount af <-xrrci>e by kicking n.I ciawl ng. •v< n if tlit- limb* ate »:ill tend i"P V *vld anil b>couie more ben; from standing. Such point* tan only b- dctei mirHil by a doctor after examination. .uml you should sc.-k competent advice at i|n op|Nii*.i>nit v l',..„iblr ;b. t.n.ieinx to beml hiu* already. but on the other lian.i. thne may l>." >i-ii-! " hii'h would !>.. obvious i„ ,J,„7oi |«»iiitiii(r to weakn«*.« of thi* b,,. r . »lltiisr tor speciric tI,, ~:. t li. mean Mm- b- -tided by 'be - w-ral pun. ipte> •1 in .itmem indicated abor«.

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