We like to talk to babies inside the mother's belly, but one of the questions parents have is whether the baby hears them or when does the baby start to hear in the womb.
We want to talk to them, sing to them, tell them stories, play music for them... and it is something beneficial for our babies, it helps with brain development.
When does the baby start to hear in the womb?
According to studies carried out on the subject of development of fetuses, the baby begins to hear around 18 weeks. What you hear at that moment are sounds from your own body, such as the heartbeat, movement of the intestines, or the mother's breathing. Between 27 and 29 weeks is when you can start listening further. When we can start talking to them, singing to them, read to them, because those sounds will reach you.
Those sounds and voices that the baby begins to hear in his mother's belly will be assimilated and When you are born, hearing those same sounds will bring you peace of mind. This doesn't mean you know words or anything like that, you can't learn at this stage. But those sounds will sound familiar to him, intonations from when he was inside the belly.
Talk or read to our baby when he is in the womb It is also very beneficial for parents. It is a moment of intimacy, a moment reserved for that being who will soon be part of the family in a more direct way. Those family moments will be moments that can be maintained when the baby is born, we can continue with reading times.
Once the baby is born...
Furthermore, if we do it we will see how From 3 months onwards, our baby's face will react to expressions of our face and the sound of our voice and they can even begin to understand a single word. Between 6 and 12 months is when the activity of grabbing pages and putting books in their mouths and From 12 to 18 the books will be something interactive, they will turn pages, point to pictures when we ask them, and already understand a lot of the information.
The most important thing is that singing, talking and reading to our baby from before birth will make him Let's start forming a bond with him.