. The health-care of the baby; a handbook for mothers and nurses . The gain from thesixth to the twelfth month is less, usually fromtwo to four ounces a week, A healthy baby properly fed docs not loosein weight. There are times when the babywill gain very slightly and probably for a fewweeks not at all, and still be in a healthy con-dition. During the teething period and dur-ing very hot weather the baby as a rule gainsvery little in weight. Weight in Age. Pounds. Weight at birth 7\ Weight at 1 month q Weight at 2 months 11] Weight at 3 months 12 \ Weight at 4 months 13I Weight at 5 months 15
. The health-care of the baby; a handbook for mothers and nurses . The gain from thesixth to the twelfth month is less, usually fromtwo to four ounces a week, A healthy baby properly fed docs not loosein weight. There are times when the babywill gain very slightly and probably for a fewweeks not at all, and still be in a healthy con-dition. During the teething period and dur-ing very hot weather the baby as a rule gainsvery little in weight. Weight in Age. Pounds. Weight at birth 7\ Weight at 1 month q Weight at 2 months 11] Weight at 3 months 12 \ Weight at 4 months 13I Weight at 5 months 15 WTeight at 6 months 16 \ Weight at 7 months 17 J Weight at 8 months iS\ Weight at 9 months 19 Weight at 10 months iq\ Weight at 1 r months 20J Weight at end of 1 year 21 Some babies fed on prepared infant foodsor those foods containing a great deal ofstarch, will gain rapidly in weight. A normal baby usually doubles its weightat the end of the fifth month, and by the endof the first year weighs three times its weight atbirth. Taking seven pounds as the average. EXERCISE 31 weight for an infant at birth, it should weighfourteen pounds at the end of the fifth monthand twenty-one pounds at the end of the firstyear. The table opposite shows the gain inweight of a healthy baby that was fed at thebreast. For the first two weeks of life the baby Kickingtakes very little physical exercise, but after Exercise,this he begins to kick and move his armsaround in a manner which insures plenty of clothing should be loose enough to permithim to use his arms and legs freely. He getsexercise while in his bath, kicking his legs andmoving his arms. A cool sponge bath of thebody chills the surface and causes the babyto draw long breaths; this expands the lungsand is the best form of pulmonary gym-nastics. When the baby cries from temperlet him alone—his lungs are exercised bycrying. When carrying the baby change him from Creeping,one arm to the other so that he may learn touse and exercise
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