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When should I start playing music, singing, talking to or reading to my baby?

Can you hear me now? Good. Hehe, sorry I couldnt resist.

Specky, thats cute......Im not really sure when babies start to hear. Im not any help  

ASAP, he may not hear your voice, but he will feel the vibrations, and sense your relaxation. Its a great way to bond with your baby, at any time during pregnancy. My hubby read to Kae in my tummy every night while I was preggo, and now they have an unbreakable bond. If he comes in, and no hello kisses, she cries. Mommy comes in, and no hello kisses, who cares. She hardly notices lol. She does cry whenI leave though.

it doesn't hurt to start now, it stregthens your bond with it

I heard that most babies can start to hear noises inside the womb at about 6 months or the end of 6 months! Hope that helps 

i believe it's at about 18 to 20 weeks...maybe a little sooner.

well, the week by week thing tells you when they can hear you... i think its like week 22 or something... but i think they can hear you before that.. hahaha again, ask your doctor!! hahaha... if anything, i would say let specky listen to music now.. might as well let them feel the vibrations even if they don't have ears yet!!  

And, I think they have to have an inner ear first... i would look it up on here and see what it says... i really can't remember when it says their inner ear is developed... or really when it says they can hear..

Quoting Lindsey Lu:“ When should I start playing music, singing, talking to or reading to my baby?”

23 weeks!   I just read it yesterday when I checked to see what happens to my baby this week.

Quoting Lindsey Lu:“ When should I start playing music, singing, talking to or reading to my baby?”

I'm only 23w and have noticed my baby is already responding to voices and sounds. But I did read a study about playing music to the unborn baby and it actually had some negative findings.

Quoting CarrieAnne08:“ I'm only 23w and have noticed my baby is already responding to voices and sounds. But I did read a study about playing music to the unborn baby and it actually had some negative findings.”

Really?.. Like what..

My mother told me she played me Queen everyday, I'm fine... I think.

Quoting MeGn87:“ Really?.. Like what..”

I'm assuming your asking about the study...
I'll try and find it but it basically said parents who play music to there unborn baby are more likely to be over baring on studies. Creating more pressures on the child.It also said that it can disrupt the babies sleeping pattern. Causing delayed growth. That's what it said anyway.

Quoting Lindsey Lu:“ My mother told me she played me Queen everyday, I'm fine... I think.”

hahahahahahahahahaha.... AMAZING!!!! sorry... i had to laugh!!

I always heard that playing music for the baby was a good thing... i'm too lazy to buy headphones and a cd player or something and buy cd's that i want my baby to listen to... ahhahaha.. i'm not cool and don't have an ipod or anything like that...

Quoting CarrieAnne08:“ I'm assuming your asking about the study... I'll try and find it but it basically said parents who ... [snip!] ... on the child.It also said that it can disrupt the babies sleeping pattern. Causing delayed growth. That's what it said anyway.”

wow that crazy! Thanks for the info  

Quoting Scarlette's Mommy:“ hahahahahahahahahaha.... AMAZING!!!! sorry... i had to laugh!! I always heard that playing music ... [snip!] ... and buy cd's that i want my baby to listen to... ahhahaha.. i'm not cool and don't have an ipod or anything like that...”

I'm a hardcore Queen fan now, that and The Dead Milkmen which my Dad played all the time. I don't think I'll go for headphones, just play it throughout the house, or on the radio in the car. I'm ready to start reading Harry Potter to him (fingers crossed).