Timeline for hearing development.
Things your baby should listen to in the womb.
Benefits develop baby s brain by the third trimester your baby s ears are ready to hear.
How should i read.
Avoid screaming yelling and other violent language.
You might be picturing yourself.
Hearing in the womb is sort of like listening to someone talk with a hand cupped over their mouth.
Turning down the volume is a very advised thing when you decide to play some songs for your child.
But other things such as your heartbeat breathing and stomach noises can be quite disturbingly loud for the baby.
While a baby in utero hears what s going on outside the womb at about 10 decibels lower than you do the rhythm melody and other language patterns that serve as the foundation of speech are actually cryst.
As your baby grows they may move around a bunch.
Still it s not a good idea to pump up the volume on your stereo higher than 65 decibels db about as loud as background music at the store because that may hurt or startle the baby.
You ve already researched all the best baby gear and made plans for their nursery.
Babies listen and learn while in the womb.
Further if you sing along while you listen your baby hears your voice and develops familiarity with what you sound like and with the melodies you enjoy.
Of course they don t understand language yet what they can hear are differences in tones and rhythms.
Everything sounds further away and muted but you can still hear things and something discern who is trying to communicate with you on the outside.
Science tells us that there are certain things you can start doing now that help enhance your baby s brain development in the womb.
And if you re listening to music for prolonged periods it s best to keep the volume below 50 db the sound level in most neonatal intensive care units.
Naturally you want the best for your baby.
If you want to imagine what it sounds like for a baby in the womb stick your head under the water and listen.
This is because the mother s womb can be a really noisy place especially if the mother in question likes to chat a lot.
Traditionally people put headphones on their tummy for letting your baby listen to music in the womb but there are much better results of your baby hearing your own voice.
Talk to your baby as much as possible in a calm and relaxing way he says.
At around 14 weeks your baby can start to hear your voice.
Music your baby will love.
But did you know you don t have to wait til your baby is born to give her a head start in life.
