Formula by Dr. A. F. Hess for 7th to 9th month:—
22½ ounces of Full Milk
7½ " Oat or Barley Water
1½ " Cane Sugar
30 grains of Table Salt (about ¼ teaspoonful)
This mixture fills 5 bottles—each to contain 6 ounces. Feed 3½ hours apart.
Formula by Prof. R. G. Freeman for 2d to 6th month:—
18 ounces of Full Milk
16½ " Water
1½ " Limewater
1½ " Milk Sugar
This mixture fills 6 bottles—each to contain 6 ounces. Feed 3 hours apart.
After 9th month:—
Full pasteurized milk, 8 ounces
every 4 hours.
When the modified milk can be obtained from a
dairy laboratory where it is prepared with scientific
care and accuracy, it is better to use it than to depend
on home-made preparations, and in many cases a doctor's
prescription may be necessary. Even if the modified
cow's milk is prepared so as to contain apparently
the same proportion of the various groups of nutrients
as mother's milk, there may still be some essential
difference. For instance, the protein in human milk
consists mainly of albumin, while that of cow's milk
is mostly casein. It is often a question whether the
individual baby can digest the casein without trouble.
A trifle of rennet ferment,—a fraction of a Junket
Tablet,—added to the modified cow's milk just before
feeding may be beneficial to overcome that defect. A
little limewater also is healthful as it neutralizes any
acid that may develop in the mixture. For the particular
needs of the individual baby, a competent doctor
should be asked to prescribe.
