And then when the “lay the baby down on its back” advice came out, my parents figured I must have been one wise newborn (and wondered aloud what happened since …).

Interestingly, my gf’s baby went through a stage where she would insist on sleeping her side, and no amount of adjusting her sleeping position would change this. My parents are all but convinced that this baby is not a baby my gf just adopted but is somehow my own baby (the baby does look suspiciously like my mom).

On a more serious (and lucid) note, this is a good discovery that gives me a lot of hope, because things can’t be cured or even treated with certainty unless they know what’s causing them. I wonder if this abnormality is something that corrects itself as the baby gets older, or if there’s children and adults walking around with such a problem. I’m also curious if the serotonin link has connections with other disorders that are caused by problems with serotonin.