Fun Baby Facts

Newborns

• Babies are born with 300 bones, but by adult we have only 206 in our bodies. The reason? Some bones fuse together later.
• Children born in the month of May are on the average 200 grams heavier at birth than children born in any other month.
• A newborn baby's head accounts for about one-quarter of it's entire weight.
• According to researchers at the University of Texas, babies like pretty faces better than plain ones.
• A fetus in the womb can hear. Tests have shown that fetuses respond to various sounds just as vigorously as they respond to pressures and internal sensations.

First Year of your Baby

• The average child will eat 15 pounds of cereal in a year.
• Diaper rash occurs more often after 8 months of age.
• Baby oil and baby lotion lubricate the skin equally well.
• Aside from medical costs, it's been determined that new parents in the U.S. typically spend $7,000 in a baby's first year on everything from diapers to formula to day care.

Moms

• Some tribes of people, like the Assam in Africa, don't call themselves families. They call themselves "maharis", or "motherhoods."
• In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed the orders that made Mother's Day a national holiday.
• George Washington once said, "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."
• Native American Indian women have long been honored with the name, "Life of the Nation" for their gift of motherhood to the tribes.
• Chinese family names are often formed (begin) with a sign that means "mother". It's a nice way of honoring their moms long past.

Miscellaneous

• Did you know that every three seconds a baby is born?
• A Swiss study found that a majority of women unconsciously choose mates with a body odor that differs from their own natural scents, which, as a result, ensures better immune protection for their children. "Longevity" magazine reported that the genes that battle disease-provoking substances also influence body odor.
• The average stay in a hospital to give birth was 4.1 days in 1970. It was 2.6 days in 1993.
• The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69.
• From 1725-1765 a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets.
• According to a survey, women prefer blue bedrooms more than other colors; men are happier with white bedrooms.
• Sweden has the lowest birth rate in the world, 1 in 100. Malawi, in Africa, has the highest, 5.3 in 100.
• The first child ever born on the continent of Antarctica was born in 1978.