In the first few months of pregnancy, the fetus develops a schedule of sleep and wake. This schedule has implications for sleep once your baby is born.
A frequent scene in sitcoms or movies involves a romantic sex scene with a man and a pregnant woman. The man suddenly becomes concerned that he will poke the baby with his penis during sex. So….Does the baby feel a poke?
Physical movement by a newborn is jerky and uncoordinated, yet by the end of the first year of life, an child can walk. There are many important steps in the process.