. Diseases of children. quantities for the rapidelimination of waste in the body. When the diet of theinfant is entirely fluid, additional water between feedingis unnecessary, but when solids are added and the feedingsare at longer intervals, water should be given freelybetween feedings at all seasons, but more especially in summer. WOMAN^S MILK This is the ideal infant food. It is the secretion of themammary gland. A few drops may be squeezed fromthe breasts before parturition. Generally speaking, how-ever, it is only present after delivery. During the firsttwo days the secretion is scanty, b
. Diseases of children. quantities for the rapidelimination of waste in the body. When the diet of theinfant is entirely fluid, additional water between feedingis unnecessary, but when solids are added and the feedingsare at longer intervals, water should be given freelybetween feedings at all seasons, but more especially in summer. WOMAN^S MILK This is the ideal infant food. It is the secretion of themammary gland. A few drops may be squeezed fromthe breasts before parturition. Generally speaking, how-ever, it is only present after delivery. During the firsttwo days the secretion is scanty, but usually upon thethird or fourth day it becomes established. It is bluish-white in color, usually alkaline, sometimes neutral, neveracid in reaction. The specific gravity is 1031, and when 360 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES precipitated it forms light flocculi, never precipitating inlarge masses, like cows milk. Colostrum.—The secretion in the first two or threedays differs quite markedly from the later milk. It is. 51G. loi.—Cremometer: The instrument is filled to the mark o with unskimmedmilk and allowed to stand for from eighteen to twenty-four hours at the temperature of theroom, when the depth of the layer of yellow cream can be read off in degrees. The num-ber of degrees corresponds to the cream percentage, which in good milk should never fallbelow 10 per cent, (after Chevalier). of high specific gravity and very rich in proteids andmineral salts. Composition of Womans Milk.—Proteids are usually,present in proportion of one to two per cent. The amountof proteid is larger in the first few days; after the thirdweek it is stationary to the end of lactation, when it?falls very markedly. Fat: 4 per cent, is the average. INFANT FEEDING 361 Sugar : The ordinary variations are between 6 per cent,and 7 per cent.
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