Developing Baby Intelligence During Pregnancy
Studies show that there is a link between fetal stimulation and baby intelligence, motor skills, and linguistic and social skills. This therefore means that developing baby intelligence and advancing skills is possible already during pregnancy.
Some related research has focused on the use of music during pregnancy. It is therefore becoming more common for parents to play music to the developing fetus through headphones. There is thus a real and strong connection between communicating with the unborn child and this development. Many researchers confirm that playing music to the fetus increases the baby’s ability to learn and accelerates the baby’s intellectual development after it is born.
The same thing has been observed among babies who have been read during pregnancy. Once the fetal sense of hearing has developed, reading to an unborn child can help accelerate this linguistic development.
Other intelligence-enhancing activities that help the baby learn in the womb include teaching vocabulary that describes a variety of activities. Thus, a parent can say a word loudly and clearly, while performing the function that the word implies. This helps the baby to make a connection between the word and the action, which enhances the child’s learning after he or she is born.
Many babies have shown that after birth, they recognize the sounds and music they have heard in the womb as they develop. Likewise, the child gets used to the heartbeat of the mother as she grows up, and when the mother later wants to calm the baby, she takes this with her, allowing him to hear the familiar relaxing heartbeat.
Developing baby intelligence during pregnancy through stimulation
Stimulation during pregnancy is a technique that has become very popular. The fetus is exposed to a variety of stimuli while in the womb. As the baby learns to recognize stimuli, he learns to respond to each of them.
This constant exposure to stimuli stimulates the baby’s central nervous system and helps develop the baby’s intelligence during pregnancy.
Babies who are stimulated during pregnancy develop better vision and hearing, as well as motor and language skills. Such babies also have greater self-confidence, are more alert and contented than babies who are not stimulated during pregnancy.
The music and sounds used to stimulate the baby’s intelligence during pregnancy usually soothe the baby after birth. Studies show that stimulation during pregnancy has positive effects on a baby’s ability to learn after birth. This benefit lasts throughout childhood.
It has also been shown that babies stimulated during pregnancy are better able to deal with stress, which would indicate that such babies have a more developed central nervous system. As the mother strokes her stomach, she creates a feeling of relaxation and rest for the baby, which is pleasing to both the mother and the child, which also relieves anxiety and strengthens the connection between mother and baby.
What is the best time to stimulate your baby during pregnancy?
The best time to stimulate your baby is the third month of pregnancy. Although the fetal sense of hearing has only developed by the fifth month, you can stimulate your baby by touching and using light and vibration. Bring music and songs for the fifth month.
Your feelings also affect your baby. When a mother knows how to relax, it also helps the baby do the same, reducing the baby’s stress as well as developing the baby’s brain. The way parents communicate with the fetus in the womb can have a lasting effect on the baby, as the baby feels loved and thus confident.
It is important that stimulation is performed systematically. This way, the baby learns to organize the information they receive in the brain more easily. It is therefore the responsibility of the parents to stimulate the baby and not to stimulate the baby too much so that it does not cause stress to the baby as the baby is not yet able to process large amounts of information.
