Pregnancy
The average human pregnancy lasts about this many weeks.
40 weeks
This baby animal shares its name with humans call a young child.
A kid (goat)
In many cultures, this color is believed to bring babies good luck.
Red
This wearable blanket gained popularity in the early 2000s, and is still used today, once an infant outgrows their swaddle.
A sleep sack
Newborns are born with about this many bones.
300
This organ nourishes the baby during pregnancy.
The placenta.
A baby horse goes by this name before it's called a colt or a filly.
A foal
Babies in Nordic countries are often left bundled up in wintertime in their strollers in this place for their naps.
Outside
Newborns need this many hours of sleep per day.
14-17 hours
This common baby item is banned in Canada.
A walker
Babies begin hearing sounds around this trimester of pregnancy.
The second trimester
This baby animal stays in its mother's pouch after birth.
A joey (kangaroo)
In many Asian cultures, babies are traditionally celebrated after this milestone instead of at birth.
100 days old
Swaddling helps reduce this reflex in newborns.
Moro (startle) reflex
The U.S. has this many weeks of federally paid maternity leave.
0
This hormone is responsible for many pregnancy symptoms like nausea.
hCG
A baby seal is often called by this familiar name.
A pup
In some countries, babies are not taken outside or shown to many people until this many days have passed after birth.
40 days
This popular advice is often given to new moms as they navigate the lack of sleep motherhood brings. Unfortunately, this advice can only be applied to your first child.
"Sleep when the baby sleeps"
In 1962, an American pediatrician warned that hugging and cuddling a child could turn them into this.
A socialist
A baby's fingerprints are full formed by this week of pregnancy.
This baby animal is born weighing less than a pound and clings to its mother's fur for months.
A sloth
Babies in this northern culture, which reside in a very cold climate, often sleep in a hammock-like-sling made from skins or woven fibers.
Inuit
These sleep rhythms don't develop until about 6-8 weeks of life. These help babies distinguish day from night.
Circadian
This type of birth is when the umbilical cord is left uncut and attached to the placenta for about 3–10 days after birth.
A lotus birth