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Feed 5 minutes, smoke in another room: what advice on caring for a baby was given to Americans in the 1960s

'12.03.2020'

Source: "Hello parent!" on Yandex Zen

One mother found in her family archive documentary evidence of how it was recommended to care for newborn children in the last century, the author of the channel writes. "Hello parent!" on Yandex.Zen.

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Such an instruction was issued into the hands of all women in labor in 1968 in the USA. When the find was published on Facebook, most modern parents, to put it mildly, did not believe their eyes! For example, the fact that women in labor were allowed to smoke in the ward, but not at the moment when the child was in it.

Some recommendations today look monstrous: to see a child no more than 15 minutes four times a day. And some are strange: for example, do not eat green coconut cake. Next, we submit the full text of the instruction.

Explanation

The purpose of these recommendations is to protect you and your child.

Instructions

1. Babies can be observed through the window of the children's room from 14:30 to 15:30 and from 19:00 to 19:45. Please do not ask to see the child at any other time.

2. The baby is brought to the mother for feeding at 9-10 in the morning, at 13-14 hours, at 17: 30-18: 30 and at 21-22 hours. (Visitors are not allowed during feeding hours on floors and rooms, even fathers).

3. Do not smoke while the child is in the room.

4. Do not let visitors sit on your bed (bedding should be clean for the baby).

5. Do not cover your baby with your bedding.

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About feeding

1. For the first 24 hours, allow the baby to breastfeed for only 5 minutes.

2. On the second and third day, allow the baby to feed for about 7 minutes.

3. On the 4th and 5th day, let the baby feed for about 10-15 minutes.

If the baby is breastfeeding longer, it can cause pain in the nipple.

Do not eat chocolates, raw apples, cabbage, nuts, strawberries, cherries, onions and green coconut pie.

About Bottle Feeding

1. The nurse will bring the ready-to-use infant formula.

2. After removing the protective pad on the nipple, make sure that it does not touch either the bedding or anything at all. The nipple should remain clean and not dirty. (Pollution can cause thrush in a child).

Of course, no modern doctor will give such recommendations to young mothers. Many things have changed dramatically: for example, feeding not by the hour, but on demand, being with the baby all the time, and not watching him through the glass.

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