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– Benson A.R  Under normal conditions, mother’s milk furnishes the ideal nourishment for the baby. By normal conditions we mean that the mother should be strong and healthy, of even temperament, that she should have a sufficient supply of milk, and be willing to regulate her diet, sleep, exercise and general mode of living in…

– Benson A.R  Maternal feeding   Temperament : Mothers who have uncontrollable mental temperaments, hysterical women or those who are unwilling to nurse their infants, usually secrete milk which is changeable in quality and harmful to the infant.  Milk Supply : Those having deficient milk supply or an absence of milk, or those in whom the…

– Benson.A.R Regimen   The diet of the nursing mother need not vary materially from that which she is accustomed to take at other times. In the early days, however, the tendency is to give too much meat and solid food. In the majority of cases, light, easily digested, but plentiful diet is best while the mother…

– Benson.A.R, Weaning  The time for weaning depends, of course, upon the quality of the mother’s milk and the season of the year, but the same general principles apply to all periods. The infants stomach must be accustomed to an entirely different form of nourishment from that which nature intended it to have. Cow’s milk is…

– Benson.A.R, Lime water In the formulas herein given lime water is not included. If fresh, pure milk is used, and care in preparation, lime water is almost never required. When it is needed, it should be given under a physician’s direction and not indiscriminately. Its use was originally based upon the supposition that cow’s…

– Benson A.R artificial feeding The formulas given here are intended for average healthy babies. In case the baby does not thrive on these formulas, it is necessary to make a change and a physician should be consulted. It is always best to underfeed rather than to overfeed at the beginning, and radical changes in…

– Benson A.R Feeding from the twelfth to the eighteenth month By the thirteenth or fourteenth month the baby will usually take cereals in addition to milk. Barley, farina, or oatmeal, in the form of a thick gruel, strained, can be given. Crackers or zwieback, soft boiled eggs and beef juice may be added gradually…