,transcriber's ,note3 ,every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible1 including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation2 changes 7corrections of spelling and punctuation7 made to the original text are listed at the end of this file4 ,united ,states4 ,department of ,labor ,children's ,bureau ,publications no4 #cjc-cjh ,washington1 ,d4 ,c4 #aidd ,if your baby must travel in wartime ,illustration ,,if ,,your ,,baby ,,must ,,travel ,,in ,,wartime ,have you been on a train lately8 ,the railroads have a hard job to do these days1 one they are doing well4 ,but before you decide on a trip with a baby1 you should realize what a wartime train is like4 ,so let's look into one4 ,this train is crowded4 ,at every stop more people get on--more and still more4 ,soldiers and sailors on furloughs1 men on business trips1 women--young and not so young--and babies1 lots of them1 mostly small4 ,the seats are full4 ,people stand and jostle one another in the aisle4 ,mothers sit crowded into single seats with toddlers or with babies in their laps4 ,three sailors occupy space meant for two4 ,a soldier sits on his tipped-up suitcase4 ,a marine leans against the back of the seat4 ,some people stand in line for #b hours waiting to get into the diner1 some munch sandwiches obtained from the porter or taken out of a paper bag1 some go hungry4 ,and those who get to the diner have had to push their way through five or six moving cars4 ,you will want to think twice before taking your baby into such a crowded1 uncomfortable place as a train4 ,and having thought twice1 you'd better decide to stay home unless your trip is absolutely necessary4 ,but suppose you and your baby must travel4 ,well then1 you will have to plan for the dozens of small but essential things incidental to traveling with a baby and equip yourself to handle them4 ,going by ,train8 ,unless you appreciate the fact that babies and toddlers are very special people with very special requirements1 you are in for a lot of trouble if you attempt a train trip with them4 ,planning should be done well in advance4 ,illustration3 ,take only what you must ,you will need to make your train reservations early4 ,select the first or middle of the week for traveling4 ,stay off trains on week ends or holidays4 ,travel then is like a bargain-counter rush4 ,travel arrangements of any kind are hard to make nowadays4 ,railroads are geared to military needs and civilians take what is left over4 ,if you are going on a very long trip1 try by all means to arrange for a stop-over or two with relatives or friends4 ,it will give you a chance to rest and get things in order again4 ,when you travel by coach4 ,if you are traveling by coach1 let us hope you are in one of the up-to-date coaches with comfortable reclining seats rather than in one of the not-so-modern coaches found on other trains4 ,if it is a de luxe coach and if your child is #b or #c years of age1 you may be able to get a seat reservation for him4 ,otherwise you will have to hold him on your lap4 ,remember1 too1 if you have trouble1 that the ,travelers ,aid is always willing to help4 ,its workers can help you locate friends or relatives4 ,they can help you if you lose your tickets or your money1 or if any similar emergencies occur while you are en route4 ,they can get a doctor for you if you or your baby become ill4 ,they can tell you of good restaurants to eat in or of places where you can rest or feed your baby4 ,you can even arrange by telegram with the ,travelers ,aid to have someone meet you at the station from which you are leaving or at which you are arriving to help you4 ,if you are a serviceman's wife1 the ,,uso can help you1 too4 ,plan well and travel light4--,after you have made all your travel arrangements1 gather your forces at home4 ,write out in detail your youngster's schedule and list the food1 clothes1 and other supplies needed4 ,travel light1 so far as your own personal belongings are concerned1 lighter than you've ever imagined you could4 ,your aim is to take on the train enough for essential comfort and not one item more4 ,limit yourself to one dark dress or suit4 ,many mothers have found an apron a convenience1 one that could be slipped over their dresses when they were caring for their babies4 ,additional clothing for yourself can be checked and sent on ahead4 ,clothes1 diapers1 and such4--,carry an abundance of changes for the baby or toddler4 ,but plan to dress him simply in clothes that are easy to put on and take off4 ,remember weather may change and many trains are air-cooled4 ,so take along a warm outer garment1 preferably a sweater1 and a blanket for the baby4 ,unless your baby has completely mastered the art of keeping dry1 use disposable diapers if you can possibly get them4 ,if you cannot get them1 