- A baby will have 7,300 diaper changes by age 2.
- Preschooler requires mom's attention once every 4 minutes or 210 times / day.
- Women average 2.2 hrs / day on chores vs. 1.3 hrs / day for men.
- 88% of laundry is done by moms, totaling 330 loads of laundry & 5,300 articles of clothing each year.
- Moms least favorite chore is vacuuming the stairs.
- Bathroom Multi-Tasking for Moms: Reading is the most common activity, followed by talking on the phone, meditating, watching TV, drinking coffee, eating and balancing the checkbook.
- Record for the most kids: Mrs. Vassilyev of Russia gave birth to 69 children between 1725 and 1765.
- Record for the oldest Mom: Rosanna Dalla Corte gave birth to a baby boy when she was 63 years old in Italy in 1994.
- Record for the heaviest Newborn: Signora Carmelina Fedele gave birth to a 22 lb 8 oz boy in Italy in 1955.
- 1st Mother's Day: May 10, 1908; Founded by Anna Jarvis; made a national holiday in 1914 by President Wilson.
- Cost of Raising a Child: Middle-income families spend $242,070 to raise a kid to 18 (not incl. college!)
- There are 2 billion moms in the World (82.5 million in the U.S.)
- First-time Moms: Average age of new moms is 25, vs. 21 in 1970
- Kids: Modern moms average 2 kids (1950s: 3.5 kids; 1700s: 7-10 kids)
- 4.3 babies are born each second!!!
