. Mothercraft . e gospel of fresh air. I know a baby oftoday whose first word was neither 64 MOTHERORAFT Mama nor Papa, but Fesh would wake in the night crying for we have come to this, since we de-mand open windows and sleeping-porcheswhere our grandmothers hair arose inhorror at a slight chilliness, we mustadapt our layette to our modern ways. The baby lies very still for a while afterhis advent into this world, silently form-ing his opinion of it, but undertaking noenterprises. He has found the thin cottonslip with simple undergarments sufficientfor both day and night, with
. Mothercraft . e gospel of fresh air. I know a baby oftoday whose first word was neither 64 MOTHERORAFT Mama nor Papa, but Fesh would wake in the night crying for we have come to this, since we de-mand open windows and sleeping-porcheswhere our grandmothers hair arose inhorror at a slight chilliness, we mustadapt our layette to our modern ways. The baby lies very still for a while afterhis advent into this world, silently form-ing his opinion of it, but undertaking noenterprises. He has found the thin cottonslip with simple undergarments sufficientfor both day and night, with two changesin twenty-four hours. But when his feethave grown active, and you are beginningto turn off the heat for the night, to throwopen the windows, perhaps to place thecrib on the sleeping-porch, you must alterthe clothing to meet this change. Thenightgown which closes with buttons at thehem, the back folding over the front, isrecommended as a protection to the feet;this offers more freedom than the pattern. MOTHERCRAFT 65 which gathers on a drawstring at the hem,and is therefore preferable. It should bemade of flannel for sleeping in the cold air. The gown may be followed by night-drawers, the Teddy Bears which coverthe feet like stockings. Best of all, forreally cold weather, is the sleeping-bag, tobe made of flannel. A paper pattern forthis, with hood attached, can be bought, ora literal bag may be made, drawn up on astring around the neck. Shut the baby intothis cozy little cavern of warmth, pin thebedclothes—loosely, remember!—so that hecant fling them off in the violence of hisyoung energy, and there you have him,proof against the dangers of the weather,while his greedy lungs are drinking in allits benefits. In providing any sleeping-garment whichcloses at the foot, beware of making it tooshort. Stretching is a babys form of gym-nastic drill; it does for him what swingingfrom the rings or hanging from the bar 66 MOTHERCEAFT does for you. Dont let anything interfe
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