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11 things doctors don't explain about newborns

Is there anything more tender than newborn babies? A small human life that needs his mother to survive, absolutely and completely vulnerable and fragile, and at the same time an amazing perfection, with an incredible strength that protects him.

Newborns are considered like that until the first month of life, then they are babies in order; in fact, those who appear in the movies are not newborns, they are babies of at least two or three months, in which their skin is already smooth and their features are somewhat more defined.Newborns are usually wrinkles and reddish, They are of the breed that they are, until little by little they are gaining weight.We explain some other super interesting things about human puppies.

11 things that doctors do not explain about newborns

1.Al agua!

They have at least 9 months in a aquatic environment ; the amniotic fluid surrounds and nourishes them, they swim in it, so there is a whole stream of natural childbirth, in which mothers give birth in a pool or in a bathtub.

Apart from the considerations of Hygiene is one of the best ways to give birth, both for the mother and for the baby, as long as there is no risk or the pregnancy has been perfect.If you have seen a child born like this, you will see that he is swimming, and not , does not drown: he has been in an aquatic environment throughout his intrauterine life, and his organism is adapted to water.

11 things doctors don't explain about newborns

It's a good idea to teach them to swim before they reach 8 months of age, before that they "forget" the water.

2.Breathe and swallow at the same time

This ability also has to do with the above, with the adaptation to the aquatic environment.in which they swim containing the re spiracion, when they breastfeed they can breathe and swallow at the same time.A skill that we soon lose.

3.A very developed sense

Newborns quickly develop the sense of smell, because through the smell they recognize their mother.

4.Colds? No, cleaning

If you are a newly released mother, there are many things that doctors do not explain.For example, newborns sneeze very often, but do not worry (unless you have a fever or other symptoms).The sneeze is used to clean the airways.

5.Bad breath and sweat

A baby will never have bad breath, and it's because he doesn't have teeth yet (remember that this is where food waste is deposited, and bacteria grow at ease).

11 things doctors don't explain about newborns

They also don't sweat, because sweat glands are not mature enough.

6.He has no tears

They cry, shout and groan but no tears come out -what adults commonly call "crocodile tears"-because the tear ducts are still closed It is usually at two, three months that begin to produce tears.Still, this depends a lot on the baby.In some cases they can start a little before this age or even much later.

11 things doctors don't explain about newborns

7.More bones and no tags

When we are newborns we have more bones, more or less 300, compared to those we have when we become adults, 206.For example, many of the bones are welded-like those of the skull-when they are fulfilled the 2 years; and in the case of the markers, they begin to develop from a cartilage and ossify over time, and if you want to see them on an x-ray they will appear as a blurry stain.That is why it is very important that at very early ages do not stand up to the baby.

11 things doctors don't explain about newborns

This is one of the reasons for its strength, because the spongy tissue serves to absorb shock and falls suffered while learning to move and walk.

8.Do not taste the salt but prefer the sweet

Their sense of taste is not very developed, and although some studies indicate that such Once newborns have more taste buds than adults, do not recognize salty taste .

9.Genetically programmed

Newborns automatically respond to human voices, particularly female ones; they learn very quickly to distinguish sounds.

11 things doctors don't explain about newborns

10.Sleep with sounds

Contrary to what we think, newborns sleep better and deeper if their" external "environment is It looks a bit like the uterus.Some sounds can help you better reconcile the dream, such as a recording of your heartbeat or water sounds (a stream, ocean waves, a waterfall).

That It will remind you of a time of absolute peace and protection.

11.Higher head and brain

The heads of newborns are usually noticeably larger in relation to their body , and it's because they represent no less than a quarter of your total weight.

The same goes for your brain: at birth it weighs about 10% of your total weight, while when we grow It's only 2%.

And don't worry if at n acer seems that your baby has a deformed head, it is normal if the birth was natural.A month will be perfectly! Keep reading with us 12 traits of children with high capacities, and find out if May is the worst month to get pregnant.

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