8 Amazing Things Babies Can Feel Inside the Belly

Mothers are often convinced that their babies, still in their bellies, are already able to respond to stimuli almost as if in conversation.

This may sound like excitement for moms, but know that is the truth.

Inside the womb, babies begin to develop their senses, balance and emotions, and they feel very much about what is going on with their mother.


Even the tone of voice, feelings and reactions he can capture are fundamental to the child's emotional development in the future.

Learn a little more about baby development and enjoy every moment of interaction with your baby:

1. Change of position of mother

At the beginning of the second trimester of pregnancy, at week 17, babies develop their sense of balance and become able to sense when their mother changes position. This can be felt when the mother exercises, sits, stands or lies, for example.


2. The beating of your heart

Your baby is the only person who feels your heart beating inside you, have you ever thought about that? From week 10, even in the first trimester, babies are able to sense the heartbeat. This is one explanation of why they enjoy being so close to their lap near their mother's chest.

3. Does your baby really hear you?

In the second trimester, between the 18th and 24th weeks, the baby develops his hearing system, listening to the outside environment. Thus, he creates an affective bond with the voices he still hears in his belly and is able to recognize them after birth, which makes him feel safe.

4. Belly affection

It's true: massaging the belly is good for the baby. At four months, the baby can already feel the touch, and the affection in the belly generates a feeling of comfort for the life to come.


5. Bad Emotions

Unfortunately, that old story that pregnant women shouldn't be nervous is true. When the mother becomes tense or anxious, her body releases a rush of adrenaline into the blood that crosses the placenta and speeds up the baby's heartbeat.

6. Good emotions

Just as the baby can perceive tension, so does the baby when her mother is happy. This is because of the release of hormones such as serotonin and endorphin, which are related to well-being.

7. Taste of amniotic fluid

From the ninth week of gestation, the baby already has the mouth, tongue and tiny taste buds formed, but it is in the last trimester that he begins to taste the amniotic fluid. The taste of the liquid changes according to the mother's diet, and babies can grimace when they taste unpleasant. In general, they prefer the sweet taste.

8. Music and language

Even if she does not understand the meaning of the words, the baby still in the belly is able to learn the rhythm and sounds of the spoken language outside. Even there are reports of mothers who spent their entire pregnancy in another country, speaking another language, and their children had difficulties learning the mother tongue? perhaps because they did not know the sounds and cadence of the tongue in the womb.

Regarding music, they often like the sound of the piano and choirs, which resemble the pattern of the human voice. After birth, they can recognize melodies they heard inside Mom's belly.

As you can see, even though they are isolated from the outside world by their mother's body, babies are able to perceive much of what happens to their mother and the environment. So take advantage of pregnancy to devote as much care and love as possible to your child, as he will be able to realize and remember this after birth.

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