then the next best bet is a supply of standard diaper linings--specially treated papers about the size of ordinary cleaning tissues1 used with cloth diapers4 ,many mothers prefer to use cloth diapers at night4 ,some babies become badly chafed if only paper diapers are used4 ,used cloth diapers can be wrapped in wax paper and repacked in your suitcase or put into a waterproof bag4 ,if your baby is sufficiently trained to use his own toilet seat1 by all means take it along4 ,he is less likely to be frightened if there is this one familiar thing in his strange surroundings4 ,some toilet seats come with a carrying case4 ,if the one you have did not1 then use a canvas laundry case or a shopping bag for this purpose4 ,pack the baby's clothes1 diapers1 and blankets into a special suitcase or bag4 ,keep it unlocked and easily accessible on the train4 ,milk for the baby4--,if your baby is breast-fed1 feeding him is relatively easy4 ,food for babies who are not breast-fed presents a difficult problem4 ,illustration3 ,week ends are worst ,illustration3 ,trouble ahead6 ,for traveling1 the simplest formula is one of evaporated milk4 ,milk can be obtained in small cans1 and an individual feeding can be made up when feeding time comes4 ,then no refrigeration is needed4 ,for such a feeding you will need to carry the following equipment1 all of which should be assembled in one container1 such as a heavy shopping bag or a medium-sized duffle bag3 ,bottles and caps--boiled and ready for use4 ,take enough for all feedings during the trip1 plus some extras for water4 ,wrap each bottle separately4 ,nipples--boiled and put in a boiled jar with a lid4 ,can opener 7or some other instrument to open small cans of evaporated milk74 ,milk in small cans4 ,the cans should be washed off before you leave home4 ,vacuum bottle containing boiled water4 ,sugar or syrup may be added to the water if desired4 ,funnel--to put water into bottles4 ,this should be boiled and wrapped in clean paper4 ,if your baby has not been on evaporated milk1 and your doctor agrees that it is satisfactory for him1 you should introduce him to it1 several days or even a week before you start on your trip if he gets used to new things slowly4 ,before you leave home1 you can prepare the mixture of hot boiled water1 with or without sugar or syrup1 and carry it in a vacuum jug on the train4 ,then mix this mixture and the evaporated milk as you need it4 ,your doctor will tell you the correct proportions4 ,usually the hot water in the vacuum bottle1 when added to the milk1 will make the feeding the right temperature for the baby4 ,carry small cans of milk1 using whatever is needed for one feeding only4 ,perhaps you can drink what is left in the can yourself or give it to a fellow traveler4 ,do not save it to use later4 ,the one thing you cannot do is to run the risk of giving your baby contaminated or sour milk4 ,never attempt to carry the milk warm in a vacuum jug4 ,if you do1 the bacteria that are present in milk will multiply many times1 with the result that when the milk is fed to the baby1 it will make him sick4 ,you can carry boiled nipples in a jar1 as already suggested1 or you can use nursing bottles with caps that make it possible to reverse the nipples into the bottle and thus keep them sterile4 ,water for the baby4--,for baby's protection1 it is very important that you do not give him water that has not been boiled4 ,usually it is better to take several bottles of boiled water from home even though you may find it possible to obtain boiled water on the train4 ,or plan to use the boiled water from the vacuum jug4 ,other food for the baby4--,orange juice and cod-liver oil usually cannot be carried conveniently4 ,there is no harm in letting your baby go without these during the time when you will be traveling4 ,unless your baby is on a special diet1 don't load yourself down with canned foods under present traveling conditions4 ,your baby can get along for a few days on his milk4 ,plan to use as little food as you think you can get by with4 ,if your baby is a hearty eater and you fear that he will miss his cereal1 then carry dry ready-prepared baby cereal1 to which you can add hot water from the vacuum bottle4 ,you will need to take a dish and a spoon in the shopping or duffle bag4 ,foods that require heating will have to be omitted4 ,some children do not object to cold food4 ,if yours does not1 and if he has a big appetite1 you can take canned vegetables or fruits1 which he can eat from the can4 ,take rusks or crackers along for emergency use4 ,in planning these solid foods1 remember that nothing can be heated except by the addition of hot water from your vacuum jug1 and that no utensils can be washed on the train4 ,illustration3 ,boys in the bleachers ,food for young children4--,meals for