BABY FACTS
At birth, a baby’s skeleton contains roughly 300 of these, about 94 more than an adult has
What are bones?
In Jamaican Patois, this 7-letter word—derived from a Spanish or Portuguese term for "little one"—is the most common way to refer to a child or baby.
What is pickney?
What does Elijah Mean?
What is the Lord is God
This common early-pregnancy wave of nausea and vomiting can actually strike at any hour of the day or night
What is morning sickness?
What is the part of the leg that babies are born without?
What are knee caps?
Almost every Jamaican child is given one of these affectionate titles—such as "Chubby," "Junior," or "Peanut"—which usually sticks with them for life
What are pet names?
What does the name Jesus mean?
What is God is saviour
Before pregnancy, this female organ is normally about the size and shape of a small pear; by full term, it expands to the size of a large watermelon.
What is uterus?
Newborns don't actually shed these when they cry during their first few weeks because their glands are still developing
What are tears?
After a baby is born on the island, parents must apply for the child's official birth certificate through the national government agency known by this three-letter acronym.
What is RGD?
What does Samantha mean?
What is God Hears?
What is used for baby to scoot around the house in?
What is a walker?
Named after an 1800s English doctor, these sporadic, painless "practice" contractions can begin in the second trimester as the uterus prepares for labor.
What is Braxton Hicks?
This dark, greenish-black sticky substance makes up a newborn’s very first bowel movement.
What is meconium?
A classic Jamaican folk tune often sung as a nursery rhyme is "Chi Chi Bud Oh," which serves as a playful way to teach babies and toddlers about various species of these.
What is a bird?
What does Laronne mean?
Who is cunning thief?
Pregnant mothers experience a dramatic increase in this specific sense to help them instinctively avoid eating spoiled foods or toxins.
What is sense of smell?
Opened in 1891, this historic Kingston institution is the largest maternity hospital in the English-speaking Caribbean and the birthplace of a massive percentage of Jamaican babies
What is Victoria Jubilee Hospital?
What does Abigail mean?
What is my fathers joy?
What is used to carry all of baby's necessities?
What is a diaper bag?
This medical term describes the compulsive craving to eat non-nutritive substances during pregnancy, such as ice, dirt, cornstarch, or chalk
What is pica?