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7.30 A.M. Seat on chair or hold over chamber not more than ten minutes.
If the child has no movement of the bowels at this time, try later.
9.00 A.M. Give bath, and immediately after, feed, then put to bed in a
well ventilated room, darkened, or out of doors in carriage or crib. Be
sure no strong light is in the child's eyes. Child should sleep until
one o'clock.
1.00 P.M. Take up, make comfortable, and feed.
2.00 P.M. Take child out of doors again, but do not stay after 3 P.M. in
winter time. Later in summer. Stormy days keep in house in crib or
carriage, well wrapped up in room with window open.
3 to 5 P.M. Hold child, or let it stay in crib and play or kick.
6.00 P.M. Undress, rub with soft, dry towel, put on nightclothes, feed
and put to bed in well ventilated room.
10.00 P.M. A young baby should be fed at this time, dried, and not fed
again until 6. A.M.
A baby needs to be kept quiet. Do not make loud noises near it. Do not
play with infant too much. Leave it to itself to grow. Keep the baby
clean, everything about it tidy. Do not give a child pointed toys or
playthings small enough to go into the infant's mouth. Tie toys to the
crib or carriage so that they do not fall on the floor.
Things to Remember
Emphasize "tidy as you go," sleep, water, bowel movements, exercise for
older children, especially in cold weather, nothing in mouth, do not use
pacifiers, tying toys to crib or carriage, a baby over two years of age
should not be fed oftener than every four hours.
Bowel Movements
At least once a day.
Should be medium soft, not loose, smooth, and when on milk diet, light
in color.
If child is constipated, give one teaspoonful of milk of magnesia clear,
at night.
See doctor if child is not well.
Feedings
Children from birth to five months should be fed every three hours.
Children over one and a half years old need three meals a day, dinner in
the middle of the day.
Little children need to be kept very quiet. No confusion or loud noises
around them. They will then grow better and stronger.
Colds
Never neglect a cold. Do not "pass it on" to a child by coughing,
sneezing, talking or breathing into its face. Do not kiss anyone when
you have a cold. Never allow the handkerchief used by a person with a
cold to touch a child. If you must handle a child when you have a cold,
wear a piece of gauze over your mouth and nose, and be sure to keep your
hands clean. Be very careful with the handkerchiefs used; see that no
one touches or uses them. It is preferable to use gauze or soft paper
for handkerchiefs and burn them. When a child has a cold put it to bed.
Keep quiet as long as there is any fever. Give a cathartic, such as
castor oil, as soon as cold appears. Reduce the child's diet and give
plenty of drinking water. Consult a doctor. Do not let the child go out
until thoroughly well.
3. THE FIRST AIDE IN ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES
General Rules
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