We came across some fun baby facts thanks to Perfect Patients so thought we’d share them over the next few days… Here’s the first 10 – enjoy!
- Every three seconds, somewhere in the world, a baby is born.
- A baby has 300 separate bones at birth but by adulthood we have only 206. Why?
Because some bones, like the skull, fuse together later. - A newborn baby’s head accounts for about one-quarter of its entire weight.
- Babies are born without kneecaps.
- Much like after they are born, babies eat first. Using the umbilical, they take the nutrients they need and leave mom the rest. This is why it’s so important for a woman to eat a healthy diet during pregnancy.
- In 1970, the average stay in a hospital to give birth was 4.1 days, by 1993 it was 2.6 days, now it is around 2 days.
- Babies and toddlers, weight for weight, are stronger than an ox particularly their legs.
- A child doesn’t grow while he has a common cold.
- By the time of birth, a baby’s brain is made up of more than 10 million nerve cells. It’s downhill from here!
- A newborn baby will double its weight by six months and triple it by the end of the first year. If it carried on at that rate, it would weigh more than a thousand pounds by the time it was five.
We hope you enjoyed these fun baby facts, pop back in a few days for another 10!