25 Adorable Facts about Babies
Infantile amnesia
Children don’t remember much before the age of 3, due to what psychologists call “infantile amnesia.” Neuroscientists believe that early experiences never make it into long-term memory banks because the brain’s recording machinery isn’t functional yet or because memory is tied to language acquisition.
Baby tears
Babies are not born with psychic tearing, or tears that indicate emotional distress, though they are born with basal tearing (enough tears to keep the eyes moist and healthy) and reflex tearing (tears that respond to an irritant). Between 2 and 4 months of age, a baby will start crying with tears when it gets upset.
Baby knows
A baby can recognize the smell and voice of its mother at birth. It takes a few weeks before a baby can see the difference between its mother and other adults.
Single moms
The number of babies born to single women is at record levels. In 2010, there were 9.8 million single moms living with children under 18 in the U.S., up from 3.4 million in 1970.
Famous babies
Famous premature babies include Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Mark Twain, Stevie Wonder, Johannes Kepler, and Sir Winston Churchill.
Prediction
Traditionally, the length of the cut umbilical cord was thought to predict the length of a male baby’s penis.
Supermom
The largest number of babies born to a woman is 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets.
Baby vision
A baby’s eyes are 75% of their adult size, but its vision is around 20/400. By six months, a baby’s vision should reach 20/20.
Baby season
In the United States, more babies are born in late summer and early fall than in other times of the year. February tends to be the month when the least babies are born.
The Boy-Girl Ratio
There were about 1,049 male babies born for every 1,000 female babies in 2006 in the United States. This ratio has been consistent for the past 60 years.
The inner ear
The inner ear is the only sense organ to develop fully before birth. It reaches its adult size by the middle of pregnancy.
Baby tastes…
A baby cannot taste salt until it is 4 months old. The delay may be related to the development of kidneys, which start to process sodium at about that age.
Pregnant right now
4% of women in the U.S. are pregnant right now.
Changing diapers
From birth to toilet training, a baby goes through an average of 8000 diaper changes.
Baby due date
A baby is born on its predicted due date just 4% of the time.
Baby and mirrors
Babies cannot recognise themselves in a mirror until they are at least 18 months old.
Tend to exaggerate
Studies show that parents tend to exaggerate how much joy they get from their children to justify the huge investment that kids require.
Diaper changes
From birth to toilet training, a baby goes through an average of 8000 diaper changes.
Self-awareness
Babies are born with self-awareness which allows them to differentiate their bodies from other people’s.
Popular babies names
Noah and Emma were the most popular names in the U.S. for boys and girls respectively in 2014.
Baby Photography
Between 1838 and 1960, more than half the photos taken were of babies.
A human baby
A human baby has over 60 more bones than an adult.
Doctor believes
As late as 1985, doctors believed babies didn’t feel pain and conducted surgeries with no anesthesia.
Parents of new babies
Parents of new babies miss out on 6 months worth of sleep in the first 2 years of their child’s life.
From birth to toilet training
From birth to toilet training, a baby goes through an average of 8000 diaper changes.