2 | | |
month to | every 6 | weeks. (Cook | | |
end of 6th| days | barley in | | |
month | | water if food | | |
| | disagrees)[76]| | |
| | | | |
End of 6th | | | | |
month | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5
| | | | |
Beginning | Increase | Reduce 1/2 | 4 | 4 | 5
of 7th | 1/2 oz. | oz. every | | |
month to | every | 2 weeks | | |
end of 9th| week if | | | |
month | food is | | | |
| well | | | |
| digested | | | |
| and child| | | |
| seems | | | |
| hungry | | | |
| | | | |
End of 9th | 30 | 10 oz. (in | 2 tbsp. | 4 | 5
month | | which 3 tbs. | | |
| | of cereal is | | |
| | cooked) | | |
| | | | |
Beginning | Increase | Cereal gruel | Reduce 1 | 4-5 | 5-4
of 10th | 1 oz. | as above | tbs. per | |
month to | per month| | month | |
end of | | | | |
12th month| | | | |
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At the beginning of 7th or 8th month, or earlier if necessary, it is
advisable to add orange juice, giving from 1-2 tablespoonfuls between
the two morning feedings.[77]

After the 4th month it is well to eliminate the night feeding between
10 P.M. and 6 A.M.

At end of 11th month add 1-2 pieces of stale bread, toast or zwieback.
Part of soft-cooked egg may be given every other day at noon meal by
end of 11th month. The orange juice may be incr