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Do not rock the baby after feeding.
Do not sit a child up until it is able to do so—that is, until
it is about five months old.
Do not give soothing powders or fever powders, or any
medicine, except by a doctor's orders.
THE BABY'S FOOD. When a baby is fed artificially the
following matters require the most careful attention :—
Storage of Milk. The hands must be washed before handling
the milk.
As soon as milk is delivered, strain through clean, fine muslin
into a clean, scalded jug. If there is any dirt in the strainings,
report to the Health Visitor.
Put a quantity of the strained milk (sufficient for the baby till
the next delivery of milk) into a saucepan and bring slowly to
the boil.
Immediately the milk boils, replace it in the clean scalded
jug, cover and stand in a cool place.
Preparation of a feed. The hands must be washed before
preparing a feed.—When a feed is to be made, add the quantity
of strained boiled milk as per table on page G to the required
quantity of clean boiling water in a clean, scalded jug.
Add the amount of sugar of milk, which can be got from
any chemist, shewn on the table on page 6. (The teaspoonfuls
shou'd be small and not heaped up.)