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What Does a Newborn Baby Look Like? Newborns have yet to develop the chubby, rosy cheeks and wide-eyed looks that are characteristic of babies. A newborn’s head may be slightly misshapen after birth, and it may seem large and out of proportion with their body. Newborns may appear thinner than parents expected, and their eyes may seem puffy, or slightly crossed. A newborn baby may have scratches on their face from long fingernails, and they may have a misshapen, floppy or folded down ears. Within the first few weeks of life a newborn’s appearance will go through many changes. A misshapen or pointy head will usually take on a rounded appearance by two weeks of age. Eye puffiness generally fades within the first week, and proper eye coordination will strengthen in time. Weight will slowly fill out a newborn’s body, and ears will take on a normal shape during the first month of life. What Is Healthy Newborn Behavior? The brain of a newborn works at twice the level of an adult brain. From the moment of birth, a newborn is learning about himself or herself, and their environment. As newborns listen to voices and sounds, and focus on the facial expressions of their caregivers, they are learning much about themselves as pathways in the brain are being formed.
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