When can the baby start hearing from inside the womb, i want to start reading to it???
PS i got to hear the baby's heart beat today soooo exciting 13 weeks pregnant woohoo
2006-08-21 13:10:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Im not sure when they can start to hear in the womb but my husband starting reading the third month and when he would read the baby would become more active. Enjoy your reading time together.
2006-08-21 15:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by teacherg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sense of Hearing in the Womb
The womb is not a silent place. There's blood whooshing through the mother's vessels, gurgling and rumbling from her stomach and intestines, and the tones of her voice and the voices of others.
A baby's ears begin to form at around eight weeks and become structurally complete at about 24 weeks. But as early as 18 weeks, the bones of the inner ear and the nerve endings from the brain have developed enough for your baby to hear sounds such as your heartbeat and blood moving through the umbilical cord. He may even be startled by loud noises! For the rest of the pregnancy, sound serves as a baby's major information channel.
By week 25, your baby begins to hear your voice — and your partner's — and may even recognize those voices as early as week 27. Sounds may be muffled, though, because the ears are still covered with vernix, the thick waxy coating that protects the skin from becoming chapped by the amniotic fluid.
A fetus's movements or body patterns may change in response to sounds. Many pregnant women report a fetal jerk or sudden kick just after a door slams or a car backfires. A baby's heart rate often slows down when its mother is speaking, suggesting that he not only hears and recognizes the sound, but is calmed by it.
2006-08-21 20:28:21 · answer #2 · answered by tpuahlekcip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ear begins to develop in the fourth week of gestation, starting with the inner ear, followed by the middle ear, and then by the outer ear. It is not until about 20 weeks that the organs associated with hearing are developed enough to transmit sound. We are also able to "hear" without our ears (place a vibrating tuning fork on your forehead), but it is not clear when this ability is available to us. Interestingly, the one thing which is loudest in the environment of the uterus is the mother's voice.
In my opinion, it's never too early to start.
2006-08-21 20:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by _mommyof2_ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never to soon to start. Congatulations too. I can't wait to be a dad someday so I can read to him or her the history of the Stanley Cup.
2006-08-21 20:18:25 · answer #4 · answered by korines 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is not a time to start reading and talking to it. just because you cant see it dont mean its not there. i dont know when it can hear you but i read and talked to mine that early. i wanted to be sure that incase it could hear me that i was talking to it. congrats and good luck.
2006-08-21 20:22:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
start now,they can feel the love from the moment of conception...the heart beat...ahhhh,what a feeling huh,I heard all four of my childrens heart beats,and it was a spiritual experience each time
2006-08-21 20:19:32 · answer #6 · answered by william b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The baby can hear you now. so you can read to it.
2006-08-21 20:19:00 · answer #7 · answered by Robert D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should talk to the baby at all times. regardless of when you think it can hear you
2006-08-21 20:15:27 · answer #8 · answered by Dave R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around five months.
2006-08-21 20:16:32 · answer #9 · answered by alone1with3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that he she can hear you right now as we speak im not sure but ya im pretty sure so just start readin to him or her even if he/she cant really hear it they will eventually
2006-08-21 20:19:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