Utero stimulation- a good idea?

Deepa,
Yes, theories are ON. I personally didn't try but read a lot about it. Foetuses develop the ability to hear around the 5th month of pregnancy when they start to become aware of stimuli outside the womb. Many believe that in utero exposure to music (especially the classical variety) results in enhanced intellectual development.

 

Even I have heard of this.. I would talk to the baby, but I WOULD NOT sit in front of a loud streo and try and get the baby to listen to music.. apparently exposure to very loud sounds, for a long period of time, can also affect the baby's hearing (and give you a headache)..

I talk to the baby.. just random things.. my hubby also talks to the baby.. I have a friend whose husband has a habit of whistle'ing when he comes home.. when they had a baby.. and the DH came home from work.. one day the baby was crying alot.. and immediatly when he heard the whistle'ing, he stopped crying and tried to look around to see where the sound is coming from.. maybe becasue he remebered the familiar sound when he was in the womb.. amazing!!

 

I sang and talked to DS a lot when he was inside and even as a little baby the song I sang to him all the time (Kaatrinile varum geetham) would calm him down easily. I think it does help. Go for it!

Vanathi.

 

Ya I have also heard a lot of instances where they say it works wonders.. Like for example, you keep singing a song to the baby when he/she is in the womb. After they are born, when they cry for unknown reasons, if you sing the same song, they would stop crying and get pacified!! So wonderful na?

Don't know if this is tangent to the topic, I have already started talking to my baby atleast 1 time a day.. I keep talking positive things like 'you are going to be a healthy, intelligent baby, mom dad love you a lot, etc etc..'
It is such a pleasure!! Nothing wrong in trying :thumbsup

 

We have a story in Mahabharata wherein Prince Abhimanyu learnt the chakravyuh theory from Lord Krishna from within his mother's womb. It seems Lord Krishna just narrated how to enter the Chakravyuh but not how to break it and come out and so when Abhimanyu grew up, he could enter the Chakravyuh in the battle of Kurukshetra but could not come out of it. So assuming that utero stimulation works we should be very careful with what we expose the baby to.

My personal experience is this. A few days ago I experienced the baby's movements till around noon and then for the rest of the day there was absolutely no movement - not even a tap from inside. I was worried and so at around midnight I placed the earphones of my ipod on my belly and within minutes there was activity from inside.

I am yet to talk to the baby though. What do you people talk to the baby about? Do you have a fixed time to talk? What kind of songs do you sing?

 

Would be great if infants pick up good habits with these stimulations..whether it works or not..basically both of us are music lovers so atleast the heredity must make the LO a lover of music

i don't sing but listen to music a lot....hereafter will try to notice if any re-actions are there :thumbsup