Crying is a physiological process in the life of a normal baby cry baby.All to communicate with others.Sine they can not express their feelings in words crying is the only means of communication. If an unpleasant sensation, they come simply cry.Normally babies cry in situations like hunger, Anchorage, too much heat or cold, tight cloaths, pain, and so on. Some children need the presence of someone else is going to cry simply.Crying without cause is usual in some babies. Although crying is considered normal, they may worry about the family members.Since the reasons for crying range from simple cause serious reason it should not be ignored, and therefore exact cause must be identified and managed accordingly.

Here are some points that should be considered while dealing with a baby crying.

1, it is dangerous to shake the baby.

2, Tight cloaths can cause irritation, so it should be deleted.

3, If the room is warm to the fan and open windows.

4, if the nappy is wet, remove it and after cleaning coins are dry with a soft towel.

5, Pat his back or blow his head slowly and let your sons here soothing.

6, Give milk and make her calm.

7, if the weather is cold in its coverage soft towel.

8, Rock him gently in your arms and walk slowly into the room.

9, Take a doll of music and let her listen.

10, Try a pacifier or thumb to help suck.

11, If no response to change its position.

12, Promenade outdors with it.

13, Place on its cradle and rock gently.

14, If no response ask someone to carry the baby.

Even after all these steps that the baby continues to cry for the following signs.
(Probable cause is given after each panel)

1 Gently press her abdomen, it can resist twisting or you — Colic

2 Gently pull his ear, it may worsen or push your hands away: — Earache.

3, Feel temperature with the back of your hand - fever due to infection.

4, Examine skin from head to toe - eruptive disease, nappy rash, measles, vesicles, and allergies.

5, see the nose of any discharge: - Coryza.

6, Move head gently to feel any neck stiffness: - meningitis, head trauma, and so on.

7, Gardez near your ear to hear his chest while rattling sound: - Increased mucus in the wind pipes.
                                        (Pneumonia, bronchiolitis, bronchitis asthamatic ect)
8, anal orifice Consider: - erosion anal, rectal polyp, exploration of worms.

9, examine the genitalia: - Any discharge or erosion.

10, see the baby males in the testicles that can be swollen or tender: - Orchitis, testicular torsion.

11, also notice the movements of the body and see for any convulsions, chills, vomiting, cough, laboured breathing ect.

If you see signs listed above or any other abnormal signs, see your doctor for treatment.

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What we should do?
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1, Always keep the baby clean.

2, Cut nails properly with the utmost care.

3, Wet nappy should be removed and parts should be cleaned with soap.

4, Take care of genital because the fungal infection is common in this area. Parts must be kept dry.

5, the care of the scalp is very important.Fungal infections, dermatitis etc. can be prevented by cleaning.

6, Tight dress can cause irritation, which dress should be loose and should allow the entry of air.

7, the Board should have sufficient light and ventilation.It should be free from dust and insects.

8, preferably water separate bed proof is needed for children. It should be organized around his mother reads.

9, Keep the music making toys near the baby.

10, While carrying the baby with the support of head hand.Since the neck muscles are weak sharp fall of the head can be dangerous.

11, the mothers milk is the best nutrition for the baby, it also gives emotional attachment.Breast milk should be regarded as a necessity for babies in preference to the mother sat position.Proper cleaning nipples is also expected to take necessary.Mother good food throughout lactation period.

12, If there is a contra-indication for breastfeeding to cow’s milk can be given.Feeding bottle should be cleaned with hot water and should be kept dry until the next use.

13, the milk of cows should be boiled and cooled.Some diseases such as bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis ect spread through raw milk.

14, Some children are allergic to certain substances such as food, milk, clothes, cosmetics, etc. .. Try to find equipment and avoid causing allergies such things.

15, Nets regularly.Diseases should be used as malaria, dengue, filariasis, yellow fever and ect spread through mosquito bites. Sting mosquito can also produce allergic skin rashes in some reactions.It also disturbes sound sleep.

16, A calm must be maintained for a good sleep.Compared adults, babies need more sleep.It is said that the secretion of growth hormone is activated during sleep.

17, growth developement, behavioral development, motor development, social developement staff, ect language development should be rated for their age. But parents do not need to be more concerned because of slight variations were from one individual to the.

18, Assessing the growth by measuring height and weight is required.

19, in the first months of life infants can defecate after each feed.Proper toilet training should be given when the baby grows.The infant can be placed on the toilet seat at the age of ten months.

20, the toilet seat (potty seat) should be cleaned with antiseptic fluid before and after use.It should not be shared by other children.

21, If the baby shows signs of distress such as excessive crying, seizures, fever with rigour, stiff neck, vomiting and diarrhoea frequently, a bluish discoloration of the body, difficulty breathing with grunting, ect pay attention and see a doctor.

22, a first aid box shall be kept in the room, which should contain cotton sterile dressing materials, and the lotion, ointment and antiseptic forceps.Seperate book should be maintained to record the telephone numbers of doctors, paramedics, police, and so on.

23, Child’s medicines should be kept in a box.Information as to the dose and mode of administration should be written in a paper and affixed to the box.

24, while driving to keep the baby in the seat belt distinct.

25, When are you going to keep the baby with an identity card with your phone number and address inside his pocket.

26, when the child begins to walk always accompany him to prevent a fall and injury as well.

27, In an emergency take action first aid and take the victim to a nearby hospital.

Choking: - The baby can swallow some solid and causing an obstruction. Immediately make the baby to lie on their stomachs in low head position and press on the abdomen and back toward the chest. Charting the upper back is also useful. If no results call a person trained to take the equipment with the help of forceps.

Accidental poisoning: - Try to win the poisonous subatance and vomiting (with the exception of acid and kerosene). Wash the body with water to reduce the absorption through skin.Identify the pioson and take the victim to hospital.

