IBCLC EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
GRADED A+
⩥ When does the suck swallow breath coordination develop? Answer:
around 32-36 weeks gestation
⩥ feeding ability is closely tied to what? Answer: neurological maturity
⩥ what is the expected percentage of birthweight a newborn looses in
the first days of life? Answer: 10%
⩥ Newborns should regain their full birthweight by when? Answer: first
2 weeks of life
⩥ What is the weight gain expectation for 0-6 months? Answer: 150-200
g/week (5-7 oz)
⩥ What is the weight gain expectation for 6-12 months? Answer: 85-140
g/week (3-5 oz)
,⩥ By when should babies have doubled their birthweight? Answer: 4-6
months
⩥ How old does WHO recommend babies be when they start solids?
Answer: 6 months
⩥ name four signs that a baby is ready to start solids Answer: 1. is at
least 6 months old
2. has good head/trunk control
3. can sit with support
4. shows interest in food
⩥ what should be the first type of foods a baby in introduced to?
Answer: iron rich foods
⩥ What is the best growth chart to use for babies under 2 years old
Answer: the WHO growth chart
⩥ Give 5 examples of expected behaviors developed between the ages
of 0-2 years old Answer: 1. smiling
2. head control
3. sitting
4. crawling
5. walking
, ⩥ What is the rooting reflex and when does it develop? Answer: a
turning of the head towards a touch or stroke near the mouth or cheek,
28-32 weeks gestation
⩥ What is the sucking reflex and when does it develop? Answer:
involuntary movement in infants that occurs when the roof of their
mouth is touched, causing them to suck rhythmically, 32-36 weeks
gestation
⩥ What is the swallowing reflex and when does it develop? Answer:
reflexive action that initiates when food, liquid, or saliva reaches the
throat, ensuring the passage of food or drink into the esophagus and
stomach, 32 weeks gestation
⩥ What is the Moro reflex? Answer: With sudden extension of the head,
the arms abduct & move upward & the hands form a 'c'.
⩥ What is the Babinski reflex ? Answer: happens when you firmly stoke
the sole of the baby's foot. The baby's big toe moves upward or toward
the top of the foot and the other toe fans out
⩥ What is the tonic neck reflex? Answer: When a baby's head is turned
to one side, the arm on that side stretches out and the opposite arm bends
up at the elbow
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
GRADED A+
⩥ When does the suck swallow breath coordination develop? Answer:
around 32-36 weeks gestation
⩥ feeding ability is closely tied to what? Answer: neurological maturity
⩥ what is the expected percentage of birthweight a newborn looses in
the first days of life? Answer: 10%
⩥ Newborns should regain their full birthweight by when? Answer: first
2 weeks of life
⩥ What is the weight gain expectation for 0-6 months? Answer: 150-200
g/week (5-7 oz)
⩥ What is the weight gain expectation for 6-12 months? Answer: 85-140
g/week (3-5 oz)
,⩥ By when should babies have doubled their birthweight? Answer: 4-6
months
⩥ How old does WHO recommend babies be when they start solids?
Answer: 6 months
⩥ name four signs that a baby is ready to start solids Answer: 1. is at
least 6 months old
2. has good head/trunk control
3. can sit with support
4. shows interest in food
⩥ what should be the first type of foods a baby in introduced to?
Answer: iron rich foods
⩥ What is the best growth chart to use for babies under 2 years old
Answer: the WHO growth chart
⩥ Give 5 examples of expected behaviors developed between the ages
of 0-2 years old Answer: 1. smiling
2. head control
3. sitting
4. crawling
5. walking
, ⩥ What is the rooting reflex and when does it develop? Answer: a
turning of the head towards a touch or stroke near the mouth or cheek,
28-32 weeks gestation
⩥ What is the sucking reflex and when does it develop? Answer:
involuntary movement in infants that occurs when the roof of their
mouth is touched, causing them to suck rhythmically, 32-36 weeks
gestation
⩥ What is the swallowing reflex and when does it develop? Answer:
reflexive action that initiates when food, liquid, or saliva reaches the
throat, ensuring the passage of food or drink into the esophagus and
stomach, 32 weeks gestation
⩥ What is the Moro reflex? Answer: With sudden extension of the head,
the arms abduct & move upward & the hands form a 'c'.
⩥ What is the Babinski reflex ? Answer: happens when you firmly stoke
the sole of the baby's foot. The baby's big toe moves upward or toward
the top of the foot and the other toe fans out
⩥ What is the tonic neck reflex? Answer: When a baby's head is turned
to one side, the arm on that side stretches out and the opposite arm bends
up at the elbow
