Test Your Infant Quotient: Preparing for a New Baby

5. Quality of sleep depends on how a baby is put to sleep.
a. True
b. False

6. When is the right time to start a baby on solids?
a. 2 months
b. 6 months
c. It’s not the same for all babies

7. The best way to bring down a fever is to...
a. Rub the skin with alcohol
b. Give paracetamol
c. Wrap baby in blankets so she will sweat the fever off

8. To help a baby walk sooner, use a walker.
a. True
b. False

9. A baby will automatically stop feeding when she’s full.
a. True
b. False

10. Until what age should a mother breastfeed her child?
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 2 years

11. If you give pacifiers to your baby, he or she will most likely...
a. Have deformed teeth
b. Get a gassy tummy
c. Be alright

12. Baby massages can be started when the baby is:
a. 4 weeks old
b. 3 months old
c. Just a few days old

13. Shaking, jerking, or jolting a baby could lead to death.
a. True
b. False

14. What causes colic?
a. Stomach pain
b. Heat
c. Unknown

15. What is the best way to play with a newborn?
a. Talking and cooing
b. Carrying her around with you
c. All of the above

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