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Babies have more bones so their bodies are more flexible to fit through the birth canal. As the baby grows the bones join together. A good example of this is the babies head, the bones in the skull are separated until about 18 months. The spaces between these bones in the skull is what is often called a soft spots.

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At birth, some bones are not fully formed and are connected by soft cartilage that eventually hardens into bone over time. This process results in the fusion of some bones into larger structures, reducing the total number from 270 at birth to 206 in adulthood.

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New born babies have 300 and plus bones. As they grow, many of the bones dissolve and make together.

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a lot of their "bones" are cartilage that will eventually harden together and make bones.

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When babies are born they have more smaller bones than adults, and as the child grows, those smaller bones fuse into stronger, bigger adult bones.

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As children grow, some bones fuse together. This is why children have 270 bones while adults only have 206.

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