toddlers are not so much of a problem as meals for babies are4 ,packing a lunch of customary foods will not be difficult for the short trip4 ,this may include bread-and-butter sandwiches1 wrapped in wax paper2 cookies or crackers2 canned tomato or fruit juice2 and canned evaporated milk4 7,several large paper bags to be used as waste baskets are a convenience47 ,but for a long trip you may have to rely on getting your meals in the diner even though this is more expensive4 ,some railroads1 however1 don't serve meals to civilians until after servicemen are fed1 so you may need to take along some food even though you are planning to use the diner4 ,be sure to go to meals early4 ,most little children are thrilled at the idea of eating on the train and tell about the experience for many days afterward4 ,for a toddler's diet the railroads even now can usually supply cooked cereals1 baked potatoes1 green vegetables1 well-cooked meats1 fruits1 and milk4 ,some dining cars provide half portions for children1 but if they don't1 no one will object if you order a meal for yourself and give part of it to ,junior4 ,but in case you are unable to get into the diner1 it is wise to take some simple things for your toddler and yourself to eat4 ,illustration3 ,fun in the diner ,keeping baby clean4--,mothers sometimes attempt to bathe babies on a train in the washroom basins4 ,don't do it4 ,it isn't sanitary4 ,it is better to let your baby go unbathed during the trip than to run the risk of infection4 ,clean his face and hands off with cold cream and cleansing tissues and let it go at that4 ,illustration3 ,solid food and solid comfort ,when changing diapers1 use oil and cotton and cleansing tissue4 ,change the baby where he lies instead of trying to take him back to the dressing room4 ,keep handy at all times a small emergency diaper kit in a rubber-lined bag1 so you can stop anywhere and take care of the baby if necessary4 ,keeping baby comfortable4--,adjustable canvas seats are available1 chiefly for use in automobiles1 but they are very helpful for train travel1 too4 ,they are light and can be folded and put in a suitcase4 ,some come in their own carrying cases4 ,they give the child a restful change from the car seat4 ,sleeping in the coach4--,if you travel by coach1 the chances are you are going to have to sleep with your baby cradled in your arms4 ,you may be able to rent a pillow1 which will make the night more comfortable for you and your baby4 ,in most coaches lights are turned down at night and often babies sleep undisturbed4 ,the night trip will be harder on you than it is on the baby4 ,when you travel by ,pullman4 ,there is far more space and better service in ,pullman accommodations1 and if there is any way that you can manage to have them1 you should do it for your own and your baby's sake4 ,accommodations on the ,pullman are worth the extra cash1 if you have the cash4 ,even though you may be unable to reserve a lower berth in advance1 it may be possible to arrange with the ,pullman conductor to exchange your upper for a lower4 ,the greater convenience of a lower berth is worth the extra cost4 ,if your baby is very tiny 7under #c months71 he can travel by basket if you go by ,pullman4 ,for your baby's food1 it is wise to use an evaporated-milk formula as described on pages #f and #i4 ,for any type of travel this formula is probably the safest and the easiest4 ,for a short daytime trip or an overnight trip1 you may be able to arrange ahead of time to keep the bottles in the refrigerator of the dining car4 ,if you do so1 you must be very sure1 though1 that the dining car is not to be taken off the train at any point before you reach your destination4 ,if you can safely use the refrigerator of the diner1 you can prepare your feedings before you leave4 ,chill them thoroughly1 carry the bottles containing the milk mixture in your sterilizer1 and as you board the train1 hand it to the porter to put into the refrigerator4 ,when baby is ready for food1 the porter will heat a bottle and bring it to you4 ,don't forget to include a few bottles of boiled water in your quota of bottles4 ,if you are traveling in the ,pullman1 you can put the baby or young child to bed at his regular time and expect him to sleep soundly until morning4 ,illustration3 ,don't do it6 ,it isn't sanitary6 ,illustration3 ,it's harder on you ,if your baby is very young1 you may use the basket for sleeping purposes4 ,berths are wide and long and you can keep the baby1 basket and all1 with you at night4 ,change and feed the baby in the berth each morning before getting him up4 ,put the older child in the half of the berth next to the window1 carefully padding the window sill and window with a pillow to prevent head bumping and in winter to keep the youngster warm4 ,carry along a