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.
Look Who's Listening
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 bladders.
Hope this helps
i heard that classical music is good as it is at a frequency that can penitrate through the womb
And i know that my Collier has responded to music
ie he hates me singing
and dosnt seem to like Whitney houston ( i love her )
But loves and responds to Baby Einstine
And likes the Band the feeling as he moves about every time i have The Feeling or Baby Einstines playing
And Enya as well soothing My Collier he seems to sway to the music giving gentle kicks as Enya plays
So give it ago
LOL Sarah
