You already know that babies are cute and fun to snuggle. They wear adorable and funny looking clothing. There is no other stage of life when a person can wear loudly patterned clothing without having to deal with snide comments. Most people think that being a baby is pretty easy. They think that babies come out of the womb as fully formed humans but without the ability to express themselves properly. The truth is that babies are complex little creatures with their own sets of needs and abilities. Here is some (hopefully) new information about babies.
At birth a baby's skull has yet to fuse together. The non-fused skull is one of the reasons that so many adults are afraid to hold newborn children. This is why that space on the back of a newborn's head is called the soft spot and you need to handle it with care or you could do some serious damage to your baby. You will be glad to know that the soft spot stops being so sensitive and soft within a few months. It can take as long as a year and a half for the frontal plates of your baby's skull to harden, so don't assume that the worst is over when the soft spot calcifies together.
Did you realize that some people give birth to babies who already have teeth? Other babies have to wait longer than usual and won't see any teething until they are almost toddlers.
You know about babies growing tails right? It's true! In addition to immediately beginning to build major organs, your baby will also start to form a tail during the first few weeks after conception.
Most people think that babies do not learn how to smile until a few weeks after they are born. Gas is usually given credit for the first signs of smiling in a baby's life. For more than a century people believed that smiling was an activity taught to babies by their parents. It was common knowledge that babies had an easier time expressing their unhappiness over something than feeling and expressing happiness. Now scientists have learned differently. As ultrasound technology advances, people are seeing their children smile while they are still in utero. Now families are given ultrasound pictures of their smiling children many weeks before the children's' due date. Some scientists now believe that the reason babies take so long to "learn" to smile is because the birthing process is so traumatic for them.
At birth a baby's skull has yet to fuse together. The non-fused skull is one of the reasons that so many adults are afraid to hold newborn children. This is why that space on the back of a newborn's head is called the soft spot and you need to handle it with care or you could do some serious damage to your baby. You will be glad to know that the soft spot stops being so sensitive and soft within a few months. It can take as long as a year and a half for the frontal plates of your baby's skull to harden, so don't assume that the worst is over when the soft spot calcifies together.
Did you realize that some people give birth to babies who already have teeth? Other babies have to wait longer than usual and won't see any teething until they are almost toddlers.
You know about babies growing tails right? It's true! In addition to immediately beginning to build major organs, your baby will also start to form a tail during the first few weeks after conception.
Most people think that babies do not learn how to smile until a few weeks after they are born. Gas is usually given credit for the first signs of smiling in a baby's life. For more than a century people believed that smiling was an activity taught to babies by their parents. It was common knowledge that babies had an easier time expressing their unhappiness over something than feeling and expressing happiness. Now scientists have learned differently. As ultrasound technology advances, people are seeing their children smile while they are still in utero. Now families are given ultrasound pictures of their smiling children many weeks before the children's' due date. Some scientists now believe that the reason babies take so long to "learn" to smile is because the birthing process is so traumatic for them.
About the Author:
To get information regarding unique baby toys kindly visit his recent web-site about best toddler toys.
No comments:
Post a Comment