Burns: - first of all remove the heat source and cleanliness water.Burned cloaths cold should not be withdrawn immediately. Cover the wound with sterile cotton and taken to a nearby hospital.

Injuries: - Clean the wound with clean water and stop bleeding by compressing, raising the wound above the level of the heart or using a tourniquet to compress the blood vessels. Dress the wound with cotton and sterile dressing and seek medical attention.

Drowning in the bathtub: - Take the baby immediately, and keep their heads in the down position, press the abdomen or gentely give mouth-to-mouth sucking up to how the air is clear. Give mouth-to-mouth breathing and cardiac massage and take the victim to hospital.

Electrocution: - Stop the current source. Then observe the victim, if not to give mouth-to-mouth respiration breath with cardiac massage and taken to hospital.

28, And last but not least, give your child utmost care, love and support to provide health and happiness forever.

What we should not do?
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1, Never shake a baby, it can cause brain damage.

2, Do not keep any small items close to the baby.

3, Sharp made items like a pen, pencil, etc. should not be given to children.

4, to prevent the entry of water into the ear while giving a bath.

5, food should not be used to force when the baby cries or coughing continues.

6, should not overfeed the baby.

7, items such as mosquito repellents, moth balls, ink, gum, medicines, etc. should be kept away.

8, cloathings Avoid tight.

9, it should not be placed near the edge of the bed.

10, should not give the baby to strangers and avoid close contact with others.

11, All electric instruments should be kept away, and the bed should not be held near sockets and electrical wires.

12, the kitchen is a dangerous place for children.Don ‘t keep them alone in the kitchen.

13, the level of water in the bathtub must be minimal and will not work for any other (to attent phone call or by calling bell ect) when the baby is in the bath.

14, Avoid smoking in the house.

15, should not allow pets to be in very close contact with children. (Fight against rabies injections must be administered to the animal and cut their nails properly)

16, when the child begins to walk should not be held only on the top and must not allow them to climb the ladder.

17, a light should be avoided in the room.

18, when you are travelling are not articles of the food given by the co passengers.

19, Baby should not be allowed to crawl on the ground.

20, If you are sick or someone else is sick to be away from your children.

21, Do not take the baby to the hospital crowded market places and polluted areas dusty.

22, table lamp should not be kept close to the child, it will attract insects at night and cause problems.

23, Others medicine should not be given to children.

24, medicine, which crossed the expiery date should not be used.

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The exercise is essentially important to the health of infants. His first exercise, of course, will be in the arms of the nurse. After a month or two when he starts at least to sleep during the day, it will delight to drive and kick on the couch it will freely use its members, with the realization of outdoors , Exercise is all he needs during this period. By and by, however, the child will make his first attempts to walk. Now, it is important that none of the many projects that have been designed to teach a child to walk, should adopt the go-kart, leading-strings, etc.; their tendency is mischievous, and the flatness of the chest lungs confined Faussé the spine deformities and legs are all evils that often have their origins in such practices. This is because of the bone in early childhood is relatively soft and malleable, and if prematurely by these victims, to bear the weight of the body, they yield just like a stick elastic bending in the context of a weight, and as a natural consequence Courbées and become distorted.

It is highly necessary that the young mother and experience should remember that fact, the early efforts of a few are naturally seen walking by it so fun, it is likely to encourage and to prolong his tent, without any thought of wrongdoing which they may, therefore, many a parent has had to complain during deformation it has itself created.

It is perhaps to the point here, that if such a distortion is noticed in a timely manner, it will be able to correct, even after apparent curvature took place. We must address through these means to invigorate the framework, and promote the overall health of children (daily plunge into the cold bath, or sponged with cold salt water, is especially effective), and avoiding the initial cause of the distortion ever allow the child to receive on its feet. The only way to accomplish the latter intention is to put both legs in a high density, which will effectively respond to this end, while at the same time, it does not prevent the free and full exercise in his leg muscles. After a few months the pursuit of this plan, members will be found not distorted, the bones have acquired firmness and strength of muscles, and the child may be allowed to get back on its feet, without the risk of perpetuating or repeat the evil.

The best way of teaching a child to walk, to be taught himself, and what he will do fairly easily. It will first about exploration: it exercises all the muscles of the body, is not tired of the child, not throws weight on the bones, but gives the force and strength, and be very helpful. After some time, have the power, it wishes to do more: they will attempt to lift himself to his feet by using a chair, and if it fails again and again in its attempts, it will still persevere until they do it. For what he has learned, first, to raise himself to the floor and, secondly, to stand, but not without keeping hold of the object on which it is seized. It will then himself without holding steady, and laughs with pride and show that it can survive on its own. Fearing still moving its members, without support, it will take a chair or anything else about him when he will dare to advance as far as the limits of his support. This little adventure will be repeated, day after day, with exultation rose, and when, after numerous tests, he will have the confidence of its power to balance himself, and he will run alone. Now, it takes time for this self-learning progressive, in which muscles and bones become stronger, and when finally called upon to support the body weight, are perfectly capable of doing so.

Exercise during childhood.
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When the child has acquired sufficient strength to keep active, it may be too much trouble in the open air, the more he is accustomed to this, the more will he be able to withstand the vagaries of climate. Children, too, should always be able to have fun with pleasure, because they will generally take that the nature and degree of proof which is most likely to promote the growth and development of the organism. In the unbridled indulgence of their young sports, all the muscles of the body comes in for its share of active and free growth, the strength, and health are the result.

However, if a child is delicate and strumous, and too weak to take enough exercise on foot, and a kind of breath of clean air and exercise are essential to improving health, and without them, all the other efforts are doomed to failure, riding on a donkey or pony is the best substitute. Such exercises will always found infinite service to children delicate, it amuses the mind, and it exercises the muscles of the whole body, and yet, and softness to generate little fatigue.

