What are some surprising facts about babies?

 

• Babies like to face right.

• Newborns can only see up close. They can only see objects 20–30 cm away.
• In one second, 4 babies are born.
• A newborn's stomach is only the size of a hazelnut. This is why they need to be fed frequently.
• Human babies are the only primates that smile at their parents.
• Research says that babies already show awareness and can remember from the age of 5 months.
• Until 7 months old, babies can breathe and swallow at the same time.
• Newborns' sleep patterns are different from those of other babies. This is because they are born without a biological clock (the clock that regulates our sleep patterns).
• Their sense of taste is three times greater than that of adults.
• Tears don't form in the first few days after birth. They don't form until 1-3 months of age.
• Babies are born without kneecaps.
• Your baby knows your musical tastes. Babies recognize the types of music they hear in the womb until they are 4 months old.
• On average, babies laugh 300 times per day.
• Your baby's cries follow your accent.
• Babies cannot taste salt until they are 4 months old.
• A newborn's head accounts for 25% of his total body weight.

• Babies start learning to sit at 7–9 months of age.
• Most babies say simple words like "mamma" or "dadda" by the end of 12 months.
• Most children have all their baby teeth by the age of 3.