Pregnancy is truly a marvelous phase and it does make you experience a lot many things, which you may have never known before. It’s not just exciting for you, but for the baby as well.
Wondering, how can the baby know what’s happening in there? Well, you might have not known but there are a certain things which your baby learns in the womb only. Though he acquires most of his skills after birth, but you will be surprised to know of the things that a baby learns in womb itself.
Today, we have got for you the list of those things which your baby gets to learn in the womb. So, have a look at these and see what all your baby masters while waiting for his life to begin in the outside world.
1. Your baby can feel stress
Sounds amazing, isn’t it? Doctors and health experts have stated that babies develop the art of sensing stress while they are in the womb. If you are anxious or stressed, your baby will feel it too and respond to the same by touching its face with left hand. This is an act of protecting oneself. This shows that the baby is making an effort to hide away from stress, which clearly proves the theory that babies learn to feel stress in the womb. Now you know why you are constantly advised to keep stress at bay. You may end up transmitting the same to your baby as well. So, stay away from stress.
2. Your baby can sense taste
Yes, your baby masters this art in the womb only. The food which you eat during pregnancy appears in amniotic fluid, which surrounds your baby. The fetus can sense the different tastes and this development generally happens in the 20th week of pregnancy. Make sure whatever you eat is healthy and tasty too.
3. Your baby can feel emotions
As your baby reaches its 36th week in the womb, it starts developing facial expressions. The baby will have a wrinkled nose, frowns and even a downturned mouth. When in happiness, the baby can even smile and show expressions reflecting relaxation.
4. Your baby can sense & respond to music
As per the studies conducted, babies understand the language of music and they often respond to it by making some movements in the womb. Whether you sing them a lullaby, a nursery rhyme or any random song; it will have an impact on baby’s mood in the womb. Music relaxes the baby and even soothes its heartbeat. Sing as much songs as you can and get to communicate with your baby using the language of music.
5. Your baby can cry
So you thought this happens only after birth? Well, it’s certainly not the case. Studies have shown that babies shed silent tears when in womb. You can hear their sobs using the ultrasound microphone in the third trimester.
6. Your baby can feel you
Yes, the baby can certainly feel you. It can sense your happiness, sudden burst of emotions and sadness too. And interestingly, the baby in the womb also reacts as per your mood. If you are happy, the baby also stays relaxed and makes happy movements. But any hint of sadness can affect your baby’s body functioning.
7. Your baby can memorize songs & rhymes
If you listen to any particular song or sing a rhyme or song very often during your third trimester, it stays in your baby’s memory. As you know, baby’s brain starts basic functioning in the womb and it retains memories that are constant.
8. Your baby can develop hand-mouth coordination
Your baby starts sucking its fingers in the third trimester. This is a sign of hand-mouth coordination. It certainly comes as a blissful scene for parents who witness the baby sucking its thumb via ultrasound.
Isn’t it fascinating to know how baby gets acquainted with so many skills right in the womb? For now, it’s just the beginning, as the baby is yet to set out on a wonderful journey of learning!