Thefathersofsmallbabiesarealsoresponsibletosupplytheirwives
withsufficient goodqualityfood.Malnutritionisaseriousproblem for
many people andone should not overlook itor else she must be pre-
pared to pay for the treatment of illnesses caused by it.
Youcanobtainenoughinformationonthissubjectfromyourdoctoror
relatedbooks.Butasageneralruleanursingmothershouldconsumeall
types of food from meat, fruit, dairy products... to vegetables.
Theimportantfactisthatthemother'smilkaffectsthebaby'scharacter
andthatiswhy"Imam'An(AS)stated:'Donotchoosefoolishwomento
feed(your children)withtheirmilk,becausethemilkmakestheirbase
qualities penetrated into the child'."
"ImamBaqir(AS)stated:'Choosenoblewomentofeed(yourchildren)
with theirmilk,becausethe base qualitiesofmilk are passedfrom the
feeding woman to the child'."
Youmustfeedyourbabyatdefiniteintervals.Yourchildgetsusedto
thisregularityandhelpshiminbeingpatient.Italsohelpshimwithre-
gardto ahealthy digestive system andstomach.On the otherhand, if
youfeedthebabywheneverhecries,thenhewillnotlearntobediscip-
lined.Ifhegetswhathewantsthroughcrying,thenhewillpickupthis
attitudeanduseitevenwhenhebecomesanadult.Hewillnothavethe
necessarypatiencewhenconfrontinghardships.Hewilleitheruseforce
to achieve his own wishes or he will break down under difficulties.
Donotthinkthattodisciplineachildisanimpossibletask.Youmust
justbepatient andhaveasuitableprogrammefortraininghimaccord-
ingtoyourstandards.Thechildnutritiveexpertssaythatababymustbe
fedwith milk onceeverythreeto fourhours. Holdyour childin your
armswhilefeeding.Byembracingthechildfeelsyourloveanditwould
evenaffecthis/herfuturepersonality.Donotfeedthebabywhilelying
down, becauseit has been seen that some mothers have fallen asleep
whilefeedingtheirbabies andasa resultsomebabies havesuffocated
because their mother's breasts prevented them breathing.
Ifyoudonothaveanymilkyourself,youcanusecow'smilk.Butsince
cow'smilkismuchdenserthanmother'smilk,youmustaddsomewater