Stimulating the baby in the womb, with music or reading, can promote his cognitive development, because he is already aware of what is going on around him, responding to the stimuli of his heart rate, which are calmer, his movements and imitating the movement of suction..
In addition, baby stimulation exercises also help strengthen the bond between mother and baby, for example by reducing the risk of postpartum depression.
Some ways to stimulate the baby still in the womb include
Touching the belly during pregnancy is a movement that almost all pregnant women have been making since the beginning of pregnancy and is usually interpreted as the pregnant woman wanting to care for the baby growing in her womb.
However, several studies indicate that touch can also be felt by the baby, especially after 8 weeks of gestation, which makes him more relaxed and loved, facilitating his development, often the baby can even respond to touch by moving through the uterus or pushing his feet and hands against the belly.
From 25 weeks of pregnancy, the baby’s ear is sufficiently developed to be able to hear voices and sounds from outside the womb and is therefore already able to recognize stimuli such as music.
Music usually has a relaxing effect on the baby, as well as helping to understand language, as songs with words, such as children’s songs, can help the baby recognize words more easily after birth.
Like music, telling your baby stories also helps him recognize words earlier, making the language development process easier.
While the stories can be told by the father, it is also important for the mother to tell them, because it is the voice of the mother that best recognizes the baby, because it is the voice that is always closest to the uterus throughout the day.
Being in the water is one of the easiest ways to relax during pregnancy, as it helps relieve all the weight and pressure created in the body, facilitating until the mother is able to release all the emotional stress she feels.
Stress release is very important, not only for the health of the pregnant woman, but also for the baby, because when the stress hormones are very high, they can hinder the development of the brain.
Sunbathing every day, for at least 20 minutes, helps your baby develop stronger bones and also prevents heart problems.In addition, the sun helps the body produce more vitamin D, which can prevent the onset of autism.