Your Baby
This internal organ is about the size of a pea at birth
What is stomach
is a practice where the umbilical cord is not cut immediately after birth, but instead, a short amount of time is waited before doing so. This allows blood, iron, stem cells, and antibodies to flow back into the baby from the umbilical cord
what is delayed cord clamping
It is said to avoid these foods during this period (to assist mama in recovery and healing)
What is cold foods or beverages. what is crunchy foods (either answer is fine)
little stars in the sky twinkled like this precious gemstone
What is diamond
A babys first developed sense
What is touch
A baby has way more of these in their tongue than adults do
What is tastebuds
a newborn's first stool–which is a thick, sticky, dark green substance that is made up of cells, protein, fats, and intestinal secretions.
What is meconium
This is the first milk that comes in, mother's milk.
What is colostrum
The rain washed the itsy bitsy spider from this
What is waterspout
A new born goes through about how many diapers per DAY?
What is 7
This keeps the baby from breathing until it emerges from the water during birth (typically 10 seconds or less). It's important to keep the baby's face underwater for the entire birth.
What is Baby's diving reflex
A white, creamy substance that coats a fetus's skin during the last trimester of pregnancy, offers several benefits: it protects and moisturizes a newborn's skin, may prevent infections, helps regulate body temperature, reduces crying when the first bath is delayed, aids in the development of the skin's acid mantle, and contains antioxidants like vitamin E and melanin to slow down cell damage.
What is Vernix
It is the name for when a 40-day postpartum period is observed – focused on rest, recovery, and support. Observing this allows for bonding with the baby, it establishes the foundation for the baby’s development and health, and helps mama transition to heal and have a blissful entry into motherhood.
What is the first 40 days
She came tumbling right after Jack fell down.
What is Jill
This accounts for 25% of a newborns weight
What is the head
When a baby is born, they have this number of bones
What is 300
When a baby is born in the sac. This happens when a baby is born still inside the amniotic sac, which is a thin, fluid-filled membrane that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy
What is an en caul birth
It is said that some of the benefits of THIS style of sleeping include: Easier breastfeeding, reduced anxiety for infants, increased bonding, lower risk of SIDS, helping to regulate the infants nervous system.
What is co-sleeping
The little ___ went to the market?
What is Piggy
Heaviest baby ever recorded.
What is 22 pounds
Some newborn babies are born covered in these soft, fine hairs that help keep them warm in the womb.
What is Lanugo
The length of time a baby's head can be born before birthing the remainder of the body
What is a few hours
This is when a baby is held directly against a parent's bare skin after birth (and for months beyone), providing benefits such as bonding, temperature regulation, stabilized heart rate and breathing, increased milk supply, stimulated feeding instincts, enhanced comfort, calming effect, and the release of oxytocin, the "bonding hormone."
What is skin to skin contact. also known as "Kangaroo Care"
This person cut off the tails of the 3 blind mice
what is Farmers Wife
Babies recognize their moms voice at birth, but can take this long to recognize their dads voice.
What is 2 weeks