Daddy Knows Best
This hospital bag item is often forgotten by dads but becomes essential when labor lasts longer than expected.
What are snacks?
This organ develops and begins functioning very early in pregnancy.
What is the heart?
The average newborn weighs about this many pounds.
What is 7-8 lbs?
Complete the saying: “It takes a _____ to raise a child.”
What is a village?
According to this old wives' tale, carrying low means the baby is this gender.
What is a boy?
This sympathetic condition can cause fathers-to-be to experience nausea, cravings, or weight gain during pregnancy.
What is Couvade Syndrome?
This is the approximate number of bones a newborn has at birth.
What is about 270 bones?
This procedure is commonly used for pain relief during labor.
What is an epidural?
This question is often one of the first things relatives ask after hearing about a pregnancy.
What is “when is the baby due?”
Craving sweets is traditionally said to mean the baby is this gender.
What is a girl?
This is the approximate number of diapers a newborn goes through each day during the first few weeks.
What is 8-12 diapers?
This sense is generally considered the first to develop in the womb.
What is touch?
This is usually the longest stage of labor.
What is the first stage (dilation)?
This family member swears they won't spoil the baby.
Who is the grandfather?
This pregnancy symptom is often said to mean the baby will have lots of hair.
What is heartburn?
This parent's age has been linked to an increased risk of some genetic mutations in offspring.
Who is the father?
This is around the week when a baby's heartbeat can often first be detected.
What is around 6 weeks?
During labor, this person is stereotypically more likely to panic first.
Who is the father?
This event turns ordinary relatives into self-appointed parenting experts overnight.
What is the birth of a baby?
This household item is commonly used in an old wives' tale to predict a baby's gender before an ultrasound.
This is the best thing a dad can usually do during labor besides following the birthing parent's lead.
What is provide support, encouragement, and advocacy?
Compared with adults, babies have more of these sensory receptors on their tongues.
What are taste buds?
A newborn's first cry helps with this important transition.
What is clearing the lungs and starting to breathe?
One reason grandparents are often heavily involved in childcare is this type of family support system.
What is multigenerational or community-based support systems.
This tropical fruit is often jokingly blamed for late-night pregnancy cravings.
What is mango?