Head phones on belly whilest pregnant, Can my unborn child really hear the music?!?

Question

I've heard diffrent things about if you put headphones on your belly whilest pregnant that your unborn child can hear the music. Is this really true and if so exactly how loud should I have the music?! I don't want the poor child to go deaf in there lol.

Answer 1

Yes, but the baby can hear music if you play your stereo too. Just don't use the headphones on your own ears....because that doesn't help!

Answer 2

"Auditory sense is present in the infant 24 weeks before birth [14 weeks after conception]. This involves brain functioning and memory patterns." M. Clemens, "5th International Congress Psychosomatic," OB & GYN, Rome: Medical Tribune, Mar. 22, 1978, p. 7

Recent technology allowed a tiny microphone to be placed by the fetus’s head and "We heard almost everything, from people talking 12 feet away, to a door opening in the room, to a cart going down the hall with the door closed. The clarity was incredible. It was easy to tell who was talking."

The results showed the fetus hears everything we do, only 10 decibels less. Their earliest response to sound was at 26 weeks. Is Noise an Intrauterine Threat, Phelan & Satt, by R. McGuire, Med. Tribune, Nov. 30, 1989

http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_12.asp#How%20about%20hearing?


Dr Alexandra Lamont is a Lecturer in the Psychology of Music at Keele University, says: "It used to be assumed that it was really noisy in the womb but actually it's quite quiet. "So the baby should be able to hear your stereo at a reasonable volume. You don't need to apply headphones to your bump!


So what to play to them?
Dr Lamont says: "Any kind of music that you like, although bass frequencies will travel through fluid better and be more audible to your unborn baby."

And how does it make them feel?
Opera singer Kathryn Singleton participated in the BBC1 project, A Child Of Our Time. The BBC played both opera and the soundtrack for Pulp Fiction to Kathryn's unborn baby, Matthew. She says: "With the opera, his heartbeat changed with the moods of the piece, then with the really fast Pulp Fiction song he just went absolutely nuts."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/parents/features/wombmusic.shtml

Answer 3

yes!

"Your baby's hearing is intact by the third trimester, when sonograms show that a fetus will actually turn its head to respond to a sound. But studies have shown that your unborn child can hear sounds as early as 20 weeks and will be startled by loud noises at about 25 weeks. Very loud sounds can cause changes in your baby's heart rate and movements, and sometimes even cause them to empty their bladder"
-webmd.com
(click the first link under sources for more baby-hearing info)

http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/3/3608_754.htm
^^there's some more info on what it's like in the womb


although your kid may not go deaf, it certainly my get startled! and just for a side note--webmd has some amazing articles about pregancy writen by doctors and other know-hows, so if you ever have any questions that no one seems to be able to answer--go there! haha

Answer 4

You do not need headphones though, just play the music in the room Mozart's music can increase the intelligence of the unborn child.

Answer 5

My sister just had her baby 2 months ago and it has always been really loud in our house now the baby wakes up if its to quiet and sleeps through EVERY loud noise. So yes they can hear the music.
In fact one day when she was about 6 months pregnant the garbage men made a very loud noise out side and I seen the baby jump LOL

congratulations!!!!!

Answer 6

Yes I've had four girls The first two I placed headphones on my stomach for the first two and the music I listned to they love for my third I used enviromental music and she loves the outdoors and for my last pregnancy I placed a guitar on my belly and played and she loves guitar music. So yea it really works. As for how loud not very, softly is what I used.

Answer 7

lol, I love when people read to their bellies and stuff I don't get it even if they can somewhat hear it what diffference does it make? Well the baby might be able to hear it, and that is kinda cool i guess but I recommend like a medium volume not too loud as you said you don't want it's ears to be damaged! Well good luck with your pregnancy, I hope you have a healthy happy baby!

Answer 8

Yes, your child can hear the music as well as all of the sounds around you. You don't even have to put headphones to your belly, just listen to the stereo.

Answer 9

music is usually recommended for the unborn child since hearing is probably the most developed sense at that point. it is ok to have loud music at times so that the unborn child can experience different rhythmes to react to.

Answer 10

Yes, your child can hear the music. I don't know about the volume however. I think you should just keep it to a level you like. But they can also hear your voice, so you should read aloud, and talk to him/her, too. It's all part of the whole bonding thing.