Baby's Don't Know much....So...how do they know that they need to brethe? Like brethe air?
2006-06-23 12:57:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
This is all controlled in the area of the brain calles the Pons. This area is in the back of the head at the base of the skull. It controls all vital functions such as breathing and heart beat. When the baby is in the womb, it actually practices breathing. These motions start during the later part of pregnancy and can sometimes be seen on an ultrasound. As soon as the umbilical cord is cut, the brain senses the lack of oxygen (which is delivered through the nother's blood in utero) and the pons starts the messages to the diaphragm to start working. This actually never stops unless there is injury to this part of the brain.
2006-06-23 14:01:18 · answer #1 · answered by softballer006 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
The limbic portion of the brain handles automatic responses like heart beating, breathing etc.
2006-06-23 19:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by HomeSweetSiliconValley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all baby's are born knowing things, there is a term for it but i have forgotten it, but if you rub a newborns check it will try to suck, it is what nature has give us to help us survive. just as you cant make your heart stop beating, you cant fight the instinct to breathe. a baby even knows to hold its breathe under water when they are young. they are born with that knowledge hardwired in.
2006-06-23 20:03:40 · answer #3 · answered by rib 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god has created them with that instinct so dot worry about them if they r heathey and they dont have any breathing problem they should be fine. even if they slept on thier tummy they will turn over when they feel like they cannt take enough air.
2006-06-23 20:07:22 · answer #4 · answered by sasa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don´t. It's called survival instinct. Why does one blink when something approaches the eye? Why do cats always land on their feet?
2006-06-23 20:08:33 · answer #5 · answered by Tokoloshimani 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well its not something that they really think about, the brain automatically does it. just think about it this way, you are breathing right now, are you thinking "breathe in, breathe out"? didnt think so. it just happens naturally, its the same thing for babies.
2006-06-23 23:50:40 · answer #6 · answered by krystal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well they just do. as soon as the baby comes out it knows to breath. babies really don't know how to breath through there mouth until later on but they do know to breath through there mouth as soon as they are born
2006-06-23 20:01:06 · answer #7 · answered by mom22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breathing is reflexive, and is not controlled by conscious thought. It is essential to survival.
2006-06-23 20:02:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just a normal body function. i think its caused by a part of you brain calle the primal something.
2006-06-23 20:01:40 · answer #9 · answered by la jirafa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how does their heart know how to beat? how do their cell know how to work?? its alot of details but i dont want to write it all down but its just instinct.how do you know where to eat from? all animals ans all life has this instincs.
2006-06-23 20:01:49 · answer #10 · answered by ◄ZΨΦИ► 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