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b the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald \‘Iar-Qiiarric.
The Guardian. Charlottetown, Wed. May 1. 19634
Roseneath. Photo by Craswell Portrait Studio.
Baby Needs More Attention It Mother ’Working Wite’
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A baht ulnow mother has a months old. now. In point of dail) ioh usually nccds more physiml and social develop- affectlnn to m a k e up for the
lack of attention while she ls
away from home. Parents are given to inter- preting a child's behavior in
the way they would feel in like circumstances. but this may. not be an exact interpretation- of what the baby feels. Small babies tend to cry when their mothers lcarc a room 7 hu. they soon become r-hecrt'ul r
little to do with toward her mother.
But. children of this age do hungry for affection and notice. bite. kick and hit feel hostility toward anyone abundance the child would get1 and the child definitely feeisT along during the day as she al-: that emotion when the mother: ways has, making up in the ev—‘ : refuses to hold her and pay at-' ening hours for the lack of af- tention to her.
The mother should show her icnce. ‘
ment. This probably has very ‘ her emotions been with a competent but un-:
when they .
MOTHER’S lOAD
will never end, It does
TIPS TO EASE
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An expert in baby care sug— f gests 10 tips to ease the first two weeks home for mother and father. This is u trying time. a period of major ad- justment on the parent‘s part. ' although baby is concerned only with comfort and food produced immediately on de- mand.
’l‘he l0 pointers for new parents and their new heir, given by the American Visit- ‘ ing Nurse Service. 3 the hotlsehold
care for the baby yourself as much as you can.
2. Let the housework go as much as you can stand while you get adjusted.
3. Let your husband take a try at diapering, washing and bottle feeding.
4. Don‘t try to get every- thing working by the clock right away.
5. Don‘t have a lot of guests in right away. (‘onsiderate friends will wait until you want to see them.
. Don't try to make the house or baby warm enough to get his feet and hands warm. If you're worried about how warm he is feel his neck as.
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or ody. 7. Take a nap as often as you can, it. Don't forget your own
meals and don't forget your husband.
1). (‘all the doctor if you feel‘ all is not “cl.
to. Enjoy the baby and each other. rather than feeling this
increased kindness when she is, at home. taking into considera-l tion that the child may have;
loving caretaker and is now
YOUNG lSl.ANDER—-—Sus is the daughter of Dr. and Mix. David
Grthh Varies With Each Baby ,I
a short chuhhy one, even though both are healthy.
Each baby has his own rate: to! growing. A baby will not weigh so much in proportion to his length as
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long. slender
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born your baby will
ShoppingiorNewBaby Described ‘Always Fun’
Shopping for baby is always‘ him feel protected. Then you fun. There are all sorts of dain- can move it around easil to a ty little frillies designed for the specially quiet, or shady, or airy bassinet set these days and it spot, dependingmn where you is a temptation to spend more want him. There is no need to than you hudgetted for on invest in a fancy baSsinet. All dress - up Clothes. You may find baby wants at first is a soft. it a good idea to buy first the warm place. and many babies essentials, then see how muc money is left to splurge on the luxuries. ,
The first essential is a placel to sleep. A small, 24-inch crib has many advantages for the tiny infant. For one thing. you, can tuck him in cosily, making[
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have thrived happily in homo-lr made beds. such as padded clo-r thes - baskets. l
By the time baby is three or four months old, however. the first size crib will be getting a little too small. The bigger, 52- inch crib, with the sides that
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0 up and down, is the practi- cal bed to buy. as baby can sleep and play in it comfort- ably for three or four years.
Supplies for the bed include a firm mattress. three to six quilt- ed pads, two rubbber or plastic sheets. six crib sheets (you can use diapers at first), and three or four blankets of wool to double his birth weight. ‘ brushed flannclette. Baby is bet-r it will take him about four,‘ ter without a pillow. years to double in length. Dur-r ing his first year he will pro- bably gain about 10 inches. \
There is no certain number of‘ ounces that babies should gain‘. from mouth to month. F‘o r1 your baby to gain steadily is; clothes in the one - year size. far more important than how; as the first size gets to be too much he gains ' small in a matter of weeks. Baby lf your baby gains right along. dosen't need dresses or slips. and it. matters not at all whether he, he will be a month or two older is smaller or larger than and} before he will have an need for ther baby you know of the samel bonnet. bootccs and sweaters. age. To expect your baby to her so they should be made In the
weight, because he is not tak- ing much food. But after he lose es these few ounces, while he is, getting used to living outsidel his mother's body, he will begin! to gain. l
Babies grow much faster inI weight than in height. It takesi only
0 six shirts, four to 51x an- nelette nightgowns open down the back, a wool or flannel shawl. It's a good idea to buy all these
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For baby himself, you'll need; two dozen diapers at least. three}
toy or giving him a has an] or 1 WW plastic toy to chew on. Never scold a child foi
chin: his btmib. any man than you would scold him foo sucking at his bottle. No dam age will result during the first if the baby is health)
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Nearly every baby sucks his l thumb. . Thumb-sucking up to the ago i of a year—and even a w bile l longer — is normal and shouldn't
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, become the object of a struggle and happy. of wills. it is not a very pretty ,habtt. however. and if carried VISIT ISRAEL
ion too long can become very lfirmly fixed, so you might try diverting his attention with a
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A Message to all
MOTHERS
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APR. 27- MAY 4
like someone else's baby is asi six-month to one-year size. absurd as it would be to expectl Additional supplies for baby the parents of both babies to he, include. mineral oil, mild soap. exactly the same size. reight bottles (for water. juice,
of Baby needs
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If the mother supplied this ini
fection in her daytime expera
again ThPll‘ memory of her go—‘ in: If: too fleeting ‘
s F. D. writes "MY grand-i daughter in IR months old Since; she was ,==\'=n months old she; he; rglcd when hcr mnthFr left, he! The mnthnr “a: working: since the child was three‘ months of age.
“For a while she h ad her sister as a sitter. but lately it has been one person after an« . thn her mother comes home she is so happy. She wants her to hold her and talk to her and if she doesn't she hits and bites her mother. Then she. will fall on the floor and pull her own hair.
This baby was two months premature. Would this he the cause for her behavior? I think her mother should stay home; and take care of her; I had se- ven children and i never left any of them in order to work."
This last is a situation the mother and father must decide‘ for themselves. You cannot and should not do it for them. But I. feel If the mother’s relationship to her child were perfectly sat-r isiactnry when she is at home,i that the child, after all th esei months, would he accustomedl to her absence and take it as a" matter of course.
The fact seems to he that when she does come home she.‘ doesn't show the child the lov-v in): attention that has been dc» nied her all day. and this makes the child angry and hostile to- wards her and sends her into a temper tantrum.
If she were two months pre- mature thcn she would be 16
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