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A knitted or flannel petticoat with sleeveless bodice of the same
material, and a long-sleeved frock of some warm stuff are also
required.
It is a great mistake to try and harden infants by letting them
expose their arms and legs in cold weather.
At night, the child only requires a vest and a flannel nightgown
with long sleeves, but a different vest from that worn in the day
should be used.
Patterns for cutting out the garments, and directions for
knitting, can be borrowed from the Health Visitors.
Ordinary Flannelette is a dangerous material.
COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON.
THE FEEDING AND CARE OF INFANTS.
feeding.
1.—The best food for a young infant is his mother's milk.
Every infant should therefore be suckled, if possible, unless the mother
has medical advice to the contrary.
2.—Suckle once every two hours during the day, and once every
four hours during the night, until baby is about three months old, when
every three hours will be often enough. As it grows older feed it
less often, until at seven months it should be fed every three-and-a
half hours by day, and once by night. It is important for both
mother and child that the suckling should always be at regular intervals,
and not whenever the child cries. Crying is often a sign of pain
from too frequent feeding.
3.—If the mother has not enough milk to satisfy the child it
should still be suckled, but should in addition have one or more
feeds of milk and barley water as described in Rule 7. There is no
danger in mixing the Milks.