Our baby; a concise and practical guide for the use of mothers in the care and feeding of infants and young children . CLOTHES 37 i ( creeping soft kid with thin soles and without heels, andconsist of rights and lefts. When the baby begins to creep, aapron (Fig. 7) isuseful to protect theclothing and to keepoff the drafts alongthe floor. Theseaprons should bewide and roomy witha bag-like skirt closedat the bottom. A short coat for Fig. 7.—Ceeeping Apron. use outdoors is needed after the baby begins towalk. Warm leggings made of jersey, whichcover the entire lower part of the body up to thewais
Our baby; a concise and practical guide for the use of mothers in the care and feeding of infants and young children . CLOTHES 37 i ( creeping soft kid with thin soles and without heels, andconsist of rights and lefts. When the baby begins to creep, aapron (Fig. 7) isuseful to protect theclothing and to keepoff the drafts alongthe floor. Theseaprons should bewide and roomy witha bag-like skirt closedat the bottom. A short coat for Fig. 7.—Ceeeping Apron. use outdoors is needed after the baby begins towalk. Warm leggings made of jersey, whichcover the entire lower part of the body up to thewaist, are useful in cold weather. Clothing of Early Childhood.— The propertime for changing from baby clothes to thoseof childhood does not depend so much upon theage as upon the time when the baby can dowithout a diaper. Most babies, if they havebeen properly trained, should be able to havethe change made by the age of eighteen 38 OUR BABY The style or number of garments is of littleimportance, although the abdominal band isworn until the age of two years. Only the faceand hands are to be exposed to the air, excepton very hot summer days. The^ undershirtshould be long-sleeved and high-necked and
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