In fact, experts worry that sticking speakers or headphones up to your abdomen could actually disrupt your baby's sleep patterns or the natural order of growth. "Nature does a pretty good job of programming or presenting the necessary kinds of stimulation that a fetus should get at the appropriate times during development," says William Fifer, a developmental psychobiologist at Columbia University. Study of how the human brain develops still is in its infancy, but there's no convincing scientific evidence that deliberate fetal acoustic stimulation, as it's called, influences intelligence, creativity or later development. Most researchers studying fetal development say Mother Nature and the stimuli your baby naturally receives in the womb from your everyday conversations and activities are good enough to prepare your baby for the outside world. One researcher has even developed a "curriculum" designed to speak to the fetus and supposedly boost intelligence, coordination and well-being.ĭon't feel pressured to pull out the credit card just yet. There's already an array of tapes and gadgets on the market that help parents talk, sing or pipe classical music into the womb via little speakers on the uterus. The fetus responds to your voice and other sounds in the room, reacts to light and dark shadows as you move from place to place, tumbles as you switch positions, even tastes sweet or spicy foods you've just eaten.Įxperts believe these experiences cause physiological changes in your fetus' sensory systems that are necessary for normal brain growth. Thanks to ultrasound and other high-tech tools allowing a peek inside the womb, scientists have discovered a virtual sensory playground in which your baby is living. "And for him, I think, it was reassuring because he had a sense already of where he was." "It was so exciting because there was this trust and communication and a certain sense of bonding between us right away," says Morgan Rapp.
When he cried, he'd calm down instantly at the sound of their voices. In the recovery room, it seemed abundantly clear Jesse recognized his parents right away, turning his head in their direction when either one spoke.
They even teased him by poking the same side twice and laughed as he poked the "wrong" side back.Īll their prenatal shenanigans paid off. They'd gently poke first one side of Richele's abdomen, then the other, and watch as Jesse followed their touch by poking the same side back.
Jesse Rapp wasn't born until May, but he and his parents were playing together long before that.Īt night, Morgan often rested his head on Richele's pregnant belly, calling Jesse by name and feeling him wriggle in response.
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