Breastfeeding

Tweet ABC OF BREASTFEEDING.From the first moment the infant is applied to the breast, it must be nursed upon a certain plan. This is necessary to the well-doing of the child, and will contribute essentially to preserve the health of the parent, who will thus be rendered a good nurse, and her duty at the same time will become a pleasure.This implies, however, a careful attention on the part of the mother to her own health; for that...

Exposure Of Infants To Open Air

Tweet EXPOSURE OF INFANTS TO OPEN AIRThe respiration of a pure air is at all times, and under all circumstances, indispensable to the health of the infant. The nursery therefore should be large, well ventilated, in an elevated part of the house, and so situated as to admit a free supply both of air and light. For the same reasons, the room in which the infant sleeps should be large, and the air frequently renewed; for nothing is so prejudicial...