Your newborn can swim and is born with this ability. You can observe this yourself if you take your newborn to swimming classes. She will divulge some of her swimming skills, for example, holding her breath underneath the water and splashing it with their little arms and legs.
2. A newborn's body consists of nearly 300 bones
Where adults generally have 206 bones, newborns are 94 bones ahead of adults. Then what happens to those bones when they become adults. Actually, some of them merge with other bones in the process of growing up.
3. The common birthmarks
Some newborns are born with a mark of some sort. These marks sometimes scare the parents but they usually do not pose any threat. They disappear on their own within the span of 6 months. If they do not vanish and cause some problem to the baby, they may need medical help.
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4. Babies cry without tears
Although newborns cry a lot and that cry turns their cute faces red, no tears will roll down their cheeks. The only water their eyes will produce will just strive to protect their eyes. However, as soon as they develop the tear glands, they will start producing tears too. It usually takes one to the three-month mark.
5. Limited vision
Typically a newborn cannot see too far and are short-sighted with only 20cm to 30cm long vision. Everything else they see is either blur or just a movement for them. Do not worry, he can see your face clearly when you feed your little one.
6. Their first poop doesn't stink
Baby's first poop is called meconium which is nothing but a tar-like substance that the baby's body expels. This substance is a sticky one with which their intestines are filled while the baby is in the uterus.
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7. Sometimes infants stop breathing
This usually happens whenever they cry or are excited or while they sleep. Although they do this just for 5-10 seconds, still enough duration to create a panic situation for the parents.
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8. 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.
9. Babies are born without the kneecaps
Don’t worry after reading this one. Not having a knee cap does not call for any medical emergency. The patella, a second name of the baby's kneecaps, only grows into a hard bone until the little one turns three.
10. An unorganized sleeping pattern
The babies are not aware of the ideal sleeping pattern and they will behave moody in this respect. They take time to be governed by a circadian rhythm. They develop a sleeping pattern after turning 6 months old but initially, they cannot differentiate between the day and night.