Chapter II: Preface: vii

CHAPTER I

PREPARATION FOR MOTHERHOOD 1

MOTHERHOOD A PROFESSION WHICH REQUIRES
TRAINING—PRENATAL INFLUENCE
AND HYGIENE—MATERNITY CLOTHES

CHAPTER II

BABY’S BIRTHDAY 20

CHOOSING THE NURSE AND DOCTOR—SANITARY
BEDROOM AND ITS EQUIPMENT—THE
BABY’S LAYETTE—PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
IN NEW-BORN BABIES—THE BABY’S
FIRST BATH

CHAPTER III

THE NURSING BABY 36

THE NURSING BABY—WHY THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND BABIES ARE SACRIFICED EVERY
YEAR TO IGNORANCE—INFLUENCE OF THE
MOTHER’S DIET ON THE BABY’S HEALTH—WHEN
THE NEW-BORN BABY MUST BE
BOTTLE-FED—A WELL-BALANCED DIET FOR
THE NURSING MOTHER—CARE OF THE
BREASTS AND NIPPLES—IMPORTANCE OF REGULARITY
IN NURSING

CHAPTER IV

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING 50

WHEN ARTIFICIAL FEEDING IS NECESSARY—WEIGHT
THE TEST OF PROPER NOURISHMENT—COW’S
MILK, CAREFULLY MODIFIED,
IS THE BEST SUBSTITUTE FOR MOTHER’S
MILK—SOURCE OF SUPPLY AND CARE—CARE
OF THE BOTTLES AND NIPPLES

CHAPTER V

FORMULAS FOR ARTIFICIAL FOODS 65

FORMULAS FOR MODIFYING MILK—MILK
SUGAR, CANE SUGAR, OR MALT SUGAR—HOW
TO TELL WHEN THE BABY IS PROPERLY
NOURISHED—LIME WATER IN THE MILK—CONDENSED
MILK—PATENT FOODS

CHAPTER VI

GUARDING THE BABY’S DIGESTION 79

STRONG DIGESTION MEANS A STRONG BABY—BOWEL
CONDITIONS TELL THE STORY—THE
UNDERFED AND THE OVERFED BABY—SYMPTOMS
OF DISORDER IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM—VOMITING—COLIC
AND CONSTIPATION—DIARRHEA
AND ITS TREATMENT

CHAPTER VII

TEETHING AND WEANING 97

TEETHING A NATURAL PROCESS—PUTTING
THE BABY IN SHAPE TO TEETHE EASILY—DENTITION
TABLE—CARE OF THE FIRST
TEETH—GRADUAL WEANING IS SIMPLE PROCESS—ALTERNATE
BREAST AND BOTTLE FEEDING—EVILS
OF DELAYED WEANING—DIET
TABLES FOR CHILDREN FROM NINE MONTHS
TO THIRTY-SIX MONTHS

CHAPTER VIII

CLEANLINESS AND HEALTH 112

HOW TO GIVE THE BABY’S BATH—CARE OF
THE VARIOUS ORGANS—THRUSH AND ITS
TREATMENT—SPECIAL BATHS FOR DELICATE
CHILDREN—HABITS OF CLEANLINESS

CHAPTER IX

FRESH AIR AND SLEEP AS HEALTH PRODUCERS 126

HEATING AND VENTILATING THE NURSERY—OUTDOOR
NAPS—SLEEPING HOURS FOR THE
NORMAL BABY—WHY SOME BABIES DO NOT
SLEEP

CHAPTER X

HOW THE NORMAL BABY GROWS 137

WHAT SHOULD YOUR BABY WEIGH AND
MEASURE?—TESTING THE BABY’S MENTAL
DEVELOPMENT—HOW SOON SHOULD THE
BABY WALK AND TALK?—CRYING, CAUSE
AND CURE

CHAPTER XI

BABY-COMFORT THROUGH CLOTHES 151

TIGHT BELLY-BANDS MAY TORTURE BABIES—UNDERWEAR
THAT DOES NOT IRRITATE—EXTENSION
SKIRTS TO PROTECT THE FEET—DRESSING
THE BABY IN HOT WEATHER—HOW
TO HANDLE THE BABY

CHAPTER XII

DEFECTS AND HABITS 168

TAKING DEFECTS IN TIME—HABITS THAT
MAKE CHILDREN UGLY—FINGER-SUCKING
AND NAIL-BITING—BED-WETTING—VICIOUS
HABITS AND THEIR CURE—NERVOUSNESS
AND ITS TREATMENT—THE HABIT OF HAPPINESS

CHAPTER XIII

BABY’S AILMENTS AND HOW TO TREAT
THEM 182

MOTHERS NOW STUDYING PREVENTIVE MEDICINE—REMEDIES
WHICH SHOULD BE FOUND
IN EVERY NURSERY—TREATMENT OF DIARRHEA
AND CONSTIPATION—COLDS AND THEIR
CURE—ADENOIDS AND THEIR REMOVAL—AILMENTS
OF THE SKIN

CHAPTER XIV

NURSERY EMERGENCIES 202

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES: SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT
AND QUARANTINE—CROUP AND ITS
TREATMENT—CONVULSIONS—WHEN FALLS
ARE DANGEROUS—BURNS AND CUTS—POISONS
AND THEIR ANTIDOTES

CHAPTER XV

DIET FOR OLDER CHILDREN 224

MILK FOR GROWING CHILDREN—EGGS, MEAT
AND FISH—BREADSTUFFS AND CEREALS—RECIPES
FOR NOURISHING DISHES

BETTER BABIES
AND THEIR CARE

BETTER BABIES AND THEIR CARE