s-Inflammation of the Breasts-When Should a Child Be Weaned?-Method of Weaning-Nursing While Menstruating

ly adhere to what she knows agreed with her in the past. More, rather than less, should be taken, especially more liquids as they favor milk-making. It is sometimes advisable to drink an extra glass of milk in the mid-afternoon and before retiring. If milk disa

owels; she should get three or four hours' exercise in the o

uring the period immediately aft

be absolutely avoided during

rpose, should never be taken unless b

e into the breast for two or three days, but the child should nurse every four hours during that time. There is secreted at this time a substance called colostrum. This is a laxative agent which nature intends t

uld be carefully washed with the s

ove they are very apt during the first few days to crack. They should never be left moist. They should be washed and dried

ey are exceedingly painful; frequently necessitating a disc

they should be painted with an 8 per cent. solution of nitrate of silver twice daily. Before the next feeding, after the silver has been used, they s

are simple hypersensitive. They should be thoroughly cleansed and dried as above and painted with the compound tincture of benzoin. They sh

, or cracks, or fissures in the nipple, of bacteria into the breast. There is fever, with chills and prostration, and very soon it is impossible to nurse the child because of the pain. Nursing should be immediately discontinued, the breast supported by a

te of treatment it must be fre

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ot make much difference if the mother and child are in good condition. It should be weaned between the periods of dentition rather than when it is actively teething. The time of year is important. It would be better to wean it before the hot weather if it is st

portions of suitable other food at the beginning of the tenth month. By the end of the tenth month he should be taking a feeding two or three times a day of food other than the breast milk. This fe

st to wean at once. If an infant refuses to take the bottle under such circumstances, the best plan to adopt, and the wisest one in the long run, is to starve the child into submission. If he gets absolutely nothing but the bottle he will shortly take it without

of proportion between the child and mother. If a robust child is depending upon the nourishment furnished by a mother who is not in good physical

the quality of the milk. It is a very good habit to accustom the child to take its daily supply of

the return of menstruation affects the milk so that it disagrees with, or fails

ar of age has grown beyond the capability of its mother to nurse it: nature demands a stronger and a more substantial food than any mother can supply. A mother who nu

ong and tenaciously at the nipple, it will be unwilling to cease nursing after it should have finished, and it will drop the nipple frequently with a dissatisfied

r no discomfort. If the weaning is gradual it is necessary to press out enough mi

the nipple and it should be done gently. If there are any hard lumps, or caked milk, in the breasts, they must be massaged until soft, and the binding renewed. It may be necessary to repeat this process for a number of days. In binding the breasts use a large wad of absorbent cotton at the sides, under the arms, to support the breasts, and another wad between the breasts

s daily are given. Keep the two daily nursings up for one week and then discontinue them, after which the above measures may be adopted. To dry

ect it from its mouth rather than swallow it, and that when it did swallow it, it would make a little choking noise in its throat, but not to mind these, to go ahead and give it, as the baby could not strangle or choke. It was essential to give the baby this medicine, and hence the physician explicitly instructed her in these details. What was the result? On the following day when the physician called, and found the baby much worse, the mother said: "Oh, doctor! I couldn't give the medicine, the baby wou

two or three days, and if she did not, the other eye would become infected, and blindness might result. She undertook to carry out the directions faithfully. She absolutely failed, however, to carry out the instructions. Her husband informed the physician on the following day that she became so nervous and ex

tendency. It is a matter of will power, just make up your mind not to be silly and if you find that you cannot trust yourself to follow instructions, let someon

e, and what they know should be done. It is not what the doctor does that brings a baby through a dangerous sickness; it is the faithfulness of the nurse in carrying out his instructions that is responsible for the outcome. A timid, halting, doubting nurse can quickly undo all a physician hopes to accompl

Yet the two streams never actually mix. The carbonic acid and waste products, in the child's blood, are taken up by the mother's blood, and given in exchange oxygen and food, which is returned to nourish the child. There is absolutely no nervous connection between the mother and the child. How then is it possible for the mother to affect her child in any way except insofar as the quality of its nourishment is concerned? Nor can a mother affect her child in any other sense. If the intermingling of blood could affect a child's education we would frequently resort to surgery. In the article on Eugenics, under the heading, "Education and Eugenics," it

to be is already fixed, its innate characteristics art part of itself. Whether it will have the vitality to develop its inherent possibilities depends, to a great degree, upon its intra-uterine environment,-and its intra-uterine environment depends upon the health of its mother

willing to submit to a medical examination to prove her physical fitness. Her lungs should be examined thoroughly, so also should the condition of her mouth, throat and nose be known. An observant and tactful mother will also find out if there are any othe