. How to take care of the baby; a mother's guide and manual for nurses . hould be weighed twicea week. A record of the weights should be carefullykept. No comparison with the weights of other peoplesbabies should be entertained, as no two babies grow upalike, and a mother should not be discouraged when herbaby does not gain in weight according to the times, especially during the warm summer months,some babies gain very little or not at all, but they are noton this account to be overfed. A continuous increase ofseven ounces a week is rare and is apt to end in in weight
. How to take care of the baby; a mother's guide and manual for nurses . hould be weighed twicea week. A record of the weights should be carefullykept. No comparison with the weights of other peoplesbabies should be entertained, as no two babies grow upalike, and a mother should not be discouraged when herbaby does not gain in weight according to the times, especially during the warm summer months,some babies gain very little or not at all, but they are noton this account to be overfed. A continuous increase ofseven ounces a week is rare and is apt to end in in weight is often arrested by trifling disturbances 122 HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE BABY of health, as slight cough, cold in the head, constipation,teething, etc. Scales.—There are many baby scales on the marketat a reasonable price, from three dollars and a half consisting of a basket supported on springs,which work a needle on a dial, are not reliable, as thesprings either get out of order or get weaker by usage,besides the reading of the weight is uncertain whenever. BABY SCALE the baby is restless. All reliable hardware manufac-turers, such as Howe or Fairbanks, have a variety ofsuitable scales from which to make a choice; they shouldread as low as one-half ounce. Height.—At birth, 20 inches; at 6 months, 25 year, 28^4 inches, a growth of Sy2 inches in the year. 2 years, 32 inches, a growth of 3^ inches in the year. 3 years, 35 inches 4 years, 38 inches ! a th of 3 inches in the 5 years, 41 inches 6 years, 44 inches A MOTHERS GUIDE 123 7 years, 46 inches ^ 8 years, 48 inches I a growth of 2 inches {n the year_\? years, j\) mcnes i 10 years, 52 inches J Muscular Development.—At 3 or 4 months a childcan hold his head up ; at 4 or 5 months he laughs aloud;at 6 months he reaches for toys; at 6 or 7 months hecan sit erect; at 9 or 10 months he tries to get on hisfeet; at 12 or 13 months he can walk alone; at 14 or 15months he can run about. Speech.—At 1 year a ch
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