Baby Facts
This soft spot on the top of a newborn's skull allows the brain to grow rapidly and the head to pass through the birth canal.
What is the fontanelle?
Sam is not too fond of this breakfast spread.
What is green eggs and ham?
The typical length of a full-term human pregnancy in weeks.
What is 40 weeks.
_________ sat on a wall,
_________ had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put ______ together again.
Who is Humpty Dumpty?
A baby cat.
What is a kitten?
At birth, a human baby is born with approximately this many bones, which fuse together over time to reach an adult count of 206.
What is 300?
This book shows the bond between a pig and a spider.
What is Charlotte's Web?
This organ connects the fetus to the uterine wall to supply oxygen and nourishment.
What is the placenta?
After the cow jumped over the moon, who ran away with the spoon?
What is the dish?
A baby kangaroo.
What is a joey?
To significantly reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends placing babies to sleep in this specific position.
What is on their back?
What is a cookie?
For people with regular cycles, this is usually the very first sign of pregnancy.
What is a missed period?
Name of the dog that belonged to the farmer?
Who was Bingo?
A baby cow.
What is a calf?
These small plastic safety devices are pushed into electrical wall outlets to prevent curious toddlers from poking items inside.
What are outlet covers?
This beloved 1963 children's picture book uses a young boy's imaginary journey to an island of monsters to show that no matter how angry children get, they still need the comfort, safety, and unconditional love of home.
What is Where the Wild Things Are?
In 1945, Beulah Hunter set the record for the longest human pregnancy, which lasted this many days—nearly 100 days longer than average.
What is 375 days?
This jive about ashes where we all fall down has a much more sinister backstory.
What is Ring Around the Rosie?
A baby deer.
What is a fawn?
This federal agency in the United States sets safety standards for cribs, toys, and other consumer products geared toward infants.
What is the CSPS?
This collection of poems contains famous works including Ickle Me Pickle Me Tickle Me Too, Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out, and Boa Constrictor.
What is Where the Sidewalk Ends?
To handle the demands of a growing fetus, a pregnant person's total volume of this substance increases by up to 50%.
What is blood?
What did the mouse run up just before striking two?
A baby echidna or platypus.
What is a puggle?