Thursday, February 10, 2011

Fun and Funny Mom Related Facts



  • 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!!!