CHAPTER XVIII.

CARE OF THE BABY.

The more thoughtful treatment of babies than formerly.—The first attention that baby needs.—Its oil bath.—The care of the eyes.—The care of the placentic cord.—Baby’s first bath.—Its covering after the bath.—The basket.—Regularity in nursing.—Waking at night.—Rocking to sleep.—Quantity of food.—The appointments of the nursery.—The mother and the care of her own children.—To her children the mother should be the dearest creature in the world.—The babies born of love.—The babies born in bitterness.—The responsibilities and joys of motherhood, 201-212