The
facts
• From as early as 8 weeks your baby's first
nerve endings enable her to feel sensations.
• By the 16th week your baby's ears are
functioning enough to hear his mother's heartbeat,
swishing sounds of blood, every rumble his tiny
ears can pick up. These womb sounds stay imprinted
on their minds before they are born!
• A 6 month old fetus reacts by moving to
the sound of his mother talking or jumps at the
sudden sound of concert drums.
• A 7 month old baby is able to react to
different type of music owing to the cortex (part
of the brain) being developed enough to differentiate:
they seem to kick more in agitation when exposed
to rock music and stay calmer when some classical
music is played.
• Studies indicate that babies are attuned
to their mother's voices while still inside and
react with an accelerated heartbeat. By the time
baby is born he/she is already familiar with your
voices.
• The newer studies suggest that babies
may hear and feel more than we realize – so when
the mother is happy, baby is too and likewise
when mother is anxious so is her baby.
• By gently stroking the bump your moving
baby will be calmed and comforted. As parents
you will feel emotionally closer to your unborn
child as he/she becomes a real person to you.
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