Baby Stimulation

A lot of focus goes into pregnancy like what to eat or drink.  A lot of focus also goes into after the baby is born like names or choosing whether or not to breastfeed.  But what about focusing on positively influencing the womb environment during development?

So many different things happen during the stages of fetal development, and so many factors can affect development that it is natural to want to have only positive actions during such a critical time. 

As a mom, you want to do everything to protect your children from negative influences.  So what better way to positively influence your baby than to introduce an element that is already present in the womb during development--your heartbeat. 

BabyPlus is a simple set of sounds similar to the mother's heartbeat, which is a constant element in the womb.  By stimulating learning during the important stages of fetal development, a foundation for learning throughout life is reinforced.

• Use the BabyPlus curriculum while you’re expecting to introduce your baby to the sequential learning process through rhythm.
• Expose your little bundle of joy to music before and after he or she arrives. Levlin said from birth to age five is the opportune time to develop your child’s communication skills and musical aptitude. Exposing them to a variety of melodies and rhythms can also enhance your child’s listening skills.
• Consider enrolling your child in a weekly pre-school music program where they can experience the joy of having fun with music and song. They won’t even know they’re working on their brainpower.
• As they get older, nurture any interest they show in playing a musical instrument. There is strong evidence to suggest that students who play musical instruments tend to get better grades in core subjects such as math, science, reading and language arts, and they do better on standardized tests too.

BabyPlus is all about learning!  We repeatedly comment that a pregnant mom doesn't take a prenatal vitamin to produce a bodybuilder. 

The same is true for our simple yet effective curriculum of using a mother's heartbeat sounds to positively impact your child for a lifetime of learning.

I found a great website that talks about prenatal learning.  Those at brillbaby.com are "passionate believers in the benefits of early learning." Click on the picture to visit their website to learn more about early learning and prenatal education.

"The aim of baby education is not to impart specific facts to a child, but rather to stimulate the child's brain, thereby facilitating learning at an earlier age, when it is easier."  (brillbaby.com)

Every so often we have a comment about "pushing" children too hard.  Of course we at the BabyPlus Company take those types of comments very seriously.  By using BabyPlus during your pregnancy you are setting the groundwork for a lifetime of learning for your child.

Please click on our logo to learn more about the benefits of prenatal education.

The BabyPlus Prenatal Education System is now available at CVS.com. 

Recently,  the USA Today ran a front page article which referenced a recently published study about prenatal cognitive stimulation.  This is the very premise behind the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.  It is just one more exciting study that proves what 150,000 BabyPlus moms world wide already know.

We are thrilled to welcome CVS as part of our esteemed retail family.

Click on the CVS logo to go directly to their site to purchase BabyPlus today!

Another great testimonial - this time from a BabyPlus parent who has a degree in Child Development...

"As soon as I found the Baby Plus system, I knew it was for me. I have a degree in Child Development and I own a private school educating children from birth to primary grades. I am constantly researching ways to stimulate development. It makes total sense to start that stimulation in the womb while the brain is developing! I used the Baby Plus system faithfully from 18 weeks on. And like others, I also endured constant questioning from skeptic. I'm sure they feel silly now!! My daughter turned 17 months old today and she is by far the brightest child of her age that I have ever known. And that is saying a lot!

Directly after birth she was alert and tracking voices. She would even turn her head to follow my husband! She has met every milestone very early. She said her first words at 4 months. She was talking in sentences by 10 months. Now, at seventeen months she knows the names of all 80 children at our school. She can identify letters and can even write "M"s and "A"s. She can identify and sort by colors. She sings full songs. She can count to 10. She has always been extremely friendly and outgoing. At 15 months she had COMPLETED all of her 2 year milestones.

I will continue to recommend Baby Plus to every expectant mother I meet. And to all the baby plus parents out there... don't underestimate what your child can do! Provide them with every experience possible and they will continuously surprise you!

BS Child Development, Preschool/Primary School Owner/Director, and proud Parent!!!!!!!"

Good news for any parent who has a child with a peanut allergy.  The break through is that scientists "retrained" the ability of some children to tolerate peanuts by feeding them tiny amounts of the very food that endangered them.

Don't try this on your own. Doctors monitored youngsters closely in case they needed rescue, and there's no way to dice a peanut as small as the treatment doses required.

As parents, we are always intrigued by scientific breakthroughs that involve our precious children.  We are always looking for the science behind anything that is suggested for us to do.  For some reason, just knowing that there is science behind something helps parents realize that this is not something new.  BabyPlus - or some type of infant stimulation - has actually been around for thousands of years!  Parents have to realize that anything done during these important prenatal months, good or bad, will have an impact on their baby.

Over 25 + years of scientific research is behind the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.  Click on the picture to read more about the science behind our patented heartbeat curriculum.

Regarding any questions about the sounds of BabyPlus...the tones are natural, and the sound level is safe.

This is a question we occasionally receive in Customer Service Department.  With over 30+ years of scientific research behind our system, we know this: The sound level to the baby is strictly controlled for both pitch and volume.  Dr. Brent Logan spent many years studying the normal environment of the developing baby via intrauterine hydrophones, and BabyPlus® is carefully designed to present sounds to the prenatal infant at a very safe but audible level.  The baby hears the sounds of the mother's heartbeat at approximately 95 decibels, as loud as a rock band, constantly.  Moreover, normal sounds in a mother's environment--television, loud remarks, traffic- can reach the prenatal environment at volumes similar to that of her heartbeat yet the baby still sleeps through it most of the time, even though its brain is monitoring the sound.  BabyPlus is designed to produce an external sound of approximately 85 to 90 decibels, which is then reduced by 30-35 decibels as it is filtered through the mother's abdominal wall, reaching the prenatal infant at 60 decibels, well below the sound level of the mother's maternal placental blood pulse--which is present every moment, 24 hours per day. 

