A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . §5 &2 •0 >- Result. Age. M Fat. Sugar. Proteids. 3i & 3* 3ix 4% 7% 2% Fourth to ninth mouth. One ounce of sugar to twenty of food is, of course, exactlyfive per cent, (one in twenty), and as one ounce of lime wateris used, only nine of water are needed to bring the total quan-tity up to twenty ounces. AMOUNT AT EACH FEEDING. 333 Having prepared the food properly, according to the age ofthe child, the next point is to ascertain how much is to be givenat each feeding and how frequently the child is to be fed. The hours for feedin
A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . §5 &2 •0 >- Result. Age. M Fat. Sugar. Proteids. 3i & 3* 3ix 4% 7% 2% Fourth to ninth mouth. One ounce of sugar to twenty of food is, of course, exactlyfive per cent, (one in twenty), and as one ounce of lime wateris used, only nine of water are needed to bring the total quan-tity up to twenty ounces. AMOUNT AT EACH FEEDING. 333 Having prepared the food properly, according to the age ofthe child, the next point is to ascertain how much is to be givenat each feeding and how frequently the child is to be fed. The hours for feeding are to be exactly the same as thosefor nursing at the breast, given on page 313, and the amountto be fed at each meal-time is as follows: Second day One-half to one ounce. Third to thirtieth day One to three ounces. Second month Three to four ounces. Third month Four to five ounces. Fourth to ninth month Five to six ounces. It will be seen that, until the baby is about three weeks old,twenty ounces of food will last throughout the entire twenty-. Fig. 170.—The Sloane Maternity measuring-glass. four hours, but after this time it will be necessary to preparetwice the quantity, some of which will, at first, have to be thrownaway. This double amount may be prepared at one time, or, iffresh milk is served twice daily, half may be prepared in themorning and the other half at night. Usually it is best to preparethe entire amount of food for the twenty-four hours at one timeand keep it on ice until it is wanted. Food should never bekept over from one day to another, but a fresh supply shouldbe made up each morning. 334 A NURSES HANDBOOK OF OBSTETRICS. A convenient method of preparing milk in accordance withthe foregoing formulae will be found in the use of the SloaneMaternity Milk Set,* arranged by Dr. Edwin B. Cragin, ofNew York, and consisting of a measuring-glass (Fig. 170) anda Chapin dipper (see Fig. 169). The apparatus is used as follows: 1. Pour into the glass granulated
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