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The father cannot be present when the baby is breastfed, and other newborn care recommendations 50 years ago

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From time to time, we may read up-to-date recommendations from health professionals about caring for babies. Thanks to advances in science and dozens of scientific studies that are frequently conducted, we can discover what is best for them.

But this has not always been the case and we have as an example a viral publication, which shows a sheet from 1968 with instructions for the care and breastfeeding of the newborn, which makes us thank us for how much we have advanced .

For example, today it is unthinkable for people to smoke in hospitals, but in previous decades where the use of cigarettes was “normal”, it was necessary to clarify that they should not smoke when the baby is in the room , as is indicated in the recommendations. Hard to believe this is necessary, right?

The sheet, which was posted by Micala Gabrielle Henson on her Facebook profile, was found by her mother while she was sorting out some old papers at home , and they were both so impressed with the newborn’s breastfeeding prompts that they couldn’t help but share it.

1968 Recommendation Sheet

Instructions:

  • 1) Babies are on display in the nursery window from 2.30 to 3.30 PM and 7.00 to 7.45 PM. Please do not ask to see the baby at other times.

  • 2) The baby will be brought to the mother for breastfeeding at 9-10 AM, 1-2 PM, 5.30-6.30 PM, 9-10 PM. Visitors are not allowed on the floor or in the room during these periods, including the parent .

  • 3) No smoking when the baby is in the room

  • 4) Do not allow visitors to sit on your bed. (The bedding must be clean for the baby)

  • 5) Do not cover the baby with bedding.

Regarding breastfeeding:

  • 1) During the first 24 hours, breastfeed the baby for only five minutes.

  • 2) On the second and third day, breastfeed the baby for approximately seven minutes.

  • 3) On the fourth and fifth day, breastfeed the baby for approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

If the baby is breastfed for longer it can cause pain in the nipple .

Do not eat chocolate, raw apple, cabbage, walnuts, strawberries, cherries, onions, or green coconut cake.

Regarding bottle feeding:

  • 1) The nurse will bring the prepared formula ready to give.

  • 2) After removing the nipple cap, please make sure that the nipple does not touch the bedding or anything else. It must remain clean and uncontaminated. (Contamination of the nipple can cause canker sores.)

Among the jewels that we can find, it stands out that at that time babies were only brought to mothers at specific times of the day to be fed , when we currently know that breastfeeding should be on demand.

But in addition to having rigid schedules in terms of the frequency with which they would be fed, it was also specified how long the duration of each feeding would be, starting on the first day for only five minutes, to later be raised to seven and 10 to 15 minutes.

Also, it highlights a point that perhaps makes us understand why today some people see breastfeeding in public as a negative thing: visitors were not allowed in the floor or room while the baby was breastfed, including the father .

Also, at the end of the breastfeeding recommendations, there was a list of prohibited foods for nursing mothers , such as chocolate, raw apple, cabbage, walnuts, strawberries, cherries, or onions. Today we know that more than prohibiting food, the most important thing is to eat a varied and balanced diet during breastfeeding.

Undoubtedly, many of the recommendations that were given to recent mothers in past decades are now obsolete , but fortunately, times change and every day we learn more about what is best for the health and well-being of babies.

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