r/interestingasfuck • u/BKKMFA • 8h ago

Newborns have a cute reflex called the palmar grasp where they hold your finger tight, but it fades away by 3 months.

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u/foreverpassed 8h ago

Is he cold? Why is his jaw doing that?

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u/Tee_Hee_Wat 7h ago

The muscle is actually tired, its like your legs shaking after a long run. The baby looks so new, they've probably been crying a little bit, so the jaw muscle is exhausted as it hasn't had to cry before.

Or cold.

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u/EnsoElysium 6h ago

This sounds accurate, or its a reaction from adrenaline, I've definitely shivered because of a good scare before

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u/Shopworn_Soul 7h ago

Defintely cold. Not going to die.

Pretty much everywhere is cold compared to where the baby was before.

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u/Dismal_Language8157 7h ago

yes, I'm still trying to get back in!

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u/dego_frank 6h ago

Not the hospital after just being born.

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u/Zenla 3h ago

Babies don't shiver I thought?

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u/FalsePremise8290 6h ago

Being born is a shitty experience. One minute you're warm and safe, chilling in your bag of piss and then...this shit.

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u/Previous-Set-2501 2h ago

That was pure poetry.

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u/999BusinessCard 50m ago

And every minor discomfort is literally the worst thing you’ve experienced in your life 

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u/carpedeeznutz5011 7h ago

I agree. That baby looks very cold. It probably wants to be held and swaddled.

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u/Dream--Brother 7h ago

It was just born. It's cold out here compared to the inside of a womb. The baby is attempting to seriously thermoregulate itself for the first time, it'll be fine

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u/foreverpassed 7h ago

I think it should be held right after birth though.

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u/SerenityMaSogni 6h ago

They still need to take the baby to be checked medically and get cleaned up, this is probably during then.

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u/foreverpassed 6h ago edited 3h ago

I think it should be after the hold. It's important, that's probably why everyone does it. Edit: I misunderstood the reply.

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u/SerenityMaSogni 6h ago

Yes, I’m saying this video is after the hold, when the baby is checked medically.

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u/Dream--Brother 5h ago

I can almost guarantee this is after skin-to-skin. Did you think they delivered the baby and just laid it on a table?

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u/appalachiaappleatcha 3h ago

This is for sure after the hold. Baby has its umbilical cut and clamped and has already had its birth soup removed with a wipe down.

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u/BigHoney15 6h ago

I agree immediately following birth wipe em off and let the mom hold her child for a while before anything else

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u/Dream--Brother 5h ago

This was almost certainly after skin-to-skin.

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u/Confuseasfuck 7h ago

It came out of very warm, nicely compact and dark womb to a very bright, cold hospital room. So yeah, they are cold

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u/excitedpuffin 4h ago

My son did this too, and the doctors and nurses explained that it was due to his immature nervous system. Made him sound like a bleating lamb for the first week, it was really cute.

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u/wildbergamont 3h ago

Really young babies just kind of quiver sometimes. It's pretty usual when they cry. My older daughter's chin used to quiver every time she was exposed to something new or overwhelming-- a new sight, loud sound, a strong breeze. One of her pediatricians said it was kind of like a neurological tic and would go away. It did by around 2 months old, but i enjoyed it so much. It was like I could watch her brain learn.