my boyfriend said that babies dont have knees when there first born..is this true??
2007-09-18 01:38:00 · 15 answers · asked by Google it Dummy 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
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2007-09-18 02:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have knees, but do not have knee caps... these don't form until the child is about 2 or 3 years old.
2007-09-18 01:55:45 · answer #2 · answered by PJ's Mom 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it depends on the true medical definition of a knee... all their joints have soft cartilidge coverings at first - elbows, knees, knuckles etc which is why they are all so dimpled (cute!) then the bone hardens up as they grow to make the bony, knobbly joints we all enjoy as older children and adults.
2007-09-18 01:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When babies are born they DO have knees, but not knee caps - otherwise how would they be able to bend their legs.
2007-09-18 01:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by not2posh 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What he means is they don't have knee caps like ours when they are born and up till about 2yrs or so. They wouldn't be able to crawl properly with kneecaps (you know how sore ours get when we kneel down) The bone and cartilage hardens and develops as they grow and learn to walk.
Hope that clarify's!
2007-09-18 01:44:38 · answer #5 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Babies don't have knee CAPS until about 18 months. (I assumed it was because they have to crawl before they walk and if you have ever spent any time crawling, you know how uncomfortable knee caps can make it!)
2007-09-18 01:48:30 · answer #6 · answered by soundproof 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Of course they have knees. Their legs look like frog legs because their knees are bent like a frogs.
2007-09-18 01:46:39 · answer #7 · answered by Ashley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 23:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by hussaini 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
babies have knees when they are born.
probably what your bf means is newborn babies don't have yet force to crawl on their knees.
2007-09-18 01:44:27 · answer #9 · answered by HOPES 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He's an idiot. Yes babies have knees.
2007-09-18 02:57:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your boyfriend is right. The patella bone doesn't arrive until about the age of three. Before that, there is only cartilage there.
2007-09-18 01:48:36 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