The exercises riding, however, are particularly useful when there is a tendency to the formation pulmonary consumption, either accidental or hereditary causes. It is beneficial here, thanks to its effect on health in general, as more directly on the lungs themselves. There is no doubt that the lungs, as the muscles of the body to gain power and health through the exercise of the function. Now, during the race, this is not achieved, and without undue fatigue in the body. The free and equable expansion of lungs full of inspiration, necessarily takes place, which maintains good health of their structure, while retaining all the air passages open and permeable, it prevents congestion in the pulmonary circulation, and the same time provides more completely necessary for the chemical action of the blood, changing with each act of breathing, a sufficient proportion of the total content of the air in the lungs, all items of great importance, and all likely to be promoted more or less, by the means in Question.

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During early childhood.
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Babies are very sensitive to cold print, a good subject, therefore, to adequate clothing of the body, is a prerequisite for the enjoyment of health. Unfortunately, opinion is widespread in society, that the offer child naturally has a great ability to generate heat and cold resistant, and from this error has arisen the most popular fatal. This view was clearly strengthened by the insidious way the cold on the framework, the harmful effects are not always obvious during or immediately after its implementation, so that all too often, but the result is fatal attributed to the wrong source , or the infant Plonge under the action of an unknown cause.

The power to generate heat in warm-blooded animals is at its minimum at birth, and successive increases in adulthood, young animals, instead of being warmer than adults, are usually of a or two degrees to cold, and part of their heat more easily facts that can not be too well known. They show how absurd is the madness of this system of “hardening” of the Constitution (which it has been done before), which encourages parents to plunge the tender and delicate child in the cold bath in all seasons of the year , and freely expose cold, cutting wind currents from the east, with the lightest clothing.

The principles that should guide a parent to his child, the clothes are as follows:

The material and the quantity of clothing should be such as to maintain a sufficient proportion of heat for the body, thus governed by the season of the year, and the finesse or strength of the constitution of infants. In doing this, however, the parent has to guard against too common practice of Children in the enveloping folds of countless warm clothing, and keep constantly on the edge very close and warm rooms, which is in the extreme opposite of the one to which I just alluded: for nothing enfeeble so tends to the constitution, to induce disease, and make the skin very sensitive to the feeling of cold, and thus to produce the same conditions which he is the head of the intention to guard against.

In them they should be so arranged as to put any restrictions on the free movement of the whole body of the child, and so lose, and easily between transpiration insensitive to have a free exit, instead of be limited to, and absorbed by the clothing, and maintained contact with the skin, until it gives rise to irritation.

In their capacity, they should be such as not to irritate delicate skin of children. In early childhood, therefore, flannel is a little too harsh, but it is desirable that the child grows, because it gives impetus to the softness of the skin, and maintains health.

In her dress of the construction should be as simple as admitting being rapidly since dressing is annoying for the infant, causing cry, and exciting both mental irritation because it is capable of showing. Pins should be entirely eliminated, their use is dangerous due to the carelessness of nurses, and even through the regular movements of the child himself.

The clothes must be changed every day. It is eminently conducive to a healthy change in the dress code must be carried out every day. If this is not done, washing will, in large measure, to fail in its purpose, including ensuring freedom of skin diseases.

During childhood.
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The clothes of the child must have the same properties as that of early childhood. It should permit because of heat, or materials such as not to irritate the skin, so that every opportunity unnatural constriction.

With reference to the cause of heat, it may well be back to repeat that too little clothing is often most productive sudden attacks of active disease, and that children who are exposed to thin clothes in a climate also variable as ours are frequent topics of croup, and other dangerous diseases of the air passages and lungs. On the other hand, we should not forget that too many warm clothes is a source of the disease, sometimes even the same diseases which originate in exposure to cold, and often makes the picture more sensitive impressions cold, especially the taking of cold air into the lungs. Regulating clothing, and then, depending on the season robe resume early winter; throw its cancellation because it is in spring and autumn that the vicissitudes of our climate are greatest, and blockage in the most inflammatory complaints Frequently.

Regarding the material (as noted earlier), the skin at that age bear flannel next to her, and it is now not only good but necessary. It can be utilized at sea during the night, and cotton, to be replaced during the summer, flannel be resumed in early autumn. While great finesse constitution it is too irritating to the skin, fleecy hosiery fine will be generally easily endured, and will lead to the preservation of health.

It is very important that the clothes of the child must be so designed that restrictions should be placed on the movement of the body or limb or injurious pressure made on the size or the chest. All his muscles should have complete freedom to act as their free exercise promotes both their growth and activity, and thus ensures the validity and effectiveness of the various functions that these muscles are subservient.

The same considerations apply with equal force to the dress of the girl, and fortunately, during childhood, at least, no distinction is made in this regard between the sexes. This is not the case, however, when the girl is about to emerge from this period of life, a system of dress is then adopted, with the most damaging effects on their health, and development of body, employment remains tense, and this impedes the free and full of action of the respiratory organs, is only one of many restrictions and harmful practices from which the last few years, they are sentenced suffered so severely.

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Trouble in the stomach and intestines is one of the most fruitful sources of the disease in early childhood. Only prevent disruption, and, all other things being equal, the child will be healthy and grow, and does not need the help of physical or doctors.

