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The bottles should have lines or divisions showing the
number of tablespoonsful it contains—if marked in ounces one
division will equal two tablespoonsful.
The teat is easily removed and can be turned inside out
immediately after use and its inner surface scrubbed with a
brush. A tooth brush is useful and should be kept especially
for the purpose.
The bottle itself should be of good quality and should be
well washed with boiling water and soda and the inner surface
scoured with a bottle brush. It should be thoroughly rinsed to
remove all traces of soda.
Both the teat and bottle after cleansing should be kept in
a bowl of clean water until they are required for another
feeding.
After the age of 12 months, use of feeding bottle should
cease. Feed with a spoon or cup.
IS BABY THRIVING?
The index of the satisfactory body growth is ascertained
by repeated weighings of the infant.
The baby must be stripped and wrapped in a warm piece
of flannel of known weight. The weight at birth is usually
about seven pounds—this is the average weight. For the first
ten days a slight loss of a few ounces may occur. This is
usually followed by a regular increase. For the first two
months the gain in weight is between five and six ounces per
week. The increase continues, the original weight being
doubled by the end of the six months, and trebled at the end
of twelve months to that registered at birth.