tated.

Give reasons for weaning earlier? Some serious illness of the mother,
pregnancy, but the main reasons usually are that the child is not
thriving.

When should the weaning be completed? Generally at one year, It may be
advisable to wait longer in warm, damp weather.

Is there any danger in nursing longer? Yes, as the milk is scanty; the
child may get rickets or anemia.

Is gradual weaning the best method? Yes.

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Should a wet nurse be preferred to bottle feeding? Yes, if you are sure
you can get a good and perfectly healthy wet nurse. Her habits, etc., must
be unobjectionable--she should be chosen by a physician.

When should a "weaned" child use the bottle, and when the cup? If the
weaning is done at the eighth or ninth month the bottle should be used; if
weaning is done from the tenth to the eleventh month, the baby should be
taught to drink or be fed with a spoon.

How can you overcome some of the difficulties of weaning? As before
recommended, by feeding every nursing infant once a day or by giving water
regularly from out a feeding bottle, as this accustoms the baby to the
bottle. This is very good, for the mother is sometimes away at nursing
time, for a few hours and the baby can be fed, and when weaning comes, it
is much easier.

How soon should a child stop nursing from a bottle? If the child is well
this should be begun at the end of the first year, and after it is
fourteen months old, it should not have the bottle except at the night
feeding.

What is the objection to longer bottle nursing? They become attached to
the bottle and refuse solid food when it is proper to give it. They get
the bottle habit; also, it is troublesome and unnecessary. Then they will
not take milk in the future, when the bottle is finally taken from them;
an exclusive milk diet for children of two to three years old often
results in poor nutrition and anemia.

Give the process of training a child to give up the bottle? There is
little trouble if it is begun at the right time; pour the milk in a small
cup or glass and the child will drink little by little. Give only a small
portion of the food in this way, at first, and the balance from the
bottle. The child will in a few weeks time learn to drink out of the cup
without difficulty. If the child is two or three years old, take the
bottle away entirely and let the child get hungry, and give it only milk
in the cup and nothing else. Some children