33 Weird Things You Won’t Know Unless You’re A Parent

14. Baby boys have erections

You’ll be shocked but it’s a totally normal thing.

15. Babies have soft spots on their head

These soft spots are open spaces in the skull that make it easier for the babies to go through the vaginal canal and help the brain to grow safely. They’re a totally normal thing so don’t get freaked out.

16. You become zombie-like, waking up at night

Parents lose most of their sleep in the first two years of the baby. These little ones often keep their mums and dads up at night, despite getting as much as 16 to 17 hours of sleep each day.

17. Stalking and watching them sleep

Babies look like angels when they sleep and we can’t help but stare at them. We may have to do things stealthily though because we don’t want to wake them up and lose our moments of peace.

18. Obsessed with sharing and taking pictures of kids

When you’re single, you probably are annoyed by your parent-friends who post every single thing their babies do. Once you’ve got a little one of your own, it will become much harder to resist sharing those moments to the world.

19. Collect locks of hair

And you probably will become obsessed with making keepsakes, too. Have you kept those first clothing to put in a frame already?

20. Sniffing

Sniffing becomes totally normal for parents. Often times, it’s being done to check if a piece of clothing can still be worn or if there is poop in nappy and it’s already time to change.

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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