Part 45 (1/2)
Period: 1st and 2d day Nursing in 24 hours: 4 Interval by day: 6 hrs.
Night nursings 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.: 1
Period: 3 days to 4 weeks Nursing in 24 hours: 10 Interval by day: 2 hrs.
Night nursings 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.: 1
Period: 4 weeks to 2 mo.
Nursing in 24 hours: 8 Interval by day: 2-1/2 hrs.
Night nursings 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.: 1
Period: 2 to 5 mo.
Nursing in 24 hours: 7 Interval by day: 3 hrs.
Night nursings 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.: 1
Period: 5 to 12 mo.
Nursing in 24 hours: 6 Interval by day: 3 hrs.
Night nursings 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.: 0
SCHEDULE FOR FEEDING HEALTHY INFANTS DURING FIRST YEAR
Age: 2d to 7th day Interval between meals by day: 2 hours Night feedings 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 1 No. of feedings in 24 hours: 10 Quant.i.ty for one feeding: 1 to 1-1/2 ounces Quant.i.ty in 24 hours: 10 to 15 ounces
Age: 2d and 3d week Interval between meals by day: 2 hours Night feedings 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 1 No. of feedings in 24 hours: 10 Quant.i.ty for one feeding: 1-1/2 to 3 ounces Quant.i.ty in 24 hours: 15 to 30 ounces
Age: 4th and 5th weeks Interval between meals by day: 2-1/2 hours Night feedings 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 1 No. of feedings in 24 hours: 8 Quant.i.ty for one feeding: 2-1/2 to 4 ounces Quant.i.ty in 24 hours: 20 to 32 ounces
Age: 6th to 9th week Interval between meals by day: 2-1/2 hours Night feedings 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 1 No. of feedings in 24 hours: 8 Quant.i.ty for one feeding: 3 to 5 ounces Quant.i.ty in 24 hours: 24 to 40 ounces
Age: 9th week to 5th mo.
Interval between meals by day: 3 hours Night feedings 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 1 No. of feedings in 24 hours: 7 Quant.i.ty for one feeding: 4 to 6 ounces Quant.i.ty in 24 hours: 28 to 42 ounces
Age: 5th to 9th month Interval between meals by day: 3 hours Night feedings 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 0 No. of feedings in 24 hours: 6 Quant.i.ty for one feeding: 5 to 7-1/2 ounces Quant.i.ty in 24 hours: 30 to 45 ounces
Age: 9th to 12th month Interval between meals by day: 4 hours Night feedings 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 0 No. of feedings in 24 hours: 5 Quant.i.ty for one feeding: 7 to 9 ounces Quant.i.ty in 24 hours: 35 to 45 ounces
[Ill.u.s.tration: A delicate child should never be put into the bath, but bathed on the lap and kept warmly covered.]
HOW TO KEEP A BABY WELL.
1. The mother's milk is the natural food, and nothing can fully take its place.
2. The infant's stomach does not readily accommodate itself to changes in diet; therefore, regularity in quality, quant.i.ty and temperature is extremely necessary.