The newly born baby seems so weak and fragile! The instincts of the new mother tell her that the baby needs constant care and reverent care. It seems that the baby can do absolutely nothing and he needs help in everything, he needs maximum protection from the outside world. However, science is a little different: babies are surprisingly strong. But parents should not try to verify in practice the approval of researchers to verify the authenticity of this discovery.
1. A newborn lying on his mother’s stomach, is able to get to her breast
Not only the woman who gave birth is full of instincts - her baby also follows them. If you put the baby on the mother’s belly, he crawls to her breast without any help, newborn babies themselves can crawl to the mother’s nipple - its aroma is the strongest “marker” for the baby. The smell of colostrum is similar to the aroma of amniotic fluid, which has been a habitat for the child for 9 months. In crumbs, this aroma is associated with comfort, warmth and security.
It is interesting that if the newborn has amniotic fluid in his hands, he will immediately begin to suck his fingers - this will instantly calm the baby.
2. Almost all babies are born with the ability to swim and dive
95% of newborn babies feel no worse in water than under normal conditions. Studies have shown that during swimming, the baby’s heart rate decreases by 20%, and blood flow slows down significantly in crumbs. Such physiological indicators clearly indicate that the child has no fear of water. And the diving reflex with which the baby is born helps the newborn to maintain an adequate supply of oxygen for the brain and heart. This ability will help the baby stay under water for some time. Adults specifically learn to hold their breath in order to stay under water for a while, and babies are born with this ability.
But even more surprising is that when the baby turns six months old, all of the above skills suddenly disappear.
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3. In the maternal womb, the fetus grows a mustache and body hair, which he eats
By the end of the third month of pregnancy, hairs grow on the fetal body. First they appear above the lip, and then throughout the body. This cover is called lanugo - it disappears about a couple of weeks before birth. The hairs fall out and are absorbed by the fetus along with the amniotic fluid that it constantly swallows.
4. The fetus has the ability to restore the body of the mother
If a woman receives any injuries while waiting for the baby, her baby inside forms a whole supply of stem cells for quick recovery. Minor malfunctions of the internal organs can be regulated by the fetus without the use of any medications by the mother.
5. Until 1905, newborns were operated on without anesthesia.
It is scary to think that in the 19th-20th centuries, doctors believed that newborns did not feel pain. Such a theory has become popular “thanks to” experiments on young animals. Doctors seriously believed that newborn children do not have a conscious memory, which eliminates the need to administer pain medication. The reason for such shocking rules of operations was animal studies: doctors believed that children showed no pain, just a spinal reflex. As a result, the kids were operated without anesthesia. Indeed, infants are very strong, once withstood such torture.
6. Newborns can drink and breathe at the same time.
Infants have a respiratory characteristic that any adult can only envy: babies are able to swallow and breathe at the same time. Larynx in infants is higher than in adults. She does not block the airway even when the baby swallows the liquid. Newborns can suckle while still breathing fully. This skill persists until about 9 months: by the year the baby’s speech apparatus gradually begins to form, and its larynx goes down. For this reason, the ability to breathe and swallow simultaneously is lost.
In addition, newborn children breathe 2 times more often than adults. Kids can not breathe through their mouths - such a skill is acquired by the child later, with the first stuffy nose.
7. Baby acts on mom like a drug
A newborn baby positively affects mom, giving her a feeling of joy and complete euphoria. When she touches the baby, she feels a sense of sincere happiness, and during this, the mother releases a large amount of oxytocin into the blood. This hormone is responsible for pleasure - it reduces pain and relaxes muscles well. Thanks to the baby, the mother’s body recovers faster after natural birth or undergoing a caesarean section.
8. Fingers of babies do not leave prints
In every adult, fingerprints are strictly individual: they represent a trail of fading. And in children, secretory activity is reduced, so it is simply impossible to take a full fingerprint. And in newborns, they are not yet covered with a sweat trace due to the decreased secretory activity of the endocrine glands. That is why the baby's fingers wrinkle so quickly in the water.
9. The newborn can be lifted by the hand thanks to the grasping reflex
The child has an extremely developed grasping reflex - he quickly responds to any touch on his open palm. The kid at the instinctive level quickly captures everything that falls into his little pen and securely fixes it. Scientists say that thanks to this reflex, the baby can even be raised above the crib. But they do not recommend checking this - the baby can suddenly loosen his grip.
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10. Babies remember the mother’s language and intonation even before birth
While still in the mother’s stomach, the baby is able to recognize the intonation and voice of her mother.When the baby is born, he begins to adopt them, imitating his mother. Scientists have called such an amazing feature of newborns “a melody of crying”.
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If you drive into the pool from the first month of your life, the reflex of long air retention is maintained. Many star children swim and dive in the first months after birth.
I did not know that the fetus in the womb eats its hair, just as it did not know about childbirth without anesthesia. In general, a child is a miracle! Nature has thought so that children in the water feel like fish and know how to control their breathing from birth.