After months of waiting, you can finally hold your baby in your arms. Undoubtedly, babies are cute, which is lucky as they require 24/7 parental attention. However, there are many interesting facts about newcomers in the world that are not known to many people. Here are some of what they are, you might be sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇd.
Newborns recognize us by scent: Newborns develop their sense of smell and taste before birth, so they quickly learn to recognize us by our natural scents. This is why they can be soothed when we cuddle them up ᴄʟᴏsᴇ.
Newborns learn to speak in the Wᴏᴍʙ: Although babies can’t talk before they come out of the Wᴏᴍʙ, they’re already learning about language and sounds in the Wᴏᴍʙ. They can hear their mother’s voice and other sounds from around 23 weeks.
Babies cry without Tᴇᴀʀs: Although they may cry often, babies don’t really produce Tᴇᴀʀs when they cry until they are at least a month old.
Their bellies are very small: At birth, an infant’s stomach is the size of a hazelnut. This is the reason why they feed so often, as they cannot consume all the milk they need at once. Their bellies grow rapidly, by the time they are ten days old, it is the size of a chicken egg.
They automatically hold their breath underwater: Newborns can naturally hold their breath while underwater and will automatically continue to do this if they are submerged in water until they are about six months old. When they do this, their heart rate also slows down to help them conserve oxygen. For this reason, infants can survive in water much longer than adults.
Babies like to face their right side: Newborns often like to face their right side, especially when sleeping. Only 15% of babies prefer to turn left when lying on their back. This involves a gene, similar to the one that produces dimples, and the preference usually fades within the first few months.
Babies have more bones than adults: At birth, babies have about 300 bones in their bodies. Over time, these bones harden and some fuse together. By the time they reach adulthood, they have only 206 bones left.
