Baby Animal
The name for a baby kangaroo.
What is a joey?
Babies are born with about 270 of these, but many fuse together as they grow into adulthood.
What are bones?
A typical full-term pregnancy lasts about this many weeks.
What is 40 weeks?
All the king's horses and all the king's men could not help him.
Who is Humpty Dumpty?
This folding baby transport device usually has wheels, a handle, and a seat so caregivers can push babies around.
What is a stroller?
The name for a baby goat.
What is a kid?
This hormone released during skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding is often called the “love hormone.”
What is oxytocin?
This organ develops during pregnancy to provide oxygen and nutrients to the baby and remove waste.
What is the placenta?
The rain washed the itsy-bitsy spider from this vertical pipe that transports rainwater.
What is a waterspout?
Parents use this bedside device to listen to or watch their baby from another room.
What is a baby monitor?
The name for a baby whale.
What is a calf?
Newborns typically sleep about this many hours in a 24-hour period, though not all at once.
What is about 14–17 hours?
These painless “practice contractions” that can occur during pregnancy are named after the English doctor who first described them.
What are Braxton Hicks contractions?
Described as being "short and stout," this little device "shouts" when steamed up.
What is a teapot?
This item, often made of soft cotton or muslin, is used to wrap newborns snugly to help them sleep.
What is a swaddle blanket?
The name for a baby monkey.
What is an infant?
Newborns are born without these, which is why they cannot kneel, appearing only later in development.
What are kneecaps?
This vitamin—often recommended in prenatal vitamins—helps prevent certain neural tube defects early in pregnancy.
What is Folic Acid?
This little miss sat on a tuffet eating her curds and whey.
Who is Little Miss Muffet?
This specialized trash container is designed to trap odors using sealed bags or cartridges.
What is a diaper pail? (diaper genie)
The name for a baby fox.
What is a kit?
This soft spot on a baby’s head allows the skull to move during birth and gives the brain room to grow.
What is the fontanelle?
This hormone, produced during pregnancy, is the one most pregnancy tests detect.
What is Human Chorionic Gonadotropin?
This song shares the same melody as the "ABC" song and Baa Baa Black Sheep.
What is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?
This portable sleeping space with mesh sides is often used for travel and can double as a play area.
What is a pack-and-play (playard)?