The baby is now fully formed physically and has a firm grasp reflex. They can now determine the difference between sweet and sour tastes. Premature babies born as early as 33 weeks have been observed to suck harder on a teat dipped in glucose. However, even unborn babies can detect subtle changes in the flavour of the amniotic fluid they float in. It is believed the fluid acts as a 'flavour bridge' to their mother's breast milk. Breast milk changes flavour depending on what the mother eats (such as sugar, garlic or curry) and so does the amniotic fluid. Observations of unborn babies have demonstrated that they swallow more frequently when surrounded by sweet tastes and swallow less fluid if it tastes bitter or sour.
With the exception of crying, the baby is capable of doing everything that a newborn baby will do. The baby is restricted now inside of the uterus, but still can kick and move. The baby sleeps alot of the time, just as newborn babies do. The baby's eyes move in the manner of REM sleep and researchers believe that babies can dream vividly in utero. When the baby is awake, he is listening, feeling and learning. There are billions of neurons in the brain that make trillions of connections. The baby will probably have settled into the birth position by now and your caregiver can most likely tell which way the baby is presenting.
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