Bonding with baby in utero
Listen to some tunes … but don’t pump up the volume. You don’t need to play sounds loudly for your baby to hear them (and powerful noises may startle him), but it is good to play a variety of songs. Musical diversity “is essential and can be useful for baby’s future writing, reading and language skills,” says Philip A. De Fina, PhD, associate professor at the New York University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience…
Played classical music for your unborn lately? Sure, our relatives might have scoffed, but a new study shows that after 30 weeks, the fetus may actually have memories of the rockin’ out time y’all shared.
Bellybuds allows your baby to connect with those that love him like never before. Bellybuds really allow dads to get involved in the pregnancy. Simply record a message and play. This is especially helpful for dads that travel a lot or are in the military. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and all special family members can get close to the baby before birth too! If you are adopting or using a surrogacy mother, the birth mother can play your voice to the baby too. Your baby will already know these special voices as familiar voices at birth. Bellybuds can also help moms with breech babies to help turn the baby…
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The degree of involvement in a pregnancy can be a confusing issue for dads-to-be. However, as a couple, it is important to remember that pregnancy is happening to both of you. The following article discusses ways for a pregnant woman to get the expectant father involved with the pregnancy…
My wife, Jama, and I had an amazing dinner last night (at Carlitto Gardel in LA, incidentally) – we were out because yesterday was the day we learned the sex of our second child. At our ultrasound appointment yesterday morning, we asked our OB/GYN to write down on a piece of paper what the sex was and we didn’t read it until we were done with the excellent appetizers. I pulled out the paper, put it down flat on the table and we counted to three – I lifted my hand, “It’s a girl!”
Now, I need to tell you that we TOTALLY were expecting a boy… (more…)
