eli5: why do babies appear to be fat?

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Why do babies when born, appear to have a lot of fat along their arms, legs, and chest?

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Because they are. The first commenter said it best but also beast milk often doesn’t come through properly for a couple days so babies are born a bit chonky to compensate for this.

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