12 strange (but completely normal) things newborn babies do
Tiny babies are a law unto themselves, exhibiting some weird tricks that’d seem more suited to a B grade horror movie than your cosy, bunny-adorned nursery. Fear not! Weird is the new normal when it comes to fresh babies and is totally a-okay.
Here’s a bunch of potentially alarming newborn behaviours that are nothing to worry about – and 100 percent routine.
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11. They sometimes have mini breasts
Not only do some babies lactate in the days after birth, they may show up with “breast buds” as a result of swirling hormones.
As with the other hormone-induced symptoms, this will settle down in the first days, weeks and months after birth. Thank goodness.