Amazing Facts about Babies
If you have a newborn or you just want to know more about babies, there are so many amazing facts about newborns that can leave you speechless. All babies need extra care and some tips and tricks can make it easier for you to raise healthy and happy babies.
Babies have more to teach us than we can possibly imagine. We get in touch with our paternal and maternal instincts, we discover how precious and fragile life is and we finally understand the meaning of family.
More Bones
Babies have 60 more bones than adults do. As they grow up the extra bones fuse together.
No Tears
We say that babies cry when in fact they scream. Tears can be created after three weeks in. Some babies manage to squeeze their first tears out after five months or so.
How to Tell when a Baby Is Full
When a baby turns its head and refuses food it is not fussy, it is full.
Blue Eyes
All Caucasian babies are born with blue eyes. They will change color after six months or so. If six months pass and the baby still has blue eyes it means you have a blue eyed wonder.
How You Can Determine the Baby’s Gender
You hear a lot of stories during your pregnancy. Some say that the time of day and the position determine the baby’s gender. All of these stories aren’t true. The X or Y gene that is responsible for the gender of a human being is carried by the male sperm.
Brain Acts like a Sponge
Babies learn so much about the exterior world because their brain acts like a sponge. They adapt to the environment, to the parents and they develop their sensory system. You can expose the baby to a second language if you want it to speak different languages like a native would.
Want Twins?
Different studies show that eating yams regularly increases your chances of having twins.
Intelligence and Motherhood
Pregnancy can be a wonderful experience. Being a mother will help you be more emotionally intelligent and it will also heighten your perception and efficiency. You will also find it easier to express gratitude.
Music Helps
Most babies love listening to music and they will often be seen trying to move to the rhythm of music. Scientists say that if babies are exposed to music, they will also exercise their cognitive functions and hearing system.
All Babies Lactate a Bit
As weird as it may sound, during pregnancy the mom shares her hormones with her baby so babies lactating isn’t such a surprising fact after all.
Newborns Sleep with Eyes Wide Open
If you see your baby’s eyes rolling in a weird way, don’t get alarmed. It’s perfectly natural actually because newborns sleep with eyes wide open.
Babies Sleep a Lot
Statistics show that babies sleep on average between 12-16 hours a day. They wake up often to eat or poop, but they fall asleep soon afterwards.