24 Interesting facts about babies

Premature babies (a.k.a. preemies) don’t sweat first couple months. Tweet This

Famous preemies: Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, Mark Twain, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Pablo Picasso, Napoleon Bonaparte and Winston Churchill. Tweet This

Baby foot size at age of one year, roughly corresponds to half of their adult foot size. Tweet This

Baby head is a quarter of the body length. Tweet This

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The brain of a newborn is roughly 10% of body weight. In adults, that percentage is 2%. Tweet This

Babies laugh on average five times more often than adults. Tweet This

Average stay in a hospital to give birth has dropped by 55% for last 50 years. Today it’s just 2.3 days. Tweet This

Toddlers’ legs, weight for weight, are stronger than the legs of an ox. Tweet This

Children stop growing while they have a common cold. Tweet This

On average, babies born in May are 200 g (1/2 pound) heavier at birth. Tweet This

The largest number of children born to one woman is 69: 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets. Tweet This

In 1978, the first ever baby was born in Antarctica. Tweet This

Each baby shares birthday with more than 14 million other people worldwide. Tweet This

Reading to your kids at any age will raise their knowledge. Tweet This

Babies don’t have bad breath simply because they have no teeth (where bad-breath-causing bacteria live). Tweet This

Most babies recognise their mothers’ voices at birth but it takes two weeks to learn their father’s voice. Tweet This

Eating fish during pregnancy is proven to boost your baby’s brain development. Tweet This

Parts of babies’ skull overlap and leave the head temporarily cone-shaped after delivery. Tweet This

Unique fingerprints are developed three months after conception. Tweet This

One in four children sleepwalks at least once before turning 12. Tweet This

Children grow faster in spring but put on more weight in autumn. Tweet This

Babies learn sign language long before they start talking. Tweet This

An embryo’s heart begins to beat 20 days after conception. Tweet This

On average, a woman would need over 2 minutes to change a baby; a man does it 30 seconds faster. Tweet This