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You probably think that babies are only good for sleeping, eating and using dozens of diapers a day. But do you know why babies move the way they do? Do you know why babies develop the way they do? Most people don't concern themselves with the smaller details of a baby's growth. Other people are fascinated by the way a baby grows and develops as it is conceived, grows within the mother, is born and then grows up.
Babies are never dull! Only half of the things you have learned about babies is correct. Here are some interesting facts about infant development.
When a baby is born his or her skull plates are not fused. This is just one of the things that makes a newborn so fragile to hold. If you are not careful when you are handling your baby's head, you could accidentally do quite a bit of damage so tread lightly and carefully when you hold your newborn! After about three months or so, the plates start to come together and fuse and the soft spot isn't as sensitive. 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.
It is common knowledge that babies can hear while they are still inside of their mothers. There are studies upon studies proving that babies will react strongly to the sounds that have reached them through their mothers' bodies. Did you know, though, that decibel levels are just as important while the baby is in the womb as it is once the baby is born? Even before the baby is birthed, his ears are very sensitive. Doctors recommend that, while women are pregnant that they keep their music, televisions, etc below the level of a modern vacuum cleaner. Even your vacuum cleaner pushes the limits of your baby's comfort so you will want to keep the noise level in your home down and avoid loud noises outside as well.
Most babies are born knowing instinctually how to swim and how to hold their breath. This is also something that your baby will rapidly forget as well. Because of this, many early childhood experts recommend that women have water births. Apparently the transition from the womb to independent life is easier with a water birth because the babies have spent nine months "swimming" inside mommy's womb. They believe that a "regular" birth in a brightly lit hospital room is far more traumatic for the baby and that it makes it harder for them to accept that they are no longer physically a part of their mothers.
You already know that babies cry when they need something but did you know that those cries do not involve tears until two or three weeks after the baby's birth? A person creates tears out of hormones that are produced when the person feels stress. This hormone secretion is the main reason that stressed out people cry: the body ridding itself of that hormone helps calm everything down. Babies do not produce these hormones before birth. Some babies do not start producing this hormone for a few weeks. Some babies won't produce the hormone for a few months.
Common knowledge does not include very much in the way of baby development at all. Early childhood development is amazing. The more you know about the subject the more you will enjoy watching your children grow up!
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