There are many causes that can give rise to these diseases, many of them belongs to the mother’s system, some to the infant. All are capable, to a large extent, be prevented or corrected. It is therefore very important that the mother should not be ignorant or misinformed on the subject. It is the prevention of these diseases, however, that will mainly lived here, to leave the mother always bear in mind and act on the principle that prevention of the disease, which belongs to him alone, the cure the doctor. For clarity and reference, these disorders will be discussed as soon as they occur:

At the child within.
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The infant’s stomach and intestines may be disturbed by human milk is unhealthy. This may arise from the mother out of health, a circumstance that is so manifest itself, and those most directly concerned for the well-being, it is only necessary to refer to just here. Suffice it to say, that there are many causes of a general nature to which he might have its origin, but the most common is excessive lactation, and the effects of both the mother and child fully addressed on.

Anxiety of the spirit of the mother’s milk to cause unhealthy in his character, and a deficiency in quantity, resulting in flatulence, griping, and sometimes even seizures in newborns. A worthy of the passion and the nurse will often be followed by a complaint worthy of the intestine in children. These cases are, of course, tentative, and when removed from milk is a healthy and adequate for the child as before.

Soudaines and a great delusion, however, occasionally drive milk entirely, and in a few hours. A Mrs. S., aet. 29, a beautiful woman in good health, a blonde skins, was confined to a boy. She had a good time, and an abundance of milk to the child, she continued to nurse until the following January, three months when her milk suddenly disappeared. That fact puzzled the doctor because he could not find any physical affection, but milk never returned, and a wet-nurse became necessary. The following spring, the husband of this woman has failed, a adversity that had been imminent since the date the milk disappeared, on which day the state deranged husband’s business was brought to the attention of the wife , a fact which is due both to the mysterious disappearance of milk.

Malsaines food items will have an impact on breast milk, and derange the infant’s intestines. Once, I was asked to see a baby in their diarrhea. Corrective measures, but has little effect as the baby was authorized breast milk, but it would be stopped, and arrowroot made with water only allowed, the complaint was quickly put an end to. Believing that breast milk has been reduced by some accidental cause, which could now be passed, the infant was again allowed in the chest. In less than twenty-four hours, however, the diarrhea returned. The mother is a very healthy woman, it was suspected that some unhealthy products in his diet could be the cause. The protocol has been carefully investigated, when it became clear that the bearer of a neighbor publican had been substituted for some of their own for some time past. This proved to be wrong, throwing down, when left to rest a few hours, a considerable proportion of sediment, it was interrupted; good sound ale taken place, the newborn again in the chest, on milk which it flourished, and has never had another attack.

In the same way aperient medicine, taken by the mother, act on the intestines of the child, through the effect it produces on her milk. This is not the case of all types of medicine purgative, or even produce a laxative effect on all children. It is good, therefore, for a parent to see that the acts aperient therefore by its system on that of her child, and what does not, and when an aperient becomes necessary for itself, unless it wants that the infant’s intestines to be moved in order to avoid, which, if otherwise, it may take the old with good effects.

Again, the return of menstruation while the mother is a nurse always affects the properties of milk, more or less, deranging the stomach and intestines of infants. It happens frequently that a few days before that the mother is going to be sick, the child will become fretful and uncomfortable, his stomach will throw out the milk, and its motions will be frequent, watery and greenish. And then, when the period is completely finished, milk cease purge. It is mainly in the first few months, however, the child appears to be affected by this situation, because it will usually be found that even if the milk is certainly affected by it, being less plentiful and nutritious, and yet, after the third or fourth month, it ceases to affect the infant. Is then a mother, because her menses return after his birth, to give up breast-feeding? Certainly not, unless the child’s health is affected by it, it generally find that, as times have joined, keeping roughly the infant, chest, during his pursuit, and artificial feeding him food, it will prevent disorders child health, and be able in the meantime to breastfeed her infant with advantage. It should be added, however, that a wet-nurse has to be resorted to all rather than risk hurting the health of the child and that, in all cases, the partial supply will be necessary during a period much early as when the mother is therefore not affected.

Milk can also be made less nutritious, and the decline in the quantity, the mother becomes pregnant again. In this case, however, the mother’s health will suffer especially if it perseveres in nursing, which, however, will again act detrimental to the child. It will be wise, therefore, if a pregnancy should occur, and the disagreement with the infant milk, to resign functions of a nurse, and putting the child at an artificial diet.

A child who is constantly in the chest will always be suffering, more or less, flatulence, griping, the game, intestines, and vomiting. This is due to an interval enough to be allowed between meals for digestion. The milk, as a result, over the passes from the stomach into the bowels undigested, and the effects just alluded to follow. Time must not only be given to the proper digestion of milk, stomach, itself, but must be allowed a rest period. This evil, then we must avoid the utmost care by the mother strictly adhering to these rules for nursing care.

The intestines of the child within, as well as after weaning, are usually affected by the teeth. And it is fortunate that this is the case, because it prevents the most serious diseases. Indeed, diarrhoea, which occurs during the teeth, except that it is violent, should not be controlled, but if so, we must pay attention to it. It will generally be found to be accompanied by a swollen gum; free lancing that sometimes the only put an end to the game: further medical assistance may, however, be necessary.

   

During the weaning period.
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There is a great susceptibility to disorders of the stomach and intestines of the child at the time of weaning usually takes place so that the utmost care and judgement must be exercised in the implementation of this object. Usually, however, the intestines are disturbed during the process of one of these causes, from weaning too early to make too suddenly and abruptly, or over-supply and misuse and food unfit . There is another reason, which may lead to diarrhea, at this time, regardless of weaning, ie. Irritation of the dentition difficult.

The substitution of artificial feeding for milk of the mother, at a time when the digestive organs of the child are too delicate for this change, is a frequent source of the disease under study.

The attempt to wean a delicate child, for example, when only six months will inevitably be followed by disorders of the stomach and intestines. Unless, therefore, a mother is forced to resort to this measure, to become pregnant, or any other cause inevitable, whether it consults the well-being of her child, she will not abandon nursing at the beginning of this period.

