new vocabulary for all those linguaphiles
I finally figured out the word that people were saying as I pushed Eva out. I thought they were saying that she had a "nuncle" or "nuncel" hand, but it turns out that they were saying "nuchal." Nuchal is an adjective which describes something's locaction as being near the nape or neck. Essentially, she came out with her hand up along her neck and head. This is also the technical term for a cord wrapped around the baby's neck -- a nuchal cord.
The reason for all of this research is that when she sleeps, and other times as well, she likes to have her hands up around her face/head, especially the left one, in a manner similar to boxing defense, and I was thinking it might be related.
The reason for all of this research is that when she sleeps, and other times as well, she likes to have her hands up around her face/head, especially the left one, in a manner similar to boxing defense, and I was thinking it might be related.