=The Daily Schedule.= The importance of regularity in the daily routine of the baby’s care cannot be stressed too often nor too insistently. No matter how well he is nursed in other respects, nor how skillfully the doctor directs his care, the baby cannot be expected to progress satisfactorily if his life is not absolutely regular. Begin by arranging a daily program for the feedings, fresh air, bath, sleep and exercise and then allow nothing to interfere with your carrying it out. The hours for the nursings, which vary with different doctors, will constitute the greater part of this daily schedule. For a baby on four hour feedings, for example, some such program as the following may be arranged, while for a baby on a three hour schedule a slightly different program may be arranged. 6 a.m. Feeding. 8 a.m. Orange juice (when ordered). 9 a.m. Bath. 10 a.m. Feeding. 10:30 to 2 p.m. Out of doors. 2 p.m. Feeding. 2:30 to 4 p.m. Out of doors. 4 p.m. Orange juice (when ordered). 4 to 5:30 p.m. Indoor airing and exercises (when ordered). 5:30 p.m. Preparation for the night. 6 p.m. Feeding. 10 p.m. Feeding. 2 a.m. Feeding (when ordered). YOUR BABY’S FOOD Proper feeding is probably the most decisive single factor in the routine care of the baby. In order that the food shall be satisfactory, it must be not only suitable in composition for the individual baby, but it must be clean, fresh and at the right temperature; given in suitable amounts and at suitable intervals; it must be given properly—not too fast nor too slowly and it must be given under favorable conditions. Moreover, as has been stated, the baby, himself, must be kept in a general condition which will promote the digestion and assimilation of the food that is given to him. Fresh air, suitable clothing, an even body temperature, gentle handling, proper bathing, regular sleep, freedom from excitement, fatigue, and irritation all promote the baby’s ability to use his food to advantage. Reverse conditions all work against it. Accordingly, the actual value of the baby’s food to him will be largely dependent upon the care that you give him. There are three methods of nourishing the baby: by breast feeding, by artificial feeding and by a combination of the two, termed mixed or supplementary feeding.