Baby Facts and Development Quiz

Baby Records

• The record for most surviving babies from a single pregnancy is 8.
• The heaviest baby ever recorded weighed 23 pounds, 12 ounces.
• The lightest baby ever recorded weighed 9.17 ounces.
• The most number of teeth a baby has ever been born with is 12.
• A newborn baby has 300 bones at birth.

Baby Development

• The average toddler takes 176 steps per minute.
• Most babies begin to crawl between 6 to 10 months.
• A newborn baby can see most clearly at a distance of 8 to 14 inches.
• A baby usually doubles its birth weight by 5 months.

Baby Facts

• A baby is born somewhere around the world every 20 seconds.
• A newborn baby goes through 8 to 12 diapers per day.
• In England, a pacifier is called a dummy.
• A baby can breathe and swallow at the same time which is something an adult cannot do.
• In Jewish Tradition, a baby name cannot be chosen before the baby is born.
• In Turkish Tradition, a pregnant woman is not allowed to look at a monkey, chew gum, look at beautiful people, or attend a funeral, with the exception of looking at beautiful people.