Slips 8 to 10 Skirts (flannel) 3 Shirts 3 Light-weight wool wrappers 2 Abdominal bands 3 to 5 Diapers (first size) 2 doz. Diapers (third size) 2 doz. Stockings, pairs 3 Booties, pairs 3 Nightgowns 7 Handling blankets 2 Silkaline puffs 2 Baby blankets, pair 1 Hair or cotton mattress 1 Basinet 1 BANDS AND SHIRTS The binder should be made of an unhemmed strip of flannel six inches wide and twenty inches long, so that it goes around the abdomen once with a small overlap. This binder should be sewed on instead of being pinned, and serves the purpose of holding the dressings of the cord in place. It is usually worn from four to six weeks, when it is replaced by a silk and wool barrel-shaped band with shoulder straps and tabs at the bottom, both front and back, to which may be pinned the diaper. This band is worn through the first three or four years to protect the abdomen from drafts and chilling, thus guarding against those intestinal disturbances which are caused by sudden weather changes. There is great danger of having the bellyband too tight, and, in the early weeks, it is often the cause of great discomfort--often interfering with the normal expansion of the stomach at meal time. No matter what the season, the new-born baby should be clothed in a light-weight silk and wool shirt, preferably the second size. After the first month, if the weather is exceedingly warm, this woolen shirt may be displaced by a thin silk or lisle shirt. In buying the second-size shirts always secure the stretchers at the same time, for in the laundering they soon shrink so that they are very uncomfortable for the young babe. DIAPERS There are a number of materials on the market from which comfortable diapers may be made for the baby. The cotton stockinet (ready-made shaped diaper) is excellent, fitting smoothly at the waist, while it is large and baggy at the seat, thus permitting not only a comfortable feeling but the free use of the hips, without the bulkiness of the ordinary diaper. The large square of cheesecloth is easily laundered, and if an inside pad is used makes a very acceptable diaper. The stork diapers are made of materials resembling turkish toweling and are used to some extent. This diaper should not be confused with the stork rubber diaper which will be spoken of later.