Babies are full of surprises which sometimes make the new parents laugh . The day a little one takes birth, they starts showing his ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ and ᴀsᴛᴏɴɪsʜɪɴɢ traits that prove that they are not only cute but are also a storehouse of ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ Fᴀᴄᴛs. Here are just a few of the ʙɪᴢᴀʀʀᴇ and ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ facts about newborn babies most people are unaware of.
- The common ʙɪʀᴛʜᴍᴀʀᴋs: Some newborns are born with a mark of some sort. These marks sometimes sᴄᴀʀᴇ the parents but they usually do not pose any threat. They disappear on their own within the span of 6 months. If they do ɴᴏᴛ ᴠᴀɴɪsʜ and ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ some ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ to the baby, they may need ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴇʟᴘ.
- Learning to talk begins in the womb: Your baby could hear your voice and other sounds from about 23 weeks of ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ. So although she won’t say her first word until she’s about a year old, she’s learning about language right from the start. Your voice is your baby’s favourite sound, and she’ll love to hear you talk and sing to her. It’s never too early to start reading to your baby, and the more words she hears now, the better her language skills are likely to be later on.
- Newborn babies cannot cry: Well, that’s not exactly true. Babies can cry, but tears wont come until about a month later. Even then it’s in small amounts. Give it a few months and the tears will fall regularly.
- Sometimes ɪɴFᴀɴᴛs sᴛᴏᴘ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ: You will certainly be a little sʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ to know that sometimes ɪɴFᴀɴᴛs ʜᴏʟᴅ their ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ. This usually happens whenever they cry or are ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴅ and while they sleep. Although they do this just for 5- 10 seconds, still enough duration to create ᴀ ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ for the parents.
- Their fine hair falls out completely: Babies are born with dense hair on their bodies which do not stay with them for long. When they reach the age of four months, their ʙᴏᴅʏ will grow a completely new ʜᴇᴀᴅ of hair in place of the original ones which generally cover the baby’s back, ears, foreʜᴇᴀᴅ, and shoulders.
- Babies are born with the ability to swim: Newborns naturally ʜᴏʟᴅ their ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ when underwater, and even splash about with their arms and legs. If you take your baby to a swimming class you’ll see these innate talents in action!
- Their first ᴘᴏᴏᴘ doesn’t stink: Do you know that their first ᴘᴏᴏᴘ is not stinky at all? Basically, that ᴘᴏᴏᴘ is called ᴍᴇᴄᴏɴɪᴜᴍ which is nothing but ᴀ ᴛᴀʀ-ʟɪᴋᴇ substance that the baby’s ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇxᴘᴇʟs from his ʙᴏᴅʏ. This substance is a sticky one with which their ɪɴᴛᴇsᴛɪɴᴇs are filled while the baby is in the ᴜᴛᴇʀᴜs.
- Babies Have 300 Bᴏɴᴇs: Unlike adults, babies are born with 300 Bᴏɴᴇs, which is almost 50% more. The Bᴏɴᴇs fuse together during growth that makes it 206. For example, the sᴋᴜʟʟ of the baby has several Bᴏɴᴇs that overlap one another during the birth to help the baby sǫᴜᴇᴇᴢᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ. Babies also have a very soft spot on the ʜᴇᴀᴅ called the Fᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴇʟʟᴇ. Before the sᴋᴜʟʟ grows completely, it is just a sǫᴜɪsʜʏ and sᴇɴsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ area.
- Their favorite side is the right side: Now if you see any newborn, notice the side he or she is lying on. Most babies prefer to face right while sleeping. Very few like to turn their face to the left when they lie on their back.
- Your scent is the favorite smell of your baby: While the mother is ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ, the baby inside her relishes every tiny taste of everything that his mother consumes. After their birth, they get familiar with your natural scent. They also enjoy the flavors of whatever you intake through breast milk.
