. When to send for the doctor : and what to do before the doctor comes . dtimes a day, the mother feels herselfat sea. After the morning bath, a healthybaby should sleep for two hours or 13 WHEN TO SEND more, until his regular feeding , instead, he is cross and fretful, themother need not always take her make sure that there are nopins in his napkins, socks, bands, andshirts that are causing pain or even un-comfortable pressure upon his tenderskin. Too many little buttons will beequally annoying to him. Sometimes the very ordeal of beingdressed, especially if it be made a fuss
. When to send for the doctor : and what to do before the doctor comes . dtimes a day, the mother feels herselfat sea. After the morning bath, a healthybaby should sleep for two hours or 13 WHEN TO SEND more, until his regular feeding , instead, he is cross and fretful, themother need not always take her make sure that there are nopins in his napkins, socks, bands, andshirts that are causing pain or even un-comfortable pressure upon his tenderskin. Too many little buttons will beequally annoying to him. Sometimes the very ordeal of beingdressed, especially if it be made a fussy one, frets a baby. To avoidthis, it is an excellent plan to make hisgarments as few as possible. If aknitted woollen undershirt is worn, letit be one of extra length, in order thatit may be used also as an abdominalband or binder. This provides for twogarments in one. In addition there willbe needed nothing more than a flannelpetticoat and outside slip or these are both made with sleeves andwith skirts of nearly the samelength, the two may be slipped on 14-. FOR THE DOCTOR together over babys head; should theknitted undervest and band be toocostly, the undervest may be made ofan inexpensive soft flannel like the pet-ticoat. In this event the three garments(undershirt, petticoat, and slip) may beput on all at one time, simplifying themorning toilet extremely, and disturb-ing babys nerves far less than a moreelaborate and needless supply of gar-ments will occasion. If buttons areused upon his clothes, let them be puton the front rather than on the back;this adds greatly to his comfort; or, it isa good plan to substitute, for most ofthe buttons, narrow tape that may beeasily tied. This may spare many ofbabys cries. Cry of Hunger. If baby cries after feeding time,what shall I do? asks another this crying is attended with vigoroussucking of his fingers, and if it be a 15 WHEN TO SEND daily occurrence, he is hungry. Let themother weigh the baby every day. Profess
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