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Baby books arescrapbooks used byparents to track their children's development.
Baby books first became popular over 100 years ago[when?] to keep track of children's diseases,immunization records, andgrowth. Baby books started appearing more frequently in homes in the 1910s but gained popularity in the succeeding decades.[1]
Baby books can track a child's development or mark developmental milestones. Many have ledgers that can trackdisease andimmunizations. Some books are pre-fabricated with fill-in-the-blank areas and places to put specialmementoes, such as alock of hair from the baby's first haircut, ahospital bracelet,birth announcements, or cards from thebaby shower. Parents may includeultrasound pictures, pictures of the baby at birth, and pictures as the child grows up. Parents can look at baby books formemories.
Baby books have also been used for research.UCLA has a collection of baby books dating back to 1882 used for the study of the history ofchildhood,family,art,medicine,architecture, and other disciplines.[2]
Various memories can be included in the baby books, like birth story,baby shower, naming of the baby, first cry, walking or sitting, first movement, saying first word, as well as various occasions like firstChristmas,Easter,Thanksgiving, Pictures for each monthChristening/Baptism/Dedication.
