Our baby; a concise and practical guide for the use of mothers in the care and feeding of infants and young children . f the feet and not be-yond them. Short clothes make necessary a 36 OUR BABY change in the covering of the feet and legs; andwhite cotton or silk stockings, long enough toreach to the diaper to which they may bepinned, are now put on; the stockings shouldhave a broad toe, so as not to compress thebabys feet. When the baby is old enough torun around, the stockings should be held inplace by ^^supporters, which are fastened toa separate waist (Fig. 8) to be described bab
Our baby; a concise and practical guide for the use of mothers in the care and feeding of infants and young children . f the feet and not be-yond them. Short clothes make necessary a 36 OUR BABY change in the covering of the feet and legs; andwhite cotton or silk stockings, long enough toreach to the diaper to which they may bepinned, are now put on; the stockings shouldhave a broad toe, so as not to compress thebabys feet. When the baby is old enough torun around, the stockings should be held inplace by ^^supporters, which are fastened toa separate waist (Fig. 8) to be described baby continues to wear the abdominalband. When the baby begins to creep and walk, ^ di-aper drawers (Fig. 6) may be substituted forthe diaper, provided the baby has good controlof the bowel function; these aretriangular in shape, buttoned infront, and are supported by fas-tening to the waist above men-tioned. (Described on pages 38 Fig. 6.—Diaper and 39.) With the short dresses the babymay wear moccasins of chamois or kid, butshoes are not needed until the baby begins tostand and walk. The first shoes should be of. 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 months.
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