Parenting advice is wild because there is so much of it coming from so many different directions.

As a first-time mom myself, I can’t help but feel like I’m doing things wrong.

This is most objectionable; constant thumb sucking often causes deformity of mouth and jaw and crooked teeth."

A baby with a mohawk hairstyle, lying on their stomach, looks upwards while sucking their thumb

“The most satisfactory bed is of enameled iron or brass.

It is easily kept…The sides should be lined, especially for a new-born babe.”

Glycerine and soap enemas, when continued, are irritating to the bowel.

A vintage Welfare Foods Service poster featuring a baby sleeping with a toy and promoting cod liver oil and orange juice bottles in a crib

One should always wait two days before resorting to an enema.

The injection should be given with a bulb syringe, which holds about two ounces."

“Never let the youngster form the habit of going to sleep with the nipple in his mouth.”

A nurse in a uniform and cap checks on several women lying on mats on the floor in a seemingly medical or care facility setting

A woman holds a child while standing near a crib. A man in a suit stands in the doorway, looking towards them

A woman lies in a hospital bed, looking lovingly at a newborn baby wrapped in a blanket, resting beside her

A black and white photo of a baby lying in a bassinet, wearing a diaper and looking upwards while crying

A woman stands by a window with a baby in a wire cage attached outside the building

A woman in a vintage dress attends to a baby on a changing table, while another baby is balanced on a shelf. A framed picture of a cat is on the wall

A baby in a diaper is sitting on the floor, holding a phone receiver in one hand and looking to the side with a surprised expression

An illustration depicts a woman in a long dress sitting in a chair and listening to an early form of a telephone device connected to the wall

A mother lovingly breastfeeds her newborn baby while seated on a bed, wrapped in a blanket and wearing a shawl

A room filled with multiple bassinets, each containing a newborn baby

Muhammad Ali kisses a newborn baby while an unidentified woman smiles nearby in a hospital room. Both adults are wearing white hospital gowns

Julie Andrews smiles while cradling a newborn in her arms. She is wearing a light sweater. The background features a vase with flowers