Behind the tiny body, the adorable face, and the soft skin, there are a myriad of interesting facts rarely known to many about newborns - perhaps his own mother also does not yet know them. What are they?
1. When new born, the baby cries without tears
Newborns do not produce tears until a few weeks old. This happens because the tear glands have not really developed perfectly. After the age of about 2-3 months before the baby cries with a tear. Because at that age the production of baby's tears is increasing.
2. Newborns have birthmarks
Generally every newborn has at least one birthmark. This is not a disorder, but it is normal. About 80 percent of babies are born with birthmarks. Birthmarks occur when small blood vessels under the skin widen during labor. Birthmarks appear in different shapes, colors, and sizes. Usually this birthmark will disappear by itself when a child aged three years. But some birthmarks will settle, even widened.
3. Newborns have 300 bones
Unlike adults, the number of newborns is 300. But with age, the number of bones is reduced to 206 because some bones have fused. For example, a baby's skull has several overlapping soft bones during childbirth to make it easier for the baby to escape from the mother's vagina. Before the skull grew fully, it was just a slippery and sensitive area.
4. Newborns do not have kneecap
The baby is born without a kneecap. Babies only have cartilage (cartilage) on their knees before finally kneecap bone really appears at the age of six months.
5. Newborns are able to hear, smell and see well
When new born, the ability to hear the baby is not perfect, because the middle ear is still filled with fluid, which slightly disturbing hearing. But the baby can recognize the voice of his mother, the voice he always heard most clearly when the baby is still in the womb. Therefore, the baby responds better to her mother's voice than the voices of others. A sleeping newborn baby can recognize her mother's voice in only one word, and can activate the brain associated with her language skills.
Even the smell will increase at this stage. But his eyesight is not very good. Newborns are nearsighted. New babies can see objects or anything within a range of 8 to 12 inches away. This is because the baby's brain can not process information about 8 to 15 inches. The baby's brain contains about 100 billion neurons, which is why they pay attention to everything around them. It takes several weeks for the baby to visually distinguish between her mother and other adults.
6. Newborns recognize songs that are heard while still in the womb
Babies can recognize songs that are heard while in the womb until four months after birth. Therefore, when the baby is fussy can try to give the usual songs heard during pregnancy, because it could have made the baby more calm.
7. Newborn baby put anything into the mouth
Newborn babies sometimes insert fingers into their mouths. A few months later, when it can hold objects, the baby tends to put everything into his mouth. Research in France shows newborns do have the instinct to put things in their mouths as part of their survival efforts. Because inserting something into the mouth is defined as the ability to eat.
8. Newborns have breasts and erections
A baby boy is born with a slightly swollen breast. This is because the infant receives the female hormone intake from the placenta before birth. This also happens to newborns.
Erections can also be experienced by boys, which generally occur before they urinate. While the newborn's testicles are often difficult to feel, this is because the muscle attached to the testicle pulls them into the groin quickly when the genital area is touched or because the cold air
9. Newborns will lose hair
At birth, the baby's entire skin overgrown with fine hairs, called lanugo. Hair-hair will fall out slowly, so often unconscious. Lanugo will completely disappear not long after.
10. Newborn baby has the first feces that is blackish green color
The baby's first stool consists of a dark sticky substance called meconium. The first baby's feces produced a newborn baby in the first two days of his life. Do not worry if the color is dark greenish black. Eventually the dark green color of meconium will turn brownish green, then turn yellow with a more dense texture.
source: hellosehat.com
