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Baby Facts You Should Know

Kids get bigger faster than anybody realizes. In the beginning an infant is a single celled organism and within a very short time it is a living being with a heart, lungs and a brain. Only nine months are needed to turn those few cells into a real baby that lives outside of his or her mother. Not too long after that they begin forming personalities and even making their own decisions. Things like moving on their own, needing help with diaper changes and even how they learn to speak are pretty commonly understood. This article contains a few facts about early childhood and babies that should be new to you.

Did you know already that babies are not very good at telling colors apart? Babies are born with eyes that are not completely finished yet and only partially formed synapses between the eyes and the brain. Babies see primary colors better than any other, which is why you should choose those colors for his nursery and toys. Bold reds, blues, greens and even black and white are best for babies. Pastels are better for adult eyes.

This is why a baby will sometimes choose one toy instead of another. So that means that all of those black and white mobiles that you scoff at in stores for being too “artsy” are actually better for your baby’s developing eyes than the pastel one you were probably thinking of getting! You’re already aware that a fetus can hear sounds while he is still in his mother’s womb. There are studies upon studies proving that babies will react strongly to the sounds that have reached them through their mothers’ bodies. Did you already know that a baby’s ears are very sensitive to different decibel levels even while they are in the womb? Even before the baby is birthed, his ears are very sensitive. Most doctors agree that while a woman is pregnant and that while her baby is still young that she keeps all of the sounds in her house to levels quieter than her vacuum cleaner. Vacuum cleaners usually push the limit of the baby’s comfort level with noise, so it is a good idea to keep the music down and to avoid things like heavy construction and loud traffic.

While most doctors recommend against consuming mercury while a woman is pregnant, eating non mercury forms of fish can be quite healthy. You’ve probably already had several people, including your doctor, recommend eating salmon because it is mercury free and contain a bunch of other stuff that is good for you and your baby. There are those who say that a woman who eats fish regularly during her pregnancy will give birth to babies with better developed brains and a better capacity for communication than babies carried by women who did not eat fish regularly during their pregnancies. There is no need to worry if you are not a big fan of fish-this is still just a theory.

There are all sorts of interesting facts about babies that are not well known. You would think the opposite would be true since so many adults like to do research when they don’t know something and take so much pride in their knowledge.

The more you know about babies, the better prepared you will be as a parent. Have fun!

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