Newborns have approximately 70 reflexes, some of which disappear between three to six months. Others are replaced with more intentional behavior as the babies grow. For around three weeks, newborns don’t shed tears when they cry because their tear ducts are not completely developed. Babies are born without kneecaps. Instead, they have a structure of cartilage which develops only after six months.
They are born with around 10,000 taste buds, which is much more than adults (2,000-4,000). Apart from the tongue, baby taste buds are also found on the back, roof and sides of the mouth. Infants have 300 bones which slowly fuse together as the babies grow to form the 206 bones every adult human has. Approximately 80 percent of babies are born with birthmarks, which are of two categories – vascular and pigmented. The former occurs due to tiny blood vessels under the surface of the skin and…
