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5 Strange Facts about your Newborn Baby that you might not have heard of

Surprising Facts About Newborn Babies That Often Go Unnoticed

5. Babies Can’t Taste Salt

Newborns are equipped with a well-developed sense of taste, but they can't perceive salt until they reach about four months of age. They can, however, discern other flavors like sweetness, bitterness, and sourness, and some studies suggest that they may have even more taste buds than adults.

4. They Cry Without Shedding Tears

Despite their frequent cries, newborns don't actually produce tears as they lack functional tear ducts until they're between three to twelve weeks old. Instead, they generate "basal tears," which serve the purpose of keeping their eyes moist.

3. Pseudomenstruation

High levels of estrogen exposure in the womb can lead to pseudomenstruation in female newborns. This phenomenon is similar to menstruation in young and adult women and is relatively common, occurring in about a quarter of all female babies, typically within the first week of life.

2. Infant Lactation

The drop in hormone levels responsible for pseudomenstruation can also cause galactorrhea, where newborns develop tiny breast buds and may produce small amounts of milk from their nipples. This occurrence can affect both boys and girls and usually lasts up to two months.

1. Drinking Their Own Urine

Babies start urinating in the womb a few months after conception. This urine mixes with the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby, and by the third trimester, the fetus swallows about a liter of amniotic fluid daily. This practice primarily serves as preparation for swallowing and digestion, as the baby receives hydration and nutrition through the umbilical cord.

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