she will find that a footstool adds greatly to her comfort. Once
during the forenoon and once during the afternoon the nursing mother
will find it a wonderful source of rest and relaxation if she removes
all tight clothing, dons a comfortable wrapper, and lies down on the
bed to nurse her babe; and as the babe naps after the feed, she
likewise should doze and allow mother nature to restore, refresh, and
fit her for restful and happy motherhood.

Worry, grief, fatigue, household cares, loss of sleep, social
debauches, emotional sprawls--all debilitate the mother, and usually
decrease the flow of milk.

NURSING WHEN ANGRY AND OVERHEATED

Overheating, irritability, and sudden anger, almost invariably tend to
raise the blood-pressure, which means the entry into the blood stream
of an increased amount of epinephrin, which disturbs the baby greatly,
often throwing him into convulsions or other sudden, acute illness.

Menstruation often interferes with the nursing mother, the milk
becoming weaker at this time; however, if the infant continues to gain
and the mother feels comparatively well, no attention need be paid to
this fact.

Another pregnancy demands a drying up of the breast at once, as the
tax is too great on the mother.

THE STOOLS

The stools of the breast-fed baby do not require as much attention as
those of the bottle-fed child. In cases of constipation, after four
months, from one teaspoon up to one-half cup of unsweetened prune
juice may be given one hour before the afternoon feed.

In instances of colic with signs of fermentation in the stool, the
mother may take several doses (under her physician's orders) of common
baking soda; or, if she is constipated, calcined magnesia will usually
right the condition. Nature's mother milk is so beautifully adapted to
the baby's needs that it is the rule for baby to have perfectly normal
stools.

SYMPTOMS OF SUCCESSFUL NURSING

A happy baby is a satisfied baby. He lies quietly in a sleepy, relaxed
condition if he has enough to eat, provided he is otherwise
comfortable and dry. He awakens at the end of two hours and perhaps
cries; but plain, unsweetened, warm, boiled water quenches his
thirst, and he lies content for another hour, when he is regularly
nursed. He gains on an average of about one ounce a day.

EARMARKS OF UNSUCCESSFUL NURSING

Constant discomfort, vomiting, fretful crying, passing and belching of
gas, colicky pain, disturbed sleep, gre