Baby Milestones
Most babies say their first word around this age.
12 months
Human pregnancy typically lasts this many weeks.
40 weeks
A baby kangaroo is called this.
joey
The percentage of babies born on their due date.
3-5%
The name of Beyoncé & Jay-Z's first child, dubbed the "world's most famous baby."
Blue Ivy Carter
This milestone usually happens between 4–6 months and requires good neck strength.
sitting up
After touch, this is the next sense a baby develops in the womb.
hearing
A baby goat is called this.
While adults have 206 bones, babies are born with around this number of bones.
~300 bones
This royal baby, born in 2013, is third in line to the British throne and the first child of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Prince George
Babies typically double their birth weight by this time.
5-6 months
This vitamin is crucial for early pregnancy and helps prevent neural tube defects.
folic acid
This is the name for a baby horse.
What is a foal?
The baby's head makes up this fraction of their total length.
1/4
This baby, born to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, was their fourth child.
Psalm
Babies usually begin recognizing their own name around this age.
6 months
This term describes the baby kicking and moving for the first time.
quickening
This is what you call a baby hedgehog.
hoglet
Babies are born without this bone which develops around month 6.
This actress and singer welcomed a daughter named Daisy Dove in 2020.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom
Babies' ability to see color is fully developed during this month range.
5-8 months
A baby’s heartbeat can often be detected by Doppler at this many weeks.
8–12 weeks
This is what you call a baby octopus.
larva
The name for the fine, soft hair covering newborns.
lanugo
This legendary actor welcomed his seventh child at age 79 in 2023.
Robert De Niro