waterproof sheet to give the porter when he makes up the berth4 ,if the child is under #d1 this is a wise precaution even though he may be perfectly trained at home4 ,entertaining the young child4 ,little children get tired on a long trip1 and who can blame them8 ,you can keep them entertained if you take along a few carefully selected toys3 ,colored crayons1 pencils1 tablets1 a favorite doll1 and story books4 ,a familiar toy should be included1 as new ones are not so comforting4 ,children like books under such circumstances1 and you should have several small ones with you4 ,books about trains and engines will be good fun4 ,keep a small toy or two in your purse for odd moments--when you are waiting for your meal in the diner1 for example1 or when you are waiting for a train4 ,it is a good plan to have a pencil handy and paper for you to draw on to amuse your youngster1 or for him to scribble on if he is old enough4 ,another good thing to have with you is a small cloth picture book that can be rolled up into a compact cylinder4 ,fellow travelers4 ,most people like children1 so don't get too upset if ,jimmy talks with his fellow passengers4 ,many grown-ups find an alert1 friendly child a delightful diversion on a long and tiresome trip4 ,almost always when you tell the person to whom the child is talking1 ,send ,jimmy back if he annoys you1 you get the assurance1 ,he's perfectly all right4 ,i enjoy talking to him4 ,accept such statements at their face value4 ,don't cramp ,jimmy's style in winning friends and influencing people4 ,there are times1 although they will be rare1 when you may need to curb ,jimmy's friendliness--when he shows too much interest in an obviously undesirable or uninterested person4 ,bring him back to your seat to hear a story or to eat an apple and then keep him busy until he forgets about the stranger4 ,illustration3 ,too much is enough ,illustration3 ,a time to make friends ,you will need to keep your eyes glued on overfriendly grown-ups who in a burst of enthusiasm may give your youngster candy or other undesirable food4 ,many adults are thoughtless about food for children1 and if you are unfortunate enough to meet one of these individuals1 you will need to be tactful but firm4 ,you can't afford to run the risk of having a sick child4 ,many times people will offer to carry your suitcase1 to watch one child while you attend to another1 to carry your toddler into the dining car1 or to keep an eye on your sleeping baby while you go to the rest room4 ,illustration3 ,journey's end ,use good judgment about accepting such offers to help you4 ,they are usually made in good faith and with the best intentions in the world4 ,and you'll certainly need some help if you're traveling with a youngster in these days of overworked train crews and few redcaps4 ,but don't ever leave your baby with a stranger in a railroad station1 and do hesitate to leave him with a total stranger on the train4 ,don't leave him for very long with anyone2 he may be frightened when you go away4 ,don't trust your baby to anyone who has a cold or any other visible illness that the baby might catch4 ,going by ,bus8 ,as a rule busses are even more crowded than trains1 and there is far less space4 ,and traveling by bus with a baby or young child requires even better planning than travel by train4 ,there are a few things you will need to know about bus travel before you start out4 ,busses make #ae-minute rest stops every #b hours and #dj-minute to #a-;hour stops three times a day for meals4 ,any child who occupies a seat is required to have a half-fare ticket even though he is under #e4 ,by all means plan your trip for the first or the middle of the week1 avoiding the week-end travel peak if at all possible4 ,if you are going on a long trip1 plan stop-overs that will break your journey4 ,everything that was said about clothes1 supplies1 and equipment for traveling by train coach will be needed when you travel by bus4 ,if anything1 your things will need to be packed even more compactly4 ,if your baby is breast-fed1 traveling will be easier than if he is not4 ,you will need to plan with your doctor about putting your baby on an evaporated-milk formula if he is bottle-fed4 ,remember1 too1 that you will have to count on preparing his feedings during rest and meal stops4 ,emergency supplies of food for yourself and your young child will be necessary even though you hope to buy your meals on the way4 ,restaurants in bus depots are overcrowded and you may not be able to get food in the time you have4 ,for a short trip you had better plan on carrying food for yourself and your youngster4 ,going by ,car8 ,families going to strange cities to establish new homes are still able to obtain gasoline with which to travel by car4 ,a few tips on automobile travel may therefore