At this stage Junior is now ready to greet the world - reminds me of a bib that Tina's work colleagues bought her saying, "I've just done 9 months inside!". The average full-term newborn is still building a layer of fat to help control body temperature after birth. All of Junior's organs are developed and in place however the lungs will be the last to reach full maturity. Even after Junior is born, it may take a few hours before he/she establishes a normal breathing pattern.Most babies are born with dark blue eyes and their true eye colour - be it brown, green or blue - may not reveal itself for several weeks or months. The colour of Junior's eyes in the first minutes after birth won't last - exposure to light changes a baby's initial eye colour (something for me to watch out for assuming Junior has her/his eyes open).
Can you imagine what it is like for a newborn when after 9 months you leaves the safest possible place and then opens your eye's into a world where everyone is 10 times your size and nobody speaks your language?
Can you imagine what it is like for a newborn when after 9 months you leaves the safest possible place and then opens your eye's into a world where everyone is 10 times your size and nobody speaks your language?
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