Babies do not have functioning gills in the womb, but they do briefly form the same structures in their throat as fish do. In fish, those structures become
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For starters, newborns miss the comforting rhythms they enjoy in the womb. I believe the key to understanding babies is to recognize that they come into the world 3 months before they're fully ready. That's why a big part soothing your little one – and getting some extra sleep – is ...
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Newborn babies navigate the world by their sense of smell. That sense begins to form when the baby is just a 10-week-old fetus in the womb. Recent medical studies have revealed thatnewborns are able to recognize the smellof their mother’s amniotic fluid and breast milk at just three day...
The poet speaks of the ways her womb could have been a home for children but never was, and yet she has been a mother in many ways. I love these lines: But perhaps that proverbial ship has sailed, and the life that I have created ...
was now probably a little lower with my water ruptured, we listened to baby’s heart rate before and during the wave. All sounded good but my legs started falling asleep (how the hell do men poop for more than 15 minutes but during birthing time I couldn’t relax in that position?!)...
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Smile regularly.The more you smile at your baby, the more they’ll smile back. This type of give and take is sometimes known as smile-talking, and it usually begins in earnest when your little one is around3 months old. By responding to your baby’s smiles and engaging with them by ...