Feeding and care of baby / by F. Truby King, issued by the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women & Children (Incorporated).
- Truby King
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Feeding and care of baby / by F. Truby King, issued by the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women & Children (Incorporated). Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Milestones on the Baby’s Road. r. j I Begins to like soft diffused light. Before this Imd Or first week, baby bears light badly, and opens eyes only in darkness or shadow. Squinting is common in the first month, because the mechanism for moving the two eyes together is not yet in working order. Marked squint later on is suggestive of indigestion, morbid irritation, and a tendency to convulsions. Consult doctor. End of first month ^ay begin to notice differences in foods by j 1 • j combined smell and taste; and on this account, and early in second. if offered a lui]k slightly different from what ho has been accustomed to, may refuse to take it. Dawnings of attention begin to be “expressed” by pursing up mouth, wrinkling forehead, elevating eyebrows, fixation of gaze, etc. From this time forth the baby looks out on his little world with wide-open, wondering eyes, vaguely drinking in impressions more and more day by day. Presently he manifests distinct interest and more or less pleasure, not only in food, but also in various sensory impressions coming to him :— (n) Through Touch, Warmth, etc.—Likes to be stroked, handled, patted or caressed. (b) Through Sight.—Enjoys sunlight, fires, lamps, shifting lights and shadows, bright moving objects, people, animals, etc. (c) Through Hearing.—Shows interest in various sounds, e.g. ticking of watch, barking of dog, musical notes, singing, etc. Fig. 42. Smiles of happy breast-fed baby, three months old. C* .i . ,i i Birth of dis- oixth to seventh week. tinct «ex pression ” of feelings. First true, bright respon¬ sive smile, and cooing, chuckling or babbling with pleasure. Eighth week. Begins to show distinct concentrated attention ; to follow slowly-moving objects with his eyes, to notice faces, etc.—“knows his mother.”](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2993123x_0099.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
