Getting ready to be a mother

This attitude seems to go back to a very old and deeply rooted conviction that, as women always have had babies and have had them through the working of one of Nature’s laws tha...

The woman who wants a baby and is in a position to have one is usually eager to know how she can tell when a baby is coming. She wants to know because the baby’s coming means so...

As you plan for the care of your baby during the nine months before he is born, you will want to know something of the place where his life begins; where one tiny cell is so mir...

Now that we know something of the place where the baby’s life begins and how the way is prepared for his growth, we are ready to follow the interesting course of events that occ...

We shall see that taking care of your baby before he is born means taking such care of yourself throughout pregnancy, that you not only keep your own body in its usual good runn...

In making ready for the actual arrival of the baby there are several factors to consider, chief among them being the doctor; the nurse; the place where the baby is to be born; t...

During the past nine months you have had the happiness of guarding the little life within you and of making soft, warm garments to have in readiness for the baby when he comes....

For the first week or two after the baby comes, you will be in bed, of course; your doctor will come in often and you will doubtless be cared for by a nurse devoted exclusively...

Now that you actually have your baby in your arms, soft and warm and lovely, you find yourself looking into those wide, wondering eyes of his and wanting nothing so much as to g...

Before undertaking the care of the new baby, suppose we stop for a moment, and consider just what he represents; what he has been through; what struggles and dangers are ahead o...

Perhaps you are wondering, just a little, why I devote even a short chapter to the subject of nutrition when I have already given you suggestions about dietaries for yourself an...