The theory and practice of infant feeding, with notes on development . or-gans and mammary glands are not in a normal state ofequilibrium. 117. The great and sudden variations in compositionof milk are the result of nervous influences, and as diges-tion is also greatly affected by anxiety, fright, fear, orother nervous disturbances, particular attention should bepaid to keeping the mother in a cheerful state of mindand to seeing that her rest at night is not too much fresh air is very invigorating, a walk that stops shortof fatigue or a drive with pleasant company will have abenefici
The theory and practice of infant feeding, with notes on development . or-gans and mammary glands are not in a normal state ofequilibrium. 117. The great and sudden variations in compositionof milk are the result of nervous influences, and as diges-tion is also greatly affected by anxiety, fright, fear, orother nervous disturbances, particular attention should bepaid to keeping the mother in a cheerful state of mindand to seeing that her rest at night is not too much fresh air is very invigorating, a walk that stops shortof fatigue or a drive with pleasant company will have abeneficial effect. 118. In cases in which the mother or nurse is robustand has a plentiful supply of milk that disagrees with theinfant, it may prove advantageous to cut down the diet,particularly of proteids (meat, eggs, etc.), as they have atendency to increase the percentage of fat and proteidsin the milk. With the reduction of diet should go anincrease of exercise, causing to be used up some of theexcess of food eaten, and possibly the exhibition of sa-line BREAST FEEDING. 191 If, with the means indicated, it is impossible to keepthe infant steadily gaining in weight, four to six ounces aweek, with good digestion and normal stools (156), one ortwo artificial feedings, alternating with breast feedingswhen possible, should be given daily, aswill be explained later (122). 119. When from fissured nipples orother causes it is impossible for theinfant to nurse, the milk may be drawnwith a breast pump and fed by bottle ormedicine dropper for a few days, untila return to breast feeding is possible. If an abrasion or slight fissure of lppe ied the nipple causes much pain to the mother, the use of thenipple shield for a day or so may give great comfort andallow healing to take place. The infant often rebelsagainst its use, however, from the difficulty of pulling themilk through. The latter may be partly obviated by fill-ing the shield with warm water at the start, and at thesame
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