Depriving a child of both the breast, and substituting artificial feeding, however, in accordance with the appropriate regulation of these foods may be, will not fail to provoke complaints colon. Certain rules and regulations should be adopted to the effect of weaning security, the details of which are given elsewhere.

If too much food is given to each meal, or meals are too often repeated, in both cases, the stomach will become oppressed, tired and upset; part of the food, perhaps caused by vomiting, while the remainder did not undergo the process of digestion, pass into the bowels, irritate the delicate lining of the membrane, and to produce flatulence, with griping, purge, and perhaps seizures.

Then again, poor food, inadequate and will be followed by exactly the same effect, and unless it is a judicious planning quick, remedies will not only have no influence on the disease, but the cause remains , the disease will become seriously aggravated.

It is therefore of prime importance for the well-make of the child, at that time, when the mother is about to substitute an artificial food for the sake of her bosom, it must first determine what kind of food tailored to the child better, and then the amount that the precise nature demands. Many cases can be cited where children have never had a prescription written for them, simply because these issues have been resolved, their plan has been carefully managed and trial, while the other, others might be involved, which lives were risked, and lost, but simply evil dietary management. Over-food and bad food items, are often more productive, as a result, anxious to distressing scenes am and the mother, and the danger and loss of life to the child, that almost all other causes.

Irritation from teething difficulties can result in diarrhea, in the period in which the child is weaned, regardless of weaning itself. These disorders of the intestine, whether it manifests itself in this case, is a favorable circumstance, and should not be hindered, unless the attack actually be severe and aggravated when medical assistance becomes necessary. Mild diarrhoea then, during weaning, when it is due to the cutting of the tooth (heated and ignited the state of the gum will be both at this point as the source of the disturbance), is of no consequence, but it should not be confused with problems arising from other causes. Lancing gum will be both, then remove the cause, and generally heal intestinal complaint.

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During early childhood.
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For three or four weeks after the birth, the newborn sleeps more or less, day and night, only to wake up to meet the demands of hunger, at the expiration of this time, however, each interval eve grows longer , so it sleeps less frequently, but for longer periods at a time.

This provision is based in the first few weeks of the infant’s life must not be hindered, but that deadline had expired, the utmost care is needed to encourage regularity in its hours of sleep, or too will be taken in the day time and Restless nights and troubled follow. The child must be in the habit of sleeping in the middle of the day, before his dinner, and for about two hours, more or less. If put to rest at a subsequent period of the day, it will inevitably provoke a bad night.

Initially, the child should stay with her parents. The low temperature of her body, and her little power to generate heat, make this necessary. Should this occur, however, that the child is disturbed and restless nights, it must be immediately removed from the bed and the care of another woman, who must be brought to his mother, one hour in the morning, treatment. This is necessary to preserve the health of the mother, through sleepless nights soon would obviously be disturbed, and the baby does also suffer the impact of these health would upset on milk.

Once a month or six weeks have elapsed, the child, if healthy, can only sleep in a crib or cot, making sure that he has a sufficient clothing, that the piece in which it is placed is sufficiently hot, viz. 60 degrees, and the position of the baby itself is not likely to be exposed to cold air currents. It is essentially required to attend these points, as the ability to produce heat and, therefore, the power to keep the temperature during sleep is less than at any other time, and therefore exposure to cold is particularly damaging. But it is too often the case that ignition of some internal organs occur in such circumstances, without the true source of the disease ever be suspected. Here, however, a mistake should be guarded against, as to conceal the baby in his crib with too many clothes lay on his face muslin handkerchief, and attracting the bed draperies closely. The goal is to keep the baby with hot enough clean air: it should have free access to its mouth, and the atmosphere of the whole room must be kept hot enough to allow the child to breathe freely in the winter, therefore, must always be a fire in the nursery.

A child until the age of two, at least, have to sleep on a bed of feathers, for the reasons mentioned above. The pillow, however, after the sixth month, must be made of horsehair, because at that time teething starts, and it is very important that the person responsible must be kept cool.

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Up until the third or fourth year of the child should be allowed to sleep for about an hour before his dinner. After this time, it could gradually be abandoned, but it should be recalled that during the whole period of childhood is holding more sleep than in adulthood. The child must be put to rest every night between seven and eight, and if it is healthy, he is going to sleep well until the following morning. No rule, however, can be defined by reference to the number of hours of sleep to be allowed; a desire for more or less another.Regularity about time to go to rest, it is the first point of ‘attend; Nothing allowed to interfere with it, and then only for the child to sleep undisturbed until he wakes up on its own in the morning, and he has had enough rest.

The amount of sleep necessary to preserve the health varies depending on the condition of the body, and habits of the individual. Babies spend most of their time sleeping. The children slept twelve or fourteen hours. The schoolboy usually ten. In youth, a third part of the twenty-four hours is spent in sleep. While in an advanced age, many do not spend more than four, five, or six hours of standby time.

It is a cruel thing for the sacrifice of a mother for her child’s health may spoil his own vanity, and yet how many times it is done with reference to sleep. An evening is to collect, and the child is maintained for hours beyond his time of retirement said at rest, it may be exposed, fondled and admired. His habit of sleep is shorter, and, from the previous excitation, it does get somewhat, and unrefreshing is broken, and climbed overnight tired and exhausted.

Once awakened, it should not be allowed to lie in bed more, but should be encouraged to land immediately. This is the way to achieve the habit at the start of the climb, which prevents many serious ailments which the parents are not sufficiently alive, supports both the physical and mental health, and all shall be deemed habits most conducive to longevity.

A child should never be suddenly awakened from the sleep, it excites the brain, accelerates the action of the heart, and so often repeated, serious consequences would result. The change in sleep to wakefulness should always be gradual.

