Birth fun facts
Most babies are in “vertex” position with head down when labor begins, but 3-4% of babies are born in this position, with head pointing up
What is breech?
The baby-bringing bird that’s a total dweeb
What is a Stork Dork?
This first form of breastmilk produced immediately after birth is known as “liquid gold” for its golden color and invaluable nutritional and immunological benefits
What is Colostrum?
Justin Bieber: "And I was like 'baby, baby, baby, oh. Baby, baby, baby, oh'"
What is Baby?
A baby born after pregnancy loss is known by this colorful term
What is a rainbow baby?
Jordy and Edie's baby has this many co-parents
What is 4?
This physician is best known for identifying early contractions, also known as "false labor"
Who is John Braxton Hicks?
A small lie about the baby's bed
What is a Crib Fib?
”Infant cordials” in Victorian England contained this (clearly unsafe) narcotic to quiet babies’ coughs and cries
What is opium?
Britney Spears: "Show me how you want it to be. Tell me, baby, 'cause I need to know now"
What is …Baby One More Time?
Edie has been pregnant this many times (including right now)
This co-parent’s name came from a dream their mother had while pregnant
These “soft spots” on baby’s skull allow for the unfused skull bones to shift during birth to fit through the birth canal and pelvis
What are the Fontanels?
A Depends undergarment for a pied flute player from Hamlin
What is a Piper Diaper?
Breastmilk can contain alcohol for this many hours per alcoholic drink
What is 3?
Sir Mix-a-Lot: "My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hun"
What is Baby Got Back?
Baby was conceived using this type of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
What is IVF?
This co-parent is named after the president in the book and movie “Seven Days in May”
Who is Jordy?
It’s too late to get an epidural at this many centimeters dilation
What is never?
A small bag for Jordy to hold while Edie feeds the baby
What is a Nurse Purse?
Labor and birth cause a massive surge of this “love hormone” from the posterior pituitary gland
What is oxytocin?
Vanilla Ice: If there’s a problem – yo, I’ll solve it.
What is Ice Ice Baby?
There is video evidence of Jordy wanting to use this parental name since age 8
What is Daddy?
This co-parent’s parents couldn’t agree on a biblical character for their child’s name, so chose a different biblical reference instead
Who is Hope?
This is the only temporary human organ, which is grown by the fetus and stops working after birth
What is the placenta?
The arrival of a newborn in Australia, perhaps
What is a Perth Birth?
What is amniotic fluid?
Pinkfong: Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
What is Baby Shark?
The one-sided configuration of Edie’s uterus (which necessitated medical assistance with conception) is named for this mythological creature
What is unicorn?
This co-parent shares their first and middle names with a character in Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises
Who is Brette?