Having a newborn baby
can be an exhilarating and yet challenging period for new mothers. Listed below
are some facts about newborn babies to help you understand your child and
smooth out your experience with your child.
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| Facts about newborn |
1. Natal Teeth
The teeth present at the
time of birth are called natal teeth. While the teeth which grow within 30 days
after birth are called neonatal teeth. Natal teeth are rare and different than
neonatal teeth. This is taking place in approximately 1 out of every 2,000
births. Natal teeth have weak roots and are not fully developed. Usually, it
looks small, weak, loose, and discolored.
Causes
It has lots of
causes. About 15% of babies are born with natal teeth whose siblings and
parents are already born too. Generally, the chances of this are greater in
females than in males. Malnutrition during pregnancy is also one of the causes
of natal teeth.
Effects
These teeth are not
health hazards but may disturb to baby and mother both during breastfeeding.
The baby may bite to mother. It may damage to baby's tongue as these teeth have
weak roots, and it may break and inhale the tooth in the airways and lungs.
2. Taste Buds
Babies are born
with 1000 taste buds, while adults have 2000 to 8000. Babies' taste buds are
found on the tonsils and tongue. Infants' taste buds start to develop in the
womb. Studies show that what a mother eats during pregnancy, affects the
child's food preference later on.
During 1 to 3
months of birth, the baby just does differentiate between bitter and sweet tastes.
But gradually as your baby grows, their sense of taste changes and they become
able to differentiate different flavors.
3. Swollen Breast
Newborn baby
boys and girls have enlarged or swollen breasts. It's normal. Mainly it's
because of estrogen hormones (maternal hormones) that a baby experiences in the
womb.
This is the same
hormone that stimulates the mother's milk glands and enlarges the mother's
breast. So if you press the baby's breast you feel real breast milk. Over weeks
and months, Newborn breast swelling finish as no more exposure to these
hormones.
4. Human Tail
To be born with a
tail is rare in humans. A human embryo develops a tail in the womb in the 5th
or 6th week of gestation which disappears by 8 weeks. This embryonic tail grows
and changes into the tailbone. If a human is born with a tail it will be called
a true tail which is then surgically removed by doctors.
This tail can be
long as 13 centimeters and covered with skin. These contain muscles, nerves,
and blood tissues, and sometimes contract or move.
5. Bones more than
Adults
Babies are born
with 300 bones, while adults have 206 bones. After birth, small bones fuse and
they form larger bones. Mostly baby's bones are made up of entirely cartilage
which is a soft and flexible material. As a child grow cartilage is replaced
with bone by the deposition of calcium which makes bones stronger and harder.
6. Mini Period
During pregnancy,
the baby shares maternal hormones. After birth, some hormones are still present
in their bodies. Due to this baby girl have some temporary changes in the
vaginal area. There may be the release of white fluid from the vagina which is
called leukorrhea. Sometimes, a small amount of bleeding from the vagina occurs
which is called the mini period. These changes slowly go away within 2 months
of life.
7. Cry without Tears
For the starting few
weeks, babies cry without tears, because tears glands (lacrimal glands) are not
fully developed. During crying, they may change color (red face). Visible tears
appear between 1 to 3 months while some babies may start to shed tears after 2
weeks of birth.
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8. Eye and Color
At the time of birth,
the baby's eyes are larger than the body size. When a baby is born his eyes are
65% of their adult size. Newborn babies can see black, white, and gray colors.
Within 4 months your baby starts to develop color vision and the very first
color that your baby see is red just after few weeks after birth. Newborn
infants can see things 8-15 inches away.
9. Hair fall
Hair fall is
perfectly normal and common in newborn babies. This happens because of hormonal
issues and occurs between 1 to 6 months. Hair loss is at the peak in the first
3 months in both, baby and mother. After 6 to 12 months baby hairs replace with
permanent hairs.
10. Birthmarks occur during labor
Birthmarks are the marks
that a baby develops at the time of birth or soon after birth. These marks were
visible on the skin in different colors black, pale, blue pink, purple-brown,
and tan red. Most birthmarks are harmless but some are linked to health
problems.
11. Newborn Baby Growth
The 1st-month baby shows rapid growth. Your baby grows in length up to 1 to 1.5 inches (about 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters) a month. If your baby feels more hungry, it means your baby is going through a period of fast growth.
12. Babies learn much faster than adults
Babies learn faster than
adults because babies' minds are designed to learn while adults' minds are
designed to perform. infants absorb things like a sponge and their minds built
up neural connections at a rapid pace for learning.
13. Nappies in one year
Newborn babies need to
change nappies 10 to 12 times a day while in older babies it's around 6 to 8
times. In the first-month newborn infant use almost 320 diapers and in the
first year, it may be between 2000-2200.
14. Kneecaps
Babies are born with
kneecaps which are made of cartilage. This cartilage will replace with bone
between 2 to 6 years of age.
15. Baby Sleep
The majority of newborns
spend more time asleep than awake. Newborns sleep for an average of 8 to 9
hours during the day and 8 hours at night. In their first year, babies sleep
for 5400 hours on average. They favor facing right while sleeping.
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