The bed on which the child should be sleeping now a mattress: at this age a feather bed is always harmful to children, for the body, sinking deep into the bed, completely buried in feathers, and the degree of heat thus produced abnormal relaxes And weakens the system, especially the skin, and makes children particularly vulnerable to feel cold. Then, instead of the bed being made up in the morning, once released, and while remaining saturated with exhalations night of the body, the bedding must be thrown on the backs of chairs, mattresses shaken well, and the large window open for several hours, so that the apartment must be well ventilated. It is also unquestionably necessary not to allow the child to sleep with people in poor health or who are very advanced in life, if possible, should sleep alone.

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The province especial of the mother is the prevention of the disease, not its cure. When the disease attacks the child, the mother went to a party run, which is particularly important during times of childhood must be done well. I refer to these rights, which are a part of the kindergarten to the management of the disease.

Medical treatment for the success of his question, is heavily dependent upon attention, taking pains to oversee and wise mother. No medical treatment may benefit at any time, if the directions to be carried out only partially, or to be assisted by negligence, and will certainly fail altogether, if cleared by the ignorant misperceptions escorts. But for the affections of infancy and childhood, this applies with great force because, at that time, the disease is usually so sudden in its aggression, and speed its progress, unless the measures are strictly prescribed and administered quickly, their exposure is soon rendered completely sterile.

The amount of suffering, too, can be greatly mitigated by the serious and discerning attentions of the mother. The desires and needs of the young child must be provided; fretfulness produced by the disease, so lulled by persuasion and affectionate, and the possibility for the patient and sensitive child exposed to the harsh and ungentle conduct carefully planned against.

Again, it is not only a firm and strict compliance with the medical indications in the administration of medicine, the dosage, and general measures necessary, but without bias, faithful and complete report of symptoms the doctor, when he visited his little patient is of the greatest importance. An ignorant servant or nurse, unless the utmost caution to be exercised by the physician may, by an erroneous report but unintentional symptoms, produce a very bad impression on his mind as to the actual state of the disease. His trial may therefore be biased in the wrong direction, and the result proved seriously detrimental to the patient welldoing. The medical man can not sit for hours watching the symptoms, hence the great importance of their being faithfully reported. This can be done only by the mother, or someone as competent.

There are other considerations that could be invoked here, proving how much depends on the effective management kindergarten at the time of the disease, but they will be examined jointly, when the diseases to which they are especially connected are spoken.

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The breathing clean air is at all times and under all circumstances, essential to the health of infants. The nursery has to be large, well-ventilated area, at an elevation of the house, and arranged to admit once free supply of air and light. For the same reasons, the room where the baby sleeps must be great, and the air frequently repeated, for nothing is so detrimental to health as sleep in a heated atmosphere and impure. The practice, therefore, draw the curtains thick tower near the bed is very pernicious, and they only respond to a useful purpose when they defend infants from any draught of cold air.

The right time to take the child in the open air must, of course, be determined by the season of the year, and the state of the weather. “A delicate infant born in the late fall will generally not benefit from being washed away in the open air, in this climate, succeeding until spring, and if the rooms where it is kept are large, often changed, and well-ventilated, it will not suffer from confinement, while he will, most likely, the escape catarrhal diseases, which are often the result of the exposure of infants struggling to a humid atmosphere and cold. ” However, if the child is strong and healthy, no opportunity should be lost to take it outdoors in the periods stated, the daily experience shows it has the most dynamic and invigorating influence on the system. With respect, however, must still be appealed to the state of the weather and a humidity of the atmosphere, the infant should never be exposed, because it is one of the most powerful causes excitement ‘s disease consumption. The nurse-maid, too, should not be allowed to linger and linger on, unnecessarily exposing infants, and for an excessive length of time, which is usually the source of all the evils that flow from taking babe outdoors.

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It is very important that a mother must have information that will enable them to detect the disease at its first appearance, and thus to ensure his child timely medical assistance. This knowledge, it will not be difficult for her to obtain. It only has to bear in mind what are the indications that constitute health, and will have to see once every deviation from it must indicate the presence of disturbances, or even real diseases. With these changes, it needs to a certain extent, make themselves known.

The signs of health.
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The signs of health are, first, to the health and performance of various functions of the body; regular requests made to that effect, or the excess or deficiency, and the same regularity in its droppings, both in quantity and appearance.

If the figure of child health is observed, perhaps learned something from this. It will be perceived such a circularity universal in all parts of the body of the child, there is no such thing as an angle to be found across the figure, if members are folded or in a straight line, all online forms part of a circle. The members feel firm and solid, and unless they are distorted, the joints may not be discovered.

The language, even in health, it’s always white, but he will be free from injury, the cool skin, eyes bright, fair skinned, a cool head, and abdomen, not to project too far, Regular breath, and effortlessly.

When awakened, the child will be gay and sprightly, and loving to play with, often, to be released in its joyful, happy, laughing, while the other, while you sleep, it appears calm, composed each Characteristically, his face showing an expression of happiness, and often, perhaps, a smile lit up.

Just above the proportion that appearances are present and full of health, can be said to exist, and only in proportion to their total or partial failure disease has usurped its place.

We will, however, for clarity examine the signs of the disease as they are manifested separately by the faces, gestures in sleep, in the stool, and by breathing and coughing.

From face.
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In health the face of a thild is expressive of serenity in the body and mind, but if a child is sick, this expression will be changed, and in a manner that, to some extent, indicate what part the system is at fault.

The eyebrows are undertaken, if there is pain, and its headquarters are in the head. This is often the first outward signs of anything that is wrong and what will happen at the very beginning of the disease, if in fact observed at an early period, and adequate remedies used, which can prevent one of the most Infant fear of complaints “Water in the head.”

