Pregnancy and Birth
A pregnancy is considered full-term at approximately this many weeks.
What is 39-40 weeks?
This gross motor milestone typically occurs before sitting independently and develops around 4-6 months.
What is rolling over?
Babies are born with approximately this many bones, which is more than adults have.
What is 270?
This nursery rhyme character lost a sheep and didn't know where to find it.
Who is Little Bo Peep?
According to an old wives' tale, carrying the baby low is said to predict this gender.
What is a boy?
This trimester is generally considered weeks 13 through 27 of pregnancy.
What is the second trimester?
Many babies develop this fine motor skill around 9-12 months, using the thumb and index finger to pick up small objects such as cereal pieces.
What is a pincer grasp?
This is the name of the soft spot found on a baby's head.
What is fontanelle?
This nursery rhyme character was eating curds and whey when an unexpected visitor appeared.
Who is Little Miss Muffet?
This common pregnancy measurement is often claimed to predict a baby's gender
What is fetal heart rate?
This organ develops during pregnancy and provides oxygen and nutrients to the growing baby.
What is the placenta?
Before saying their first meaningful word, babies often produce these repetitive consonant-vowel sounds such as "bababa" or "dadada."
What is babbling?
By about age 3, most children have this many primary (baby) teeth.
What is 20?
This nursery rhyme character pulled a plum from a pie.
Who is Little Jack Horner?
According to folklore, severe heartburn during pregnancy means a baby will be born with a lot of this.
What is hair?
This hormone is commonly detected by home pregnancy tests.
What is hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)?
Many babies demonstrate this pre-walking skill by moving sideways while holding onto furniture.
What is cruising?
This is the average birth weight of a full-term baby.
What is 7-8 pounds?
This rabbit wore a blue jacket and got into trouble in Mr. McGregor's garden.
Who is Peter Rabbit?
This pregnancy symptom is said to mean a mother is "stealing the baby's beauty."
What is acne?
By the end of pregnancy, a woman's blood volume has increased by approximately this percentage.
What is 50%
This term refers to the ability to ideate, plan, and execute a purposeful motor action and is often assessed when children have difficulty learning new motor tasks.
What is praxis?
During the first year of life, a baby will typically use approximately this many diapers.
What is 2,500-3,000 diapers?
What instrument did the cow jump over?
What is the moon? (Trick question!)
This item is often used in old wives' tale gender tests by dangling it over the belly and observing its movement.
What is a wedding ring?