be of value4 ,proper care of your baby when traveling by car can be summed up in this way3 ,clean milk1 clean water1 clean food1 and as little change as possible from the regular schedule to which he is accustomed4 ,most young children enjoy riding in an automobile although they do get tired and bored on long trips4 ,there are many things that you can do to make traveling by car easier4 ,when your baby is small1 take him in his carrying basket1 if you have one1 and put him on the back seat in a coach or sedan or on the back ledge of a coupe1 if it is wide enough4 ,small canvas hammocks that fasten onto the back of the front seat may still be available and are a real boon to the baby who must travel4 ,if your baby's crib fits into the back of the car1 you will have it ready for him to sleep in when he reaches his new home4 ,when your baby can sit up1 there are canvas seats available that hook over the top of the car seat4 ,these will keep the child comfortable and erect and allow him to look out the window without stretching his neck4 ,the young child can take his afternoon nap stretched out on the back seat and covered with a light robe or coat4 ,plan your packing of luggage with this in mind4 ,the baby's food must loom large in your plans if he is not breast-fed4 ,you will either have to find a place each night where you can prepare his feedings and devise a way for keeping them on ice and heating them while you travel1 or you will have to put the baby on the evaporated-milk formula described on pages #f and #i4 ,if you plan to prepare his usual feedings you must take along all the equipment to do it4 ,small portable stoves using canned heat can be used to heat the feeding1 or you can stop in restaurants and ask a waitress to have the bottle heated for you4 ,the important thing is to have a feasible plan worked out for doing it4 ,cereal1 canned food1 and oranges may be obtained along the way4 ,when stopping for meals1 be sure to select good places where well-cooked food can be obtained for young children4 ,be certain that the milk served the youngsters is pasteurized4 ,and insist that the milk be served directly from the bottle 7opened at the table74 ,order sensibly for the children1 getting them the same type of meal you would supply them at home4 ,by all means carry your own water1 and for the baby or young child it should be boiled4 ,give the youngsters a drink from your own supply before stopping for food4 ,don't let them drink water from drinking fountains1 hotels1 or tourist homes4 ,this does not mean that the water may not be all right2 it is merely a precautionary measure against digestive upsets4 ,if you are traveling by car1 you will be able to take along the baby's own toilet equipment1 and remember to carry it with you into rest rooms1 hotels1 or tourist homes4 ,don't attempt to drive too many miles in one day when a baby is a passenger4 ,babies require many stops1 and rest periods for a toddler should be frequent4 ,plan to stop each night by #e3cj or #f o'clock4 ,this will give you time to select a hotel or tourist room and get the baby or toddler comfortably to sleep by his usual bedtime4 ,if toddlers are part of your carload1 you will have amusement problems4 ,gather together a number of small toys and place them in a box of their own4 ,if yours is a two-seated automobile1 allow the youngster to change his seat often4 ,sometimes he will enjoy riding in the front seat2 at other times he will want to play with his toys or take a nap in the back seat4 ,it will help to keep him amused if you can think up stories to tell him about the things he sees along the way--the children1 the cattle1 the trains1 and the factories4 ,songs you know by heart will be used many times over1 too4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a job this traveling with babies in wartime6 ,certainly not something to attempt lightly4 ,but if you must travel with your baby1 you'll be doing a real war service if you make it as painless as you can to the transportation system1 your baby1 and yourself4 ,the ,bureau gratefully acknowledges the work of ,mr4 ,gluyas ,williams1 who illustrated this booklet as a contribution to the war effort4 ,,united ,,states ,,department ,,of ,,labor ,,frances ,,perkins1 ,secretary ,,children',s ,,bureau ,,katharine ,f4 ,,lenroot1 ,chief ,children in ,wartime ,no4 #f ,bureau ,publication #cjg ,for sale by the ,superintendent of ,documents1 ,u4 ,s4 ,government ,printing ,office ,washington #be1 ,d4 ,c4 ,price #e cents ,transcriber's ,note3 ,the following is a list of corrections made to the original4 ,the first line is the original line1 the second the corrected one4 days or even a week before you start on your trip if he get used to new days or even a week before you start on your trip if he gets used to new