Why don't we remember the experience of being born?

Question

Or do we?

Answer 1

t is generally accepted that no-one can recall their birth. Most people generally do not remember anything before the age of three, although some theorists (e.g. Usher and Neisser, 1993) argue that adults can remember important events - such as the birth of a sibling - when they occurred as early as the age of two. This is not to suggest that children cannot remember anything before this age. Even newborn infants can remember simple colour and shape combinations for a 24 hour period, with the sophistication and duration of recall increasing with age, such that by the age of two children can remember events which happened to them 12 months earlier. Such memories, however, would undoubtedly not be recalled in later life. Explanations for these findings centre on the development of the hippocampus, and cognitive structures necessary for true autobiographical memory.

Answer 2

Actually, there is an older school of thought, that claims the birth experience is a traumatic one and as most traumatic experiences, people tend to put these in the very farthers corners of their memory. So even though we don't have an conscious memory of it, our body and brain does. Check out the book "Birth Without Violence" and a few other theories. I believe that it matters tremendeously how a living is born, how they're touched and treated shortly after ...

Answer 3

Therapeutic Hypnotist Clinic

Answer 4

We try to eradicate all painful memories, I have always thought that being born must be a total shock to the system. going from floating about quite happily to being pushed and shoved and pulled into a completely strange world. It must be very confusing and take time to get over it.

Answer 5

it's not only being boirn, we don't remember anything from our first year or two of life.

i had a friend who claimed to remember her birth. she claims that she was able to describe the room in detail, including how many dcotors, nurses were in the room, where everything was located in the room and even describe the doctor and so on....she says her parents confirmed that she was actually right.
sounds like bullshit to me tho.

Answer 6

Eeew, would you really want to?
We probably do, on some level, but at the time it was before verbal and cognitive functions began to kick in, so whatever memories you have of it would be pretty instinctual, and sensory related, I guess...

Answer 7

FACT!, we store EVERYTHING EVERYDAY , the only problem, is remembering them...thats why we seem to think we erased them from our mind, it is very difficult to remember...your brain is like a library of woven files in files in rows from day to day. just imagine trying to find a specific event like you being born in that clutter....exactly, hope this helps, try googling it.

Answer 8

i dont know if there is an actual answer to ur question but i think that we dont remember being born because it was traumatic

Answer 9

we don't. biologically our brains have not developed the ability to preserve long term memory at that point in life. It's physically impossible for the first year or so of life.

Answer 10

I'm just really really really glad that I don't!!!Can you imagine the view? Eewww!!

And I don't think guys would be half as eager to spend the rest of their lives trying to get back in it!! I'd think they'd be terrified of vaginas after that! LOL