The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-29

permitted to sleep and trained TO Sleep
The family and household routine is not
disturbed. ....
The healthy baby starts lie py
eleaning three hours, and then waking
to he fed. If the quality of the breast
milk or bottle milk fed him is sustain
ing. the three hour interval is correct
If the milk is not quite heavy enough
he may wake at intervals OF two hourS
and a half, but no baby should be teu
orteper than once in two hours. II ne
doas not sleep in stretches OF two
hours there is something wrong Win
ris General health or the quality of the
milk he takes.
For two or three months the papy
..,.;o, +bie monotcny of eating and
sIeep:ng only by an enforced oa''y
hath and an occasional crying spell
Some babies drop right off to sleep
after being fed; other cry a little MOD
crate CRYING does not hurt baby nor
indicate a serious condition. 1t Is
about the only form of exercise ne mas
opd in moderation, is good for MS
lungs. But if his sleep is badly oroA
en- and his crying is shriil and pro
longed, his digestion is probably a
fault.
70 1f tho haby wakes up inside OF tw'
hours. and there is no evidence OF IL
health or discomfort the mothe
2 should let him wait, even if he erie
! until the two-hour limit is up. I'M
neriod she can gradually increase
two hours and half, and then thre
l. hours. The healthy baby Is easi
trained.
or course. dimpled, rosy baby
oreat temptation to the mother,
=, necially while she is lying restiul
in he'd. with nurse in attendant
- is 50 delightful to snuggle the ba
,,r against her. to cuddle his tiny hsts'
smooth his soft cheek, his silky ha
- But lust the same, every time hap
~ sleep is interrupted by these mater
-, MEETINGS. Mother is laying foundati'
for futYro trouble. When she is
and about. with no nurse to reli
80 hor. and household duties to perfo
~ she will wish that she had trai
,a,,, 60 ,1oon to the limit of his
,,- sire and inclinations.
At the third month, the baby bet
e.~. 20 take notice of what goes on arc
- him and will lie awake a little lol
ona between maps. If undisturbed' |
ever, he will soon drop off asleel
-, his own sweet will.
At six months he sleeps from
o'clock to six, straight through
.. night. with Just one feeding at
..oa m. This 8 p. M feeding shoul'
!, Gov given quietly and the baby immec
ly returned to his bed or crib.
ao,a should also be having two maps
from 9 to II in the morning, fr'
to in the afternoon. If he sleep
late in the afternoon, he will be
''p' full at 6, the hour set for goir
sleep for the night.
After his first birthday, BABY
AoS only one daily nap, in early aftei
but the twelve hour sleep at Mi
essential. to his health until h
passed his sixth birthday 1t IL
sense to say that a young chic
MT not want to sleep. Nature cri
0S for sleep. Parents interfere wi
ture by starting the baby Off
and teaching it not to want slee
-, best argument is that the baby
. kept up to romp with Papa
evening. at the age of two. tn
four years, is late sleeper
morning, irritable and heavy.
II 80 - The baby should not be roc
" sleep nor should he be tucked
anu carriage and then trundled tC
IS filled oai ,''eo -. N ~ WOW ho c,
ND in his carriage and set out
III W. in a corner screened from dra
,-.s direct rays of the sun for D
- morning and afternoon maps
W o'clock, he should be undresse
perfectly comfortable, fed al
Z laid down On a firm hair
i0 without a pillow, to go to sic
YOU out further attention Do Il
u the habit of singing baby to
'u holding his tiny hand till
he' off. There will come eyenin
ave "0 YOU are too tired to sing or
p"N' be other work for your bus
'u' to do-and baby, not under
ple'poN will raise his voice in protes
ore'"i' ~ From birth, the baby sho
neys will dar,, room weI v
s"i'' Baby knows no fear and
apes "' light. Neither does he
ithia, and ST. 80 .. adult bodv