Our baby; for mothers and nurses / [Annie Martha Hewer].

  • Hewer, Annie M. (Annie Martha)
Date:
1902
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Credit: Our baby; for mothers and nurses / [Annie Martha Hewer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. My Baby. The Newborn Infant—Washing—Bathing—Dressing—Hard water—The skin—The hair—Baby’s basket - Pages i—6 CHAPTER II What shall I Dress Baby in ? Baby’s outfit — Utility and ornament — Anatomical and physiological facts—Position of the lungs—The brain—The bowels—The feet—The skin—Material for clothing—The layette —Long clothes—Short clothes—Walking clothes Pages 7—16 CHAPTER III. What shall I Feed Baby on ? Nature’s food — A mother’s duty and diet — Treatment of mother’s nipples—Regularity of meals—Composition of milk — Suckling—Cracked nipples—Excess of milk—Why does Baby cry ? — Cramp —Colic — Hunger — Bottles—Twins — When a mother should not nurse her Baby—Weaning—Diet tables— Beef tea—Variety in diet - - - Pages 17—30 CHAPTER IV. What shall I Feed Baby on Now? Wet nurses—-Composition of human milk—Composition of cow’s milk — Casein — Boiling the milk — Feeding bottles — Necessary apparatus for artificial feeding—Regularity of feeding —Times of feeding—Quantity of food required—Raw meat juice —Cream—Malted foods - - Pages 31—44 CHAPTER V. Why does not Baby get on ? Signs of Baby getting on—Want of cleanliness—Want of air— Want of proper food—Irregular feeding—Improper feeding— Starch foods—Malted foods—Condensed milk—Ass’s milk— Humanized milk—Peptonized milk—Bread jelly—Meat juice— Cream ------ Pages 45—53
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