If this signal is transmitted by a dead letter, and above the illness will be threatened, the eyes soon become fixed and watching, hot head, and moved easily from side to side on the pillow, or lie heavily on the arm of the nurse, the child started in his sleep, his teeth grinding, and awakened and alarmed shouting, his face is flushed, especially on the cheeks (as if rouged), warm his hands, but the feet cold, his intestines stubbornly costive, or its motions lean, dark - Colorful, and misconduct.

If the lips are drawn apart, in order to show their teeth or gums, the seat of the pain in the belly. This sign, however, will not be present during the actual existence of suffering, and if, therefore, the question whether there is, press the stomach, and watch the eifect on facial expression .

If the pain arise simply the irritation of the intestine excited to indigestion, it will be temporary, and the sign and will come just as the spasm can occur, and corrective action will light relief.

However, if the disease is more serious, and inflammation result, the sign will be more consistently now, and soon his face becomes pale and sallow or poured, the child dread motion, and lying on his back with Until knees bent chest, the language will be responsible, and breathing, while chest will be given to heave with more effort than usual, the muscles of the stomach remain perfectly rest.

If the nostrils are drawn up and moving fast, there is pain in the chest. This sign, however, will generally be accompanying inflammation of the chest, in this case, will be discolored face, eyes and look more or less, and breathing is difficult and rushed, and if the child mode respiring to be watched, the chest will be observed to be insensitive, while the belly heaves quickly with each inspiration.

Seizures are generally preceded by some changes in the face. The upper lip will be established, and it is sometimes bluish or livid. Then, there may be slight squinting, or a simple rotation of the eye on its axis alternate red or pale face, and suddenly animation followed by languor.

These signs are manifested sometimes many hours or even days before the attack occurs, can be regarded as premonitory and if timely notice, and may resort to medical help, the occurrence of an adjustment may be eliminated .

The condition of the eye should always be attended to. In health, they are clear and bright, but in the disease, they become dull, and to give an appearance of the heavy face, after so long, they have continued to bear some irritation vitality that is very remarkable, and Pearl kind of radiance that is best known for the observation that one can from the description.

The direction of the eye, too, must be considered, from what we can learn something. When a minor is first brought to light, both eyes are almost never led to the same object: This occurs without any tendency to the disease, and no evidence that the practice of an object with both eyes′ is a habit acquired. But when the child has arrived at that age, when your eyes are directed by the habit to the same object, and then he loses this power, that fact alone can be seen as a prelude to frequent diseases affecting the head.

Gestures.
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Gestures of a healthy child are all easy and natural, but in the disease deviations occur, which alone will often reflect the nature of the disease.

Suppose an infant having acquired the power to sustain itself, to keep his head right, come let’s disease, his head will fall immediately, and that power will be lost, to be regained with the return of health, and during The entire interval posture and movement will be for languor.

The little one who has just taught himself to run from the only chair to chair, to have two or three teeth pressing irritate the gums and for a time completely withdrawn its feet, and perhaps lie languidly in her bed, or on his arm of the nurse.

The legs being developed stomach, and accompanied by tears, are evidence of affection and pain in the intestines. Press this party, and pressure will increase your pain. Look to the secretions of the intestine themselves, and by their unhealthy your suspicions, in reference to the seat of the disease, are both confirmed.

The hands of a child health are rarely carried over his mouth, but there is no bad thing on the head and the pain this, and how little of his hands will be constantly focused on the head and in the face.

Departure when suddenly awakened, and during sleep, but it occur causes insignificant, should never be neglected. It is frequently linked to the approach of brain disorders. It may forebode a convulsive fit, and those suspicions are confirmed, if you find the thumb of the child and draw strong support on the palm with the fingers are compressed to him, that the hand can not be forced open without difficulty . The same situation exists in the toes, but not to such a large degree, it may also be a condition of swelling back of the hands and feet, and both feet and wrist bent downward.

There are other more gentle and convulsions and signs associated with threatening gesture, which must be considered: the head being drawn stiff back, an arm rigidly attached to the side, or near it, as well as one of stifly legs pulled up. These signs, such as those listed above, are confirmed beyond any doubt, if this be some changes in the usual habits of the child: if sleep is disturbed, whether it be Frequent adjustments crying, much peevishness mood, his face flushed and pale Alternatively, animation sudden brutal followed that with the stroke of a languid, catchings of breathing, followed by a long and deep breath, all of premonitory symptoms of an approaching attack.

From sleep.
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The sleep of the child health is calm, composed, and refreshing. At a very young age, when they are not in the chest, it is for most slept in his cot, and although the months ahead, he sleeps less, but when the time comes to rest, ‘child penalty is at rest, she falls in a quiet, peaceful sleep.

This is not the case, if sick. Frequently, it will be unwilling to be put in her cot at all, and the nurse will be obliged to take the baby in her arms, it goes to sleep, but for a short time, and in an agitated and disturbed.

If she suffers pain, however slight, the faces tell it, and, as when awake, now, if there is a bad thing at the helm, the contraction of the eye-brow and grinding of teeth appear possible Poor thing on his stomach, lips will be drawn apart, show teeth or gums, and in both cases, there will be a lot of unrest and frequent startings.

Some stools.
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In the newborn movements are dark, very similar to high both in substance and appearance. The first milk, however, secreted into the womb, acts as an aperient on the baby’s intestines, and therefore in about twenty-four hours, it is cleaned up immediately.

At the same time, and throughout the early childhood, the stools shall be yellow lightish, the consistency of mustard fine, with little odor, smooth in appearance, and therefore free of lumps or white curded question, and passed without pain or a considerable amount of wind. And as long as the child is healthy, it will have a daily two or three or even four, of these evacuations. But as he gets older, they will not be quite so frequent, they become darker in color and stronger, but not so well in adults.

