Newborn Appearance

• Babies are born with 300 bones and don’t have kneecaps. Adults only have 206 bones.

• A baby’s brain will be 60% of its adult size by the time they reach their first birthday.

• Natal teeth (teeth present at time of birth) appear in one out of two thousand births.

• The inner ear is the only organ to develop fully before they are out of the womb.

• 40% of babies will develop acne due to lingering hormones of your pregnancy

• The ‘fontanel’ is the soft spot on the skull and it helps manoeuvre out of the birth canal.

• Your baby grows at an intense rate its’ first year. If your baby grew at the same rate throughout childhood, he or she would be 170ft tall by adulthood.

Newborn Development

• Newborns can sleep as much as 16 hours a day in one or two segments. After 6 months, they can sleep up to 6 undisturbed hours.

• Newborn urine contains urates- chemicals that can turn the diaper pink or orange!

• Newborns don’t cry tears until 3 weeks in (sometimes more) because their tear ducts are not fully developed yet.

• Newborns can’t focus on objects more than 8 to 10 inches away from their face. Wearing black and white.

• A new baby will deprive their parent of 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year, which adds up to one week a year.

• Babies have a short attention span. Rocking, dimming lights or swaddling their limbs help calm down any overwhelming activity for the day.

• Newborns recognise the music they heard in the womb, even after their fourth month out!