Funny-looking newborns: photos

by The BabyCenter Editorial Team |
Birth can wreak havoc with a newborn's looks. A misshapen head, scrunched-up body, and a wrinkled face can make your newborn look a little like an alien!

We asked BabyCenter parents to show us their best (or most awkward!) newborn photos. Click through the slides to see these babies in all their newborn glory!
  • Pointy-headed newborn.
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    Conehead

    "A conehead is a thing of beauty."
  • Nebworn.
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    Tired out

    "I don't know why mom's complaining, she can't be as tired as I am!"
  • Newborn crying.
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    Scrubbed up

    "Be gentle! I've got delicate skin you know!"
  • Crying newborn.
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    Chill in the air

    "It's FREEZING out here."
  • Crying newborn.
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    Nice to meet you

    "Whazzup?"
  • Crying newborn.
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    Time to cry

    "You'd cry too, if you'd been through what I've been through."
  • Cone-headed newborn.
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    Conehead part two

    "I think this is my more photogenic side."
  • Crying newborn.
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    First photo

    "Can't you clean me up first?"
  • Newborn.
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    Fresh-faced

    "What are you looking at?"
  • Cone-headed newborn.
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    All-in-one

    "Blood, goo, and a pointy head. I've got it all!"
  • Newborn.
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    Ravishing red

    "Who are you calling a tomato?"
  • Jaundiced newborn.
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    A tinge of yellow

    "I won't let a little bit of jaundice get me down."
  • Newborn.
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    Family resemblance

    "They say I look like you..."
  • Newborn.
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    Bleary-eyed

    "So tired… So, so tired..."
  • Newborn.
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    Feeling dazed

    "What just happened, mom?"
  • Newborn on scales.
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    On the scales

    "How would you feel about being weighed in public?"
  • Newborn.
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    On the ropes

    "I feel like I've done 10 rounds in the boxing ring."
  • Newborn.
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    Spike style

    "It took me nine months to get my hair looking this good."
  • Newborn.
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    Hello there

    "You and I are going to get to know each other...Especially during the hours of 1am to 3am."
  • Newborn with flowers.
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    Pretty as a flower

    "Did you really have to make it look like I have flowers growing out of my head?"
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