You already know that babies are cute and fun to snuggle. They wear sweet and funny looking outfits. There are so many things babies can wear that adults would be mocked mercilessly for wearing. Most people think that there isn't much to being a baby. You might be surprised to learn that most people think that babies are already mostly adult except for a few developmental flaws like an inability to speak and a lack of teeth. While they do have seem to have only basic abilities and large needs, the truth is that babies are quite complex. Here are a few things that you might not already know about babies.
At birth a baby's skull has yet to fuse together. This is why it is so important for adults to be careful when handling a newborn's head. The "soft spot" is soft for a reason and not being careful around it could cause quite a bit of damage to your child's development! Thankfully, after a few months, the soft spot won't be so soft or nearly as sensitive as it is right after birth. 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.
This is one of the reasons that babies will sometimes choose one toy over another. It is kind of a cruel joke that the decorations most parents find hideous because of their garish color schemes are actually the decorations (and toys) that are best for their children's eyesight and brain development!
Teething is one of the things new parents dread the most. It is important, though to not worry too much if your baby seems to start teething early or late. All babies develop at their own paces and even if your other children started teething at a certain age, there is no guarantee that this baby will do the same.
You know about babies growing tails right? That's right! As your baby's cells divide, the major organs (heart, lungs, brain) begin to form and so does a tail!
As they mature in the womb the organs inside the baby develop but the tail usually ends up disappearing-the body takes over and the tail disappears up into the body. The process is sort of like the way a tadpole's tail gets swallowed up by the body of the frog. Not everyone completely outgrows their tails-some people are born with tails that are still partially intact. There are two options available to you if your baby is born with his tail still intact: waiting and hoping that it goes away or having it removed via surgery.
At birth a baby's skull has yet to fuse together. This is why it is so important for adults to be careful when handling a newborn's head. The "soft spot" is soft for a reason and not being careful around it could cause quite a bit of damage to your child's development! Thankfully, after a few months, the soft spot won't be so soft or nearly as sensitive as it is right after birth. 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.
This is one of the reasons that babies will sometimes choose one toy over another. It is kind of a cruel joke that the decorations most parents find hideous because of their garish color schemes are actually the decorations (and toys) that are best for their children's eyesight and brain development!
Teething is one of the things new parents dread the most. It is important, though to not worry too much if your baby seems to start teething early or late. All babies develop at their own paces and even if your other children started teething at a certain age, there is no guarantee that this baby will do the same.
You know about babies growing tails right? That's right! As your baby's cells divide, the major organs (heart, lungs, brain) begin to form and so does a tail!
As they mature in the womb the organs inside the baby develop but the tail usually ends up disappearing-the body takes over and the tail disappears up into the body. The process is sort of like the way a tadpole's tail gets swallowed up by the body of the frog. Not everyone completely outgrows their tails-some people are born with tails that are still partially intact. There are two options available to you if your baby is born with his tail still intact: waiting and hoping that it goes away or having it removed via surgery.
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