Baby Facts
Babies are born with this many bones
What are 300 bones?
This beloved book by Dr. Seuss features a baby animal who wonders if the sun will ever come out again, even on a rainy day.
What is The Cat in the Hat?
Alternative name for a pacifier
What is a binky?
Time when a baby typically starts teething
What is between 4 and 7 months?
This is the first thing a baby usually learns to say.
What is "mama"?
This classic children's book by Eric Carle tells the story of a little caterpillar that eats his way through various foods before transforming into something new.
What is The Very Hungry Catepillar?
This item is designed to catch a baby's spit-up or drool, often worn around the neck to keep clothing dry.
What is a bib?
Newborn babies are unable to do this, even though it seems like something they would do a lot.
What is cry tears? (They cannot produce tears until they are bigger)
Newborns have more of this than adults, which helps them move their heads from side to side and even roll over.
What are neck muscles?
This popular children’s book series by Margaret Wise Brown features a little bunny saying goodnight to everything around him before going to sleep.
What is Goodnight Moon?
Often the first item of clothing a baby wears
What is a onesie?
This is the first sense that a baby develops.
What is hearing?
What ability does a baby have that an adult does not?
What is the ability to breathe and swallow simultaneously?
In this classic Disney movie, a baby elephant with oversized ears discovers he can fly and goes on to become a circus star.
What is Dumbo?
Number of bottles newborn has in a day
What is 8-12 bottles a day?
Term to describe wrapping a baby after birth for comfort or sleep?
What is swaddling?
This is the term for the natural reflex that makes babies turn their heads and open their mouths when their cheek is stroked.
What is the rooting reflex?
In this heartwarming story, Little Nutbrown Hare asks Big Nutbrown Hare how much he is loved, with a simple answer that becomes more and more grand as the story unfolds.
What is Guess How Much I Love You?
This is the average number of diapers a baby can go through in a day during the first few months of life
What is 10-12 diapers?
This unusual reflex causes babies to automatically grab onto anything placed in their hands.
What is the palmar grasp reflex?