OUR BABIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1986, 17 February 1914, Page 4

OUR BABIES.

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Published undeir the außgiow of th« SotiMy (or th» Health of Women, and

It i» wiser to sn.t up ft fence it tht top Of a priiolSiofr than to usalntiil'ii on suabal.ejaoa at tha bottom." .

CRIES OF BABY.

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%e-pabs, iicada.che, cte. What *o Said last week with regard to earaphe applies also to "eye-pains " headache., cte. Don't delay. Get doctor at once, whether the trouble ho crying and Shrinking from the light, .persistent rubbiiig_of-the eyes, redness,■uisehargOj or swelling of tho eyelids {specially dangerous in first Week). ■ Mouth and Jaw Pains.—tJlceration of the mouth (duo to thrush, etc.) and "teething" aro common causes of pain in infancy. Dribbling., fingering tho mouth, erring on taking food, .etc., should attract attention.

Pain and Tenderness of Bones and is the iwtin ca.u.so of cryin.R in "scurvy-ficko'tß,*' Consult a doctor at once. v

Pain in. Privatos.-4'ain and crying .during or after passing water ma/ bo duo to stone or gravel, or tea roddishhrown, gritty material in tho urine, or to tightness of tho foreskin, , Gonstvit a doctor, >A f«d sediment from the urine, showing on. napkins, should always Iw noted and mentioned: baby may need moTo water,

Crying Because illness may lead to crying. Malte sure baby is not "ill" .before.deciding:that ho is merely "trying, it oft."

Crying Because Spoiled.~A normal baby svhogo habits have, been' properly regulated day. and night, given fos 12 primary siifiple rights,. Bliould he happy, goottempoted., and' 4; joy in the lioMo—not a source, of an* si.ety and worry. But iu'iy baby ! can easily be spoiled and mftdo prosß, fretful, and an exacting Jittje tj'rant. The following is full of ripe wisdom i— • "Baby very soon hnths out that ho likes attention. ' When, he is laid down. alone, or if tlio mother or nurse goes out of his sight,* ho sets up .a cry for renewed attention; bo wahte to bp cuddled or rocked. If ho does hot' feet just what he wants he Will or j l His Br? will immediately stop when, he is taken up; held, or rocked. When ho sees his mother coming to bin; his Cries cease"; in other words, lie is rapidly becoming a 'spoiled baby,' "One cannot begin 'too young' to train a baby. We often hear tlio remark made by some dear old grandmii or loving inotheir, 'Oh, ho will grOw out of it, 8 or, 'Wait until ho grows 'a little older and understands what you say to him..' If you do wait tyou aro lost I Begin when a bttby is bom to make him understand that yob mean what ypu. say j yoii are t.l.ie bile to be obeyed,; it is for yoiir cliild% good.

"W«. now- co.mo to treatment, aB it Were, for a baby who cries sirii.ply bocansfi he wants' stteiitioii,, ■whic.ri is.: 'Baby must cry it out.'" '!■'..

: "Cries of the Baby,;-'' by. Jheroii K:ilmer. Read "forming a Character/' .Mges, 149...-j "SE, a { ..'b;a'b,y..erieß., go over thete .of.'causosi ,ai)B. if ■'life is not crying from any' cause fcseo'pt. the 'waiyis ,Bt:knMo^ 3 c|i,^o )(^l^9 Jiji)j oi eFy, it oiji," P v --~. , v. "Don t. be fooled by the absurd old wife's notion that a malo : infant must not be allowed lusty crying:. Jpr fear, of causing rupture! (Sec 'Pripiilar Errors,' p, 1fi1)..: ' • ~""":■, WHAT SHOKLD BE DONE' IF A BABY .OMES AT/NIGHT,' . • "One, should get up and see. -tliat the cslvild •is clpthiiyg smooth under the body, the-hands and feet warm, and the napkin, not wet. or soiled or otherwise uncomfortable. A change" pf position may.bo : iipeded. If all 'these 'matters am properly adjusted, and the child is simply crying to bti iakeji :up,. it should not be further interfered with." ,(#'<*.). ■If the night cry js habitual) some, other cause should be sought. '"Night? feeding" is pne : of the main causes of "ttiUlrt-oryijiß.",, There miij be dis.comfort from too little or too much cloth* info or want of : a current <if fresh air in the sTcepvng-reom,. or' ho .may not have enough fresh; air. ..oute'ng, and exorcise in the di.v time, or the nurse .may bp in the; habit of escitiiip the baby, l,>y hteying with it about bedtime.. Chronic pains/ or frenuently-recurriiijr 'night'pains may give rise to. disordered s.lpep and cause. the,child to. wako up with a sudden sharp cry. In infaiiti ■ this is, most ofte.l'l duo. to' scurvy'. •' 'Jji older phiidrcii it may bp' the earliest S.Yilvpt.oni.s .pf_ disease of the, hip, spine, or hfsin, or it may result from wovms.' Consult a doctor, '

The society strongly disapproves of the use of ailifici.il footle as a substii" 1 ,? f , or mot »or's or humanised milk lull direction!./or tho prcinratinn of ti" httor is. cdnfimed in the sociefv's rmblisW pamphlet entitled "What Bnb\ Needs "

Gluxo Builds Bonny Babies —Advt.