If baby cries at night what shall I do?  See that he is comfortable, clothing all smooth under and about him, with warm feet and hands, and clean unsoiled napkin.  If he is all right, let him cry.  If it is habitual, find out the cause.

If baby cries from temper or habit what shall I do?  Let him cry it out, you must conquer him or he will make of your life a burden.  Be sure first it is habit or temper and then conquer him.  I have seen many babies who cried from cause and I have also seen those who needed conquering.

But will not crying cause rupture?  Not in young infants if the band is properly applied and not under any conditions after one year.

HOW TO LIFT A CHILD.

Grasp the clothing below the feet with the right hand and slip the left hand and, arm beneath the infant’s body to its head.  It is then raised upon the left arm and its head is upon your arm or chest.  This supports the entire spine and there is no undue pressure upon the chest or abdomen, as is often the case when baby is grasped around the body or under the arms.

How shall I lift a child who is old enough to run about?  Place your hands under the child’s arms, at the arm-pits and never by the wrists.

Can I injure the child lifting it by its hands or wrists?  Yes, it often injures the elbows or shoulder joints.

TEMPERATURE.

Normal temperature of an infant?  This varies more than it does in adults.  In the rectum it varies from 98 degrees F. to 99.5 degrees F., and a temperature in the rectum of 98 degrees F. or of 100 degrees F. is not of much importance unless it continues.

Where should I take the temperature of infants and young children?  First the rectum, next the groin, the first is from one-half a degree to a degree higher than that of the groin.

How long should the thermometer be left in place?  Two minutes in the rectum and five minutes in the groin.

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What meaning has the different temperature in a young child? 100 degrees
F. to 102 degrees F. means a mild illness.

One hundred four degrees F. or over means a serious illness.  The duration of the fever is more important.  Slight causes often produce a high temperature in all young children which lasts for a few hours.  There is then not much cause for alarm unless the temperature continues high or is accompanied by important symptoms of illness.

Is high temperature a more serious symptom in a young child than in an adult?  No, for young children are very sensitive to conditions which produce fever and the thermometer often gives an unduly high idea of the severity of the symptoms.  The same cause which would produce a temperature in an adult of 102 degrees F. or 103 degrees F. would likely produce a temperature of 104 degrees or 105 degrees F. in a child.