10 Crazy Facts About Babies

Babies are the flowers of life. They bring joy, laughter and happiness to a family home and everyone surrounding them. Sometimes babies may be a little odd. Our post this time is dedicated to those rare peculiarities. By the way these things are perfectly normal and happen all the time. Let’s go through our 10 odd facts about babies.

1. All Shapes and Forms
The dominating majority of babies weigh around 6 to 10 pounds, however rare exceptions occur. The biggest baby born to date was born in Italy 1955 weighing whooping 22 pounds 8 ounces. Quite recently a California woman gave birth to a 16 pound baby named Sammy.
Another giant baby was born in california in January 2014 weighing 15 pounds 2 ounces.

2. Baby Dreams
Have you ever seen anything more adorable than a sleeping baby?
So what do the little ones see in their dreams?
Some expert suggest that babies don’t actually dream, other studies say that babies spend 50% their sleep in REM sleep. The funny fact is we might not ever know, since babies can’t tell us about their dreams themselves at such an early age.

3. Baby Teeth
Very rarely a baby is born already having teeth. It isn’t abnormal despite the amusement of most people. That might cause a bit of a trouble for young mother since they will have to deal with their babies teeth when feeding a child. Most of the time those baby teeth are wobbly and should be removed.

4. Baby’s Hair Changes Its Color
Just when you thought that your kid is going to have a blonde hair your expectations might disappear in 6 months period. It is perfectly normal since changes to baby’s hair can be drastic. It is also common for the hair to follow completely, so prepare a few warm hats just in case.

5. Webbed Fingers or Toes
This condition is called Syndactyly. The studies conducted between 3,000 patients found that 40% had someone in their family experiencing this condition.
A surgery is required to correct this condition. This condition develops during gestation.

6. Different Colors of Poop
As a parent you will have to face with real adult things. One of them is making sure your little one is tidy. Babies poop comes in different colors depending on the time starting from their birth.

7. Saying Your Baby No
Babies begin to understand what you say at about 6 months. At this point they don’t understand the words but they understand the tone and atmosphere of what you’re trying to convey. Sometimes they might pretend they don’t understand when you say “no”. Don’t reward their actions by laughing, instead adjust the manner you say it since babies are paying very close attention to the tone.

8. What Babies Like To Eat
Some babies turn into a picky eater, almost 50% of babies do that. Not to worry, it’s all about patience and proper methodology. Introduce different foods gradually.

9. Breastfeeding Calms Babies Down
Breastfeeding not just tames babies hunger but also makes the child “zone out” and fall asleep. Breast milk contains oxytocin, known as the “love hormone” responsible for soothing the baby.

10. Caul
It is quite unusual to have a baby born with caul, however not to panic. This happens and it isn’t harmful. 1 baby out of every 80 thousand is born with a caul. This is actually considered as a sign of great luck or that the child is bound to achieve great deeds in the future.
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