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Topics: Health, Parenting, YouTube, Social Media, Community
Jen Thomas
Topics: Health, Parenting, YouTube, Social Media, Community
The internet has given us many weird and wonderful things, and now the latest is a simulation video which reveals what babies see when they're born.
It might come as no surprise that babies constantly seem a) surprised, and b) overstimulated after watching this video.
As well as cat pics, all of the recipes you could ever want, and endless TikTok dances, the internet is pretty good as far as educational tools go, too.
WebMD (a.k.a the website you go to search every time you have a headache to find out what it is) created a video breaking down the timeline of development as far as vision goes for babies.
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"Wondering how babies see the world? Infant sight develops at different rates... newborns can spot things that are right beside them with their side vision."
"Their central vision isn't strong yet," the video reveals, showing a thoroughly blurry outline of their parents.
It's not until two weeks later that babies can start to notice light and dark shapes, and also may be attracted to bright colors.
After a month, they can focus on mom or dad but not for long.
In fact, it's not until around months five through eight that babies may start to recognise their parents by sight, as well as developing a sense of distance.
Their depth perception starts to develop between months 9 to 12.
Viewers were shocked to discover just how little newborns can actually see.
"As a former full time baby, this is true," joked one.
Another commenter wrote: "No wonder why they’re freaking out. They just see big shadows in front of them the whole time."
"Poor little ones, I just thought that they were fighting for attention!" wrote another.
It was a revelation for another watcher: "Interesting! No wonder my baby sister was so still as an infant. I remembered her eyes being half shut for a couple of months. Then one day, she opened them wide!"
"My kid was one month old and I used to show her birds. She never noticed. I thought she was disinterested, but then I learnt that she can’t even see them," added one parent.
However, one argued: "Babies recognize parents wayyyyy before 5 months, from my experiences knowing people."
"I'm sure my baby can see more than this!!" insisted one mom.
"My little one definitely recognised faces earlier," said another, with one agreeing: "My niece at 4-5 months could recognise us easily."
Others hit out at 'beige' parents who don't want bright colors in their home for their style, but they're important for the development of babies.