Any deviation, then, from these figures, of course, is a sign of something wrong, and as a disturbed state of the intestines is often the first sign that we have the disease to come, the nurse has to be done all day to watch the evacuations. Their appearance, color, and how discharged, are the points that are mainly oriented. If the stool is very curdy appearance, or are too liquid, or green, or dark color, smell or bad, they are against nature. And in reference to the way they are rejected, it should be borne in mind that in a healthy child, the motion is passed, but with little wind, and as if unsuccessful, but in the disease, it will be thrown with great force, which is a sign of great irritation. The number also stool went to the twenty-four hours, it is important to note that if the child does not have its usual relief, (and we must not forget that children, but in perfect health differ As for the exact number,)

From breathing and coughing
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The breathing of the child health is made up of equal inspirations and expirations, and it breathes slowly, steadily, inaudibly, and effortlessly. But let inflammation of the air tubes or lungs, and inspiration will become in a few hours on a fast track and fast, and perhaps audible, that the attention should only be directed to the circumstances be both perceived.

Now all changes in respiration his normal good health, even slight shades of difference can be, it is more important to be noticed at first. For many of the complaints in the chest, although very formidable in their nature, if only seen by the doctor sooner man can be arrested in their progress, but otherwise, perhaps beyond control Art. A parent, therefore, should not become familiar with the breath of his child health, and it will be easy mark any change that might occur.

Whenever a child has the symptoms of a common cold, attended by hoarseness and a rough cough, always take it with suspicion, and never neglect seeking medical advice. Raucité’s voice is not usually follow a cold in children, and these symptoms may be a premonition of attack “rump” a disease too fast in its progress, and that the importance of the parties concerned, on the execution, because they make a feature undoubtedly necessary to life, requires faster and decided to treatment.

The following comments by Dr Cheyne are so striking illustration, and therefore pertinent to present my goal, that I can not help but insert: “In the approach of an attack of croup, which almost always take place in the evening, probably a day during which the child was exposed to the weather, and often after catarrhal symptoms have existed for several days, it may be observed to be excited, in the variable spirits, more willing than usual to laugh as cry, a little redness, sometimes a cough, the sound of the cough be rough, as one who attends the catarrhal stage of measles. More generally, however, the patient has been for some time in bed and asleep, before the nature of the disease which is threatened resort Then, perhaps without awakening, it gives a very unusual cough, a well-known anyone who had witnessed an attack of croup, it sounds as if the child had coughed through a brazen trumpet: it is truly a tussis clangosa she Penetrates into the walls and floor of the ‘apartment, and the experienced startles mother, “Oh! I fear our child is taking the rump! She runs to the crib, found her child asleep gently, and she hoped perhaps incorrect. But remaining tend to him, long before the bell cough, cough, is repeated again and again, the patient is awake, and then a new Symptom is noticed, the sound of his voice is changed; puling, and as if his throat was swollen, it is the coughing, etc.

How important is that the mother should familiarize themselves with the above signs of one of the most fantastic complaints to children who are subject to, if she is only to send medical assistance during his first phase, the treatment is almost always successful, and that if this “golden opportunity” is lost, the disease is rarely succumb to the influence of the measures, however, chose wisely or work with perseverance.

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Lack of milk may exist even in a period very soon after delivery, and still be deleted. This, however, should not be accomplished through too often resorted to as it is usual with a lot, two or three weeks after their birth, if the supply of food for the baby is lean, to a large extent Malt liquor To increase it. Sooner or later it will be found harmful to the constitution of the mother: but what is that gap to be bridged? Let the nurse but stay healthy, and this point gained, milk, both in quantity and quality, will also be plentiful, nutritious and good, as can be produced by the individual.

I would recommend a plain, generous, and nutritious diet; not a description of the food exclusively, but, as it is natural, healthy, mixed animal, plant and food, with or without wine or malt liquor, according to ancient custom, and On occasion, where malt liquor has never been taken before, a good pint of beer sound can be taken daily, with profit, if it agrees with the stomach. Regularly of outdoor exercise is of the utmost importance, because it has extraordinary influence in the promotion of healthy milk secretion. Soon after leaving the lie-in the bedroom, transport exercise, which they may be obtained, is to be preferred, to be exchanged in a week or two for the year on horseback, or in the daily walk. The warm or cold, salt water for a shower, should be used every morning, but if it can not be supported, the body absorb water withsalt needs to be replaced.

By adopting, with perseverance plan of the above, a breast milk will be obtained as plentiful in quantity and in quality, as the constitution of the mother can produce, as evidenced by the following case:

I saw a lady twenty-four years old, a delicate, but a healthy woman, in her first childbirth. The workforce is good. Each thing has been the first week, except that, although the breasts become enlarged, and promised a good supply of food for the baby, his family, it was just a little oozing from the nipple. In the coming weeks a small but very gradual increase in the quantity has taken place, so that only one spoonful of dessert was obtained by mid this period, and perhaps double that amount when it expires. At the same time, the child was fed on an artificial feeding, and accordingly its entrails became mad, and severe diarrhoea followed.

For three or four days, it was just the question of whether one might live, if it had been reduced greatly by the play of viscera that it lacked the power to seize the nipple of his nurse, milk, therefore, was forced to be learned, and fed the child with him from a spoon. After few days, however, he could get the milk for himself and for the sake of brevity of the case, in the same month, the mother and child returned home, the first with a very much of the health Milk within it, and the child has fully recovered and obviously prosperous quickly on him.

However, when there was a beginning of the shortcomings in the supply of food, it happens more often than before the sixth or seventh month, the infant, the demands will be greater than the mother can meet. The deficit must be filled by artificial feeding, which should be of a type generally used before the sixth month, and seen through the bottle.

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