Is it true that our baby can remember tastes from when they were in utero?

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Yes. I feel it is quite true. When I was pregnant with baby no.1 and I restricted a lot of different food intakes while during 2nd pregnancy I tried to relax and take in variety of food. During the weaning, baby no.2 is more willing to accept new food taste compared to baby no.1 who is slightly more picky. But, thankfully both of my kids eat green vegetables as I consumed a lot of vegetables during pregnancy. Studies indicate that the flavors and aromas of the foods mom eats during pregnancy, which pass through to her amniotic fluid, may affect her baby's taste preferences long after birth. "The more varied a mother's diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding, the more likely that the infant will accept a new food," says Julie Mennella, Ph.D., biopsychologist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, in Philadelphia. http://www.parenting.com/article/what-babies-learn-in-the-womb

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