Our baby; a concise and practical guide for the use of mothers in the care and feeding of infants and young children . nel binder ivill notprevent a possible rupture; for pressure mustbe maintained directly over the ring, and thiscan only be accomplished by a proper dressingof adhesive plaster which should be applied bythe physician. After the cord has separated and the navelhas completely healed, a different form of bandis required, the object of which is to protect theabdomen from chilling. This band is made ofmachine-knitted goods (stockinet) in varioussizes, according to the age, and can b
Our baby; a concise and practical guide for the use of mothers in the care and feeding of infants and young children . nel binder ivill notprevent a possible rupture; for pressure mustbe maintained directly over the ring, and thiscan only be accomplished by a proper dressingof adhesive plaster which should be applied bythe physician. After the cord has separated and the navelhas completely healed, a different form of bandis required, the object of which is to protect theabdomen from chilling. This band is made ofmachine-knitted goods (stockinet) in varioussizes, according to the age, and can be pur-chased in the shops under the name of the ** Ar-nold Knit Abdominal Band. It is circular andseamless, and should be long enough to coverthe entire abdomen and greater part of thechest. It is made with open shoulder strapsbuttoning on the shoulders—so that all bendingand twisting of the babys arms will be avoidedwhen dressing the baby—and the lower edge ofthe band has a tab in front and in back to whichthe diaper may be pinned (Fig. 1). In select-ing this band, one of sufficient size should be CLOTHES 27. chosen so that it will fit the baby knit abdominal band should be worn upto at least two years of should be made ofsoft, light, absorbent material,either linen or cotton. Eachof these has its advantages;linen is cooler and less bulky,while cotton is more excellent knitted diaper canbe purchased in the shops made Fig. 1.—Knit Ab- of cotton stockmet; it is very dominal and absorbent and is also shaped to fit thewaist and the hips, making it more comfortablefor the baby than the ordinary form of the early months, the diaper should be oneyard long and half a yard wide; the size willusually have to be increased at the age of threemonths and again at about nine months. Thediaper is folded into a square and then into atriangle, making four thicknesses in all. Arubber or water-proof cover (^Stork Pants^)should never
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