Baby Basics
This is the average length of a full-term pregnancy (in weeks).
40 weeks
Humpty Dumpty sat on this.
A wall
This item catches surprise messes and needs to be changed often.
Diaper
According to this old wives' tale, carrying low means you're carrying one of these.
A boy
Bones
This is the safest sleep position for most newborn babies.
On their back
Jack and Jill went up this to fetch a pail of water.
A hill
This item is used to soothe sucking instincts.
A pacifier
This craving is supposedly linked to having a girl.
Sweet treats
Babies' heads make up about this percentage of their total body length.
25%
Newborn babies mainly communicate by doing this.
Crying
This little piggy went to this place.
Market
This wheeled item helps to transport baby's on walks.
A stroller
Severe morning sickness is said to predict one of these.
A girl
This sense is the most developed at birth.
Hearing
This milestone often happens before baby's first birthday and involves moving on hands and knees.
Crawling
The dish ran away with this.
The spoon
This sensor-based device tracks a baby’s movement and alerts parents if something seems off during sleep.
Baby monitor
The wedding-ring-on-a-string test supposedly predicts this.
The baby's gender
Babies can recognize this even before they understand words, helping them bond with caregivers.
Voice/Tone of voice
Babies often say this word before understanding its meaning.
"Mama" or "Dada"
The "star" in Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star is compared to this.
A diamond in the sky
This machine produces steady background noise to help babies sleep and block out sudden sounds.
White noise machine
According to folklore, babies "steal" this from Mom if she's having a girl.
Her beauty
Babies often double their birth weight by this age.
4-6 months