Sometimes infants stop breathing.
Likely when they're sleeping, they may pause without a breath for 5 to 10 seconds -- just enough time to make a new mom or dad panic. Irregular breathing is normal. (But if your baby stops breathing for a longer time or turns blue, it’s a medical emergency.) When babies are excited or after crying, they may take more than 60 breaths in a minute.
Their tonsils have taste buds.
Although a baby has about the same number of taste sensors as kids and younger adults, they cover more areas, including the tonsils and the back of the throat. A newborn can taste sweet, bitter, and sour, but not salty (until around 5 months). It's a matter of survival: Breast milk is sweet, while bitter and sour may be harmful. When they start on solid food, they'll tend to like the same things mom ate while pregnant and breastfeeding.
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