BabyPlus therefore has a scientifically engineered sound ceiling which is always less that the natural sonic environment of the womb.  More than 150,000 families worldwide have attested to its safety and effectiveness. Over stimulation does not occur because the sound is so relative to the auditory environment of the developing baby. 

Go to www.babyplus.com and click on the FAQ (frequently asked questions) portion of the site. This has a relative listing of decibel levels in the environment as they pertain to the immediate prenatal environment.

Or, click on the logo below to hear the sounds of the BabyPlus!


 

A recent European study has quickly sparked interest in the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.  The study has received some very prominent press coverage, including the front page of the USA Today (January 30, 2009).

From ScienceDaily on January 27, 2009:  "Researchers at the Institute for Psychology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation of the University of Amsterdam demonstrated that two to three day old babies can detect the beat in music.....a large European study demonstrated that beat perception is either innate or learned in the womb, as the auditory system is at least partly functional as of approximately three months before birth." 

Click on this picture to read the entire article.

Source:  Universiteit van Amsterdam. "Newborn Infants Detect The Beat In Music." ScienceDaily 27 January 2009. 11 February 2009 <http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2009/01/090127083540.htm>.

Why am I blogging about this?  Simply this reason - we know!  First, over 30 years of research is behind the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.  Beyond that, different groups of people have been using various types of fetal stimulation for hundreds of years.  Click to read the science behind the product.

 Ideally, you may begin using the system anytime between weeks 18 and 32 of pregnancy. Mothers who have started using the system as late as 34 weeks of pregnancy have reported many positive benefits. We are the only patented system of this kind on the market today.

Click on the "Buy Now" logo to go directly to our site to purchase this set of sounds based on the mother's heartbeat.

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Curious Friend:   What is that noise coming from your belly? 

Mom2Be:  That's my new BabyPlus. 

Curious Friend:  Baby what? 

Mom2Be:  BabyPlus.  It's basically learning in the womb.  It takes a simple set of sounds that resembles my heartbeat and uses it to strengthen my baby's cognitive development. 

Curious Friend:  Really?  It sounds silly to me.  How can a heartbeat make your baby learn?

Mom2Be:  It's quite simple.  Studies have shown that a developing baby's brain is stimulated by the mother's heartbeat.  By using that sound, it makes sense that it will make his or her learning ability stronger. 

Curious Friend:  Okay.  You've got my attention.  But I don't feel that a baby should be forced into learning before he or she is even born.  There's enough pressure to have a smart and perfect baby.

Mom2Be:  Oh, BabyPlus doesn't necessarily make your baby smarter or even force them to learn.  It just strengthens what your baby will be born with.  It also helps your baby more readily nurse, self soothe and reach developmental milestones earlier. 

Curious Friend:  That is very interesting!  I want to use it during my pregnancy.  When can I start?

Mom2Be:  You would want to start using it at about 18 weeks, when your baby's hearing is developed.

Curious Friend:  All of what you have said makes a lot of sense.  If I want to learn more, where can I get more information?

Mom2Be:  Their website www.babyplus.com has a lot of great information as well as answers to many frequently asked questions.  It also has wonderful testimonials from so many families who have actually used BabyPlus!

Curious Friend:  I can't wait to get started!  Who knew that such a simple idea could have such a huge impact on my baby.  What a great discovery! 
 

National Wear Red Day is this Friday, February 6.  The idea is for everyone to wear red to raise awareness of heart disease.  A red sweater - a red scarf - red socks....it doesn't matter just as long as you wear something RED.

Hopefully, most people are already aware that heart disease is the #1 killer of American women.  The statistic is that 1 in 4 women will die of heart disease.

A strong healthy heart is very important to you AND to your baby.  Your good health will directly impact your baby's good health.  Keep in mind that the one consistent sound your baby hears 24 hours a day is your HEARTBEAT.

That is why the BabyPlus Prenatal Education system is based on the mother's heartbeat.  This is the first true language your baby understands. The unborn child receives very little stimulation in the uterus. The only sound that it can clearly discern is the maternal heartbeat. By providing the infant with sounds which closely mimic the maternal heartbeat but which vary in subtly increasing ways, the child's brain learns one of the most basic skills of all - discrimination - before she/he is born.

Ladies - wear red this Friday in celebration of your beautiful heart!

What makes BabyPlus different and better than other prenatal products? -

The fifth difference is is the proven track record we have of the benefits of infant stimulation.  Results of a recent survey of BabyPlus parents show their babies were 96% alert at birth, 83% calm at birth, and 72% nursed at birth.  The same survey told us that 97% of BabyPlus parents would recommend our curriculum to a friend.  

These two blogs listed some of the reasons why BabyPlus is different from other products.  My list is not exhaustive; it is simply a top five!  Click on our logo below to go directly to our website to read much, much more about this wonderful way to benefit your baby with learning in the womb.

What do we know about fetal development? 

The environment is critical.  Everything that happens in the womb is momentous -  to both early development and later in life development.  The critical periods in child development are the stages of pregnancy.  Babies can now be measured BEFORE the 0-3 milestone.  The articles on prenatal development indicate that babies can now be impacted Prenatal-3.

Now that we know so much about fetal development, we need to do everything possible during this crucial time.  This goes beyond having a smart baby.  This is about giving your baby as much as possible during this critical time.

The more you know the more you do!

Click on the logo below to go our website to learn more about the fascinating topics of learning in the womb, the mother's heartbeat sounds, our prenatal care curriculum, and the benefits of infant stimulation.  Give your baby the very best start possible!