The pocket book of baby and child care / by Benjamin Spock ; illustrations by Dorothea Fox.

  • Spock, Benjamin, 1903-1998.
Date:
1946
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: The pocket book of baby and child care / by Benjamin Spock ; illustrations by Dorothea Fox. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    How long should you engage a helper for? It will depend, of find that you still get tired easily, then by all means keep the luxury, under these circumstances, but a necessity. If you take financially and spiritually, than if you keep her on for another Most expectant mothers feel a little scared at the prospect of a good job, or that you have to have a nurse to show you how. But if you feel really panicky, you will probably learn more comfortably with an agreeable practical nurse. x ee make the formula and bathe the baby at first and, as you get stronger, she will teach you how to do these things. There is a visiting nurse association in most cities and in many country districts. Ask the doctor or the nurse in the hospital, or tele-— phone the visiting nurse office or local health department, or write the state health department. cr 8. A doctor for your baby. The way to be sure that your es 45 is doing well is to have him checked by a doctor regularly. Tk eo visits should be once a month in the early months, and at least _ once every 8 months during the second year. The doctor will want to weigh the baby to see how he’s gaining, examine him — to see that he’s developing well and that he’s not getting rickets _ or any other deficiency disease. Later there will be inoculations, — The mother will have five or ten questions that she wants to ask,” book that’s always handy for writing down questions when they _ come to your mind at home, and also for noting developments, — such as teething or a rash, that you may want to know the date of later. Of course, some families live so far away from a doctot