OUR BABIES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20110, 31 March 1928, Page 16 (Supplement)

OUR BABIES

‘•MOTHERCRAFT” FOR GIRL GUIDES In response to requests from the Giri Guides’ Association, the Plunket nurses in many districts from time to time instruct complies of Girl Guides for their “Child Nurse Badge.” A short series of talks and demonstrations is given covering the simple essentials of child care. At the end a few questions are set, and the answers arc often strikingly good, and prettily expressed, too, as will be seen from the following answers, which arc typical of many written by schoolgirls from, say 14 to 17 years of age. Question: Give your reasons why artificial feeding of babies is inferior to natural feeding.

Answer: “Artificial feeding is not the way Nature intended a baoy to be fed- It is unnatural. It is inclined to be insanitary. Bottles, teats, etc., if not treated with the greatest care, can accumulate germs dreadfully, which are thus introduced into the babv'ii system. It may largely do away with ‘mothering’ of the baby, whereas the natural way makes a strong bond of love between the mother and babyBabies fed artificially are more prone to disease than naturally fed babies. More artificially fed babies die than naturally fed ones. Artificial feeding inclines baby to colic, indigestion, etc. The milk of the cow is not so digestible as natural food, and it is too strong in protein clement- The baby’s digestion is made and formed for human milk, and the strong curd of cow’s milk is ruinous to the kidneys.

Question: Describe how you would look after a little girl of about three years old from first thing in the morning until last thing at night, mentioning what you might give her for breakfast, dinner, and tea.

Answer: Betty woke up at 6 30. and began to talk to the animals on the

wallpaper. I left her till 7 o’clock, and then gave her a cool sponge-over while I tried to answer all her questions. I dressed her, putting on her long singlet and tiny bodice, her little panties (which fastened on to buttons on lhe bodice), her flannel petticoat, and her favourite blue rompers with rabbits round the neck. I sat her in her high chair and put on her mackintosh feeder. Betty loves porridge, and. does not think of having sugar ou it. She very soon had a delightful mess on her feeder, but I let her try to feed herself, to learn, until I had to rescue the spoon, and she soon finished with my help. Next came crisp toast and butter, a drink of milk, and last a piece of raw apple for her teeth. After breakfast I ‘sat her down’ till her bowels moved, and then let her play out on the lawn till she came in for a ‘dink.’ I only gave her some water, and she resumed playing until her daily rest soon after 10. I took off her rompers and petticoat, and covered her up, and she was soon fast asleep- Betty woko just in time to have her face and hands washed for dinner. She loves to imagine what she is going to have, and by the look of delight she gave me when I brought in her potato and spinach and gravy 1 think she was quite satisfied, and she enjoyed the plate of stewed fruit and milk and the crust and apple which followed. After dinner I ‘sat her down’ again, and put on her afternoon frock, and presently we w'ent out to see the big cat which lived in the next street. When wo came home Betty had her warm bath, and was quickly made to glow all overShe looks sweet in her little flannel nightie and her warm blue slippers and dressing gown. Then I put on her egg to cook, and took it off when the white was just set. I took out of a tin sonic of the strips of bread I had previously baked in the oven, and Betty had them with butter. After this she had a picc° of brown bread with a scraping of honey. She is quite capable of drinking her milk and water out of the little cup with ‘Jack and Jill’ on it, and how she loves her apple at the end, too. After tea a little play, and then quickly kissing her ‘Good-night,’ I popped her into her sleepingbag. and cal let! her father to kiss her ‘Good-night,* too. Betty sleeps on the wide verandah, as she is quite healthy and strong. Before 1 went to bed I stole out to see if she was quite warm and ‘comfy.* She- was as warm as toast, and her little cold nose and checks assured me that she was gaining the benefits of the fresh air.’’

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