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Melindafuller34Melindafuller34 member
edited January 2015 in June 2015 Moms
Hello ladies :)has anyone tried Bellybuds yet or in a previous pregnancy? And what's your opinion on them?? I think my baby loves the Mozart music he hasn't moved this much since I started using them yesterday :)
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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member
    They can't hear at this age yet.  So if you like having things on your belly go for it.  Your baby gets nothing from it.
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    blu-eyedwife said:
    They can't hear at this age yet.  So if you like having things on your belly go for it.  Your baby gets nothing from it.
    Really? I thought they start hearing sounds at 16 weeks?
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  • briafields94briafields94 member
    @sgarmand‌ I read they can hear muffled noises but I don't think they can actually hear music at that stage
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  • mmo2112mmo2112 member

    I've read conflicting info on pregnancy sites (and in the books) about inner ear development.  Some sites like to say "the bones in the ear are growing!" or "baby's hearing is developing this week!" but I don't think those are all that accurate.

    Here's an article that goes in depth.  I've only skimmed it, but two things jump out: an "auditory-evoked response" can be detected as early as 16 weeks, but the baby doesn't really hear--the way we hear--until much later. ("The auditory system becomes functional at around 25 to 29 weeks' gestational age when the ganglion cells of the spiral nucleus in the cochlea connect inner hair cells to the brain stem and temporal lobe of the cortex. . . . Most of the tuning of the hair cells of the cochlea occurs between 28 weeks' gestational age and early months of infant life."

    (Also, I've read that bellybuds and the like are not good for the fetus, but who knows. That might be a good question for your OB if you're at all concerned.)

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    sgarmand said:
    blu-eyedwife said:
    They can't hear at this age yet.  So if you like having things on your belly go for it.  Your baby gets nothing from it.
    Really? I thought they start hearing sounds at 16 weeks?
    The auditory system has formed, but they can't hear yet because the neurosensory part hasn't formed yet.  Meaning they can't translate the sound waves to their brains quite this early. Not until the mid-to late 20s.  At that time, they can hear lower frequency sounds (like your heartbeat and breathing) but still can't hear higher frequencies.  In the late 20s to early 30s weeks the baby will be able to hear higher frequencies and begin to distinguish your voice.
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    blu-eyedwife said:
    sgarmand said:
    blu-eyedwife said:
    They can't hear at this age yet.  So if you like having things on your belly go for it.  Your baby gets nothing from it.
    Really? I thought they start hearing sounds at 16 weeks?
    The auditory system has formed, but they can't hear yet because the neurosensory part hasn't formed yet.  Meaning they can't translate the sound waves to their brains quite this early. Not until the mid-to late 20s.  At that time, they can hear lower frequency sounds (like your heartbeat and breathing) but still can't hear higher frequencies.  In the late 20s to early 30s weeks the baby will be able to hear higher frequencies and begin to distinguish your voice.
    Good to know! I think TB says baby can start recognizing mom's voice at 16 weeks. Lies I see. Thanks for enlightening me!
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    sgarmand said:
    Good to know! I think TB says baby can start recognizing mom's voice at 16 weeks. Lies I see. Thanks for enlightening me!
    See, this is why I like my Pregnancy Day by Day book - I kid you not, there was a whole page in this for this week (20 weeks)
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  • gilder40gilder40 member
    I don't even know what BellyBuds are, but from the previous posts, I'm guessing some sort of head phone system?
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  • mmo2112mmo2112 member
    blu-eyedwife said:
    sgarmand said:
    Good to know! I think TB says baby can start recognizing mom's voice at 16 weeks. Lies I see. Thanks for enlightening me!
    See, this is why I like my Pregnancy Day by Day book - I kid you not, there was a whole page in this for this week (20 weeks)
    Is that the one published by DK? I was trying to decide whether to get their Pregnant Body book, which also has great reviews.
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    mmo2112 said:
    blu-eyedwife said:
    sgarmand said:
    Good to know! I think TB says baby can start recognizing mom's voice at 16 weeks. Lies I see. Thanks for enlightening me!
    See, this is why I like my Pregnancy Day by Day book - I kid you not, there was a whole page in this for this week (20 weeks)
    Is that the one published by DK? I was trying to decide whether to get their Pregnant Body book, which also has great reviews.
    It is.  I don't know about the Pregnant Body book though, so I can't compare.
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  • Melindafuller34Melindafuller34 member
    I'm 19 weeks and I just tried the classical music because it is a free download with the Bellybuds. But you can download other music and voice record also.
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  • mixnmatch372mixnmatch372 member
    I'm passing on Bellybuds...can't get past spending $50 on a pair of headphones for my belly when I haven't read anything that supports your baby being "smarter" because you played it music while still in the womb. May skip putting any kind of headphones on my belly all together.
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  • Melindafuller34Melindafuller34 member
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    I agree my musician SO only bought them so he can let the baby listen to tracks he played on and just him playing the guitar period. This is his first child so I didn't want to kill his excitement so I wear the headphones for him lol
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  • thursdaychickthursdaychick member
    Weird about the not hearing thing. I also read 16 weeks and the other day I asked my doctor if it was okay to go to a rock concert ( probably a silly question). She said it was fine but the baby will be listening too.
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  • ombradellarosaombradellarosa member
    From what I've read, the baby can hear (once it can hear) fine without amplification specifically on your belly, but I'm kind of in favour of anything that makes your SO feel more involved in the pregnancy.
    blu-eyedwife said:
    sgarmand said:
    Good to know! I think TB says baby can start recognizing mom's voice at 16 weeks. Lies I see. Thanks for enlightening me!
    See, this is why I like my Pregnancy Day by Day book - I kid you not, there was a whole page in this for this week (20 weeks)
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  • BednarovaBednarova member
    It's been about 15h since I first read this post. And I am still incredulous. This is a product you can buy? And they get $50 for it?

    WTF!
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  • Melindafuller34Melindafuller34 member
    Yep
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    ombradellarosa said:
    From what I've read, the baby can hear (once it can hear) fine without amplification specifically on your belly, but I'm kind of in favour of anything that makes your SO feel more involved in the pregnancy.
    Agree.
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