Bubbly Baby Fascinated By Her Own Chipmunk Cheeks

This is the adorable moment when a newborn baby plays with her chipmunk cheeks in this heartwarming clip. Cuteness overload!Show more

Footage shows a baby with adorable chipmunk cheeks preciously touching its bubbly face. It is as if the baby is fascinated by their plump shape, making this clip even more heart-melting. We cannot resist the temptation of kissing and pinching these cheeks.

Amazingly, chipmunk cheeks are actually formed by breastfeeding, when the baby slowly start to fill out the cheek cavities and strengthen the muscles with sucking. Of course, these plump pockets on baby’s face are completely normal, and are actually a symbol of good health.

With the nursing, the muscles bulk up and achieve that pinchable round shape as fat stores in the baby’s cheeks. Fortunately, cheeks remain plump throughout breastfeeding, but when breast milk is reduced and solids foods are introduced, baby’s cheeks start to deflate.

In fact, fat pads in the cheeks allow the baby’s tongue to remain in place while sucking, and prevent the cheeks from sinking in. It is adorable how this makes babies cute and soft, and their adorable bubbly cheeks often look like they are swollen. Actually, baby's cheeks are plump because they contain muscles which continue to develop as long as baby’s need for milk is present. However, once the baby starts chewing food, the muscles change shape and become less plump and more smooth looking, which makes baby's face change from round to elongated.

Watching this healthy baby, playing with its bubbly cheeks we get the urge to shower her with kisses and feel the strength of those strong baby muscles formed by breastfeeding!