BabyPlus and Alison Sweeney

We were thrilled to be a part of Alison Sweeney's Baby shower in LA two weeks ago.  Alison was recently introduced to BabyPlus while pregnant with her second child.  She is bound to see the tangible results other moms have seen. Like other moms, she will probably notice that her baby sleeps through the night quickly and easily self-soothes.  Perhaps she already knows the benefits of learning in the womb.  However she came to be aware of the idea of prenatal education does not matter.  What matters is that their baby will benefit from hearing the mother's heartbeat sounds of the BabyPlus.

This shower was delightful, plus there was a twist — all presents were donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  How wonderful and generous!  Obviously, Alison is a great woman, mother, wife, and friend.  We are so excited to have been included!

Click on the BabyPlus logo to learn more about learning in the womb and the stages of fetal development.

Prenatal care can be looked at several ways.  It's not just doctor visits and reading about day-by-day pregnancy.  It can be viewed as a pregnant mom taking care of her outside by using lotion to keep her skin moist, which will help lessen stretch marks, for example.  It can also be viewed as a woman taking care of her inside while pregnant by eating a balanced, healthy diet or taking prenatal vitamins.  But what about prenatal care within the womb for the actual baby? 

Many tend to think that taking vitamins, eating healthy and caring for themselves is the most that they can do during pregnancy.  Studies are showing benefits for not only the mom but her baby as well.  For example, using the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System provides so many benefits for fetal development and for mom, it can provide a relaxing distraction and time for bonding with her baby.
I think looking at prenatal care differently can not only benefit mom but her baby as well.

BabyPlus - Guest Blogging

New to our blog - the Guest blog!  We will be posting occasionally for people who have thoughts about BabyPlus. 

The idea is so people outside of the BabyPlus office will be able to share their thoughts on the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System, fetal development, national and international use of the prenatal care curriculum, and critical times in child development.

Enjoy reading these thoughts from our "guest bloggers."

so........what exactly is this idea of prenatal care?

Well, of course, the idea of taking care of yourself while you are pregnant is not new.  Eating well and taking a prenatal vitamin while you are pregant are both widely accepted as a sound way to take care of your developing baby.

Another idea that is NOT new - although it may be new to you - is the idea that your baby can learn in the womb.  Over 30 years of clinical research has indicated that your baby will respond to the sounds of the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System - here is how:

BabyPlus babies at birth and infancy:

*more readily nurse
*have increased ability to self-soothe
*are more interactive and responsive
*are relaxed and alert at birth

And, later in life, these children demonstrate:

*earlier developmental milestones
*improved school readiness
*enhanced intellectual abilities
*greater creativity and independence
*longer attentiaon spans

The benefits of prenatal care last a lifetime!


Click on the BabyPlus logo to read more about the benefits of our prenatal curriculum.





Click on the "Buy Now" logo to order your BabyPlus to immediately begin giving your baby this amazing developmental benefit.

We are getting a change.  Change can be good.

There was a time when an expectant mother did not really do much of anything to impact the prenatal environment.  So much has changed!  One such change is that we now know that nutrition plays an important role in your baby's development.  Another change is the use of prenatal vitamins.  These are specially formulated multivitamins that make up for any nutritional deficiencies in the mother's diet.  Click on the link to read about the importance of taking a prenatal vitamin.

Prenatal care is what any mother willingly does for her baby.  That is why the many articles on prenatal development are now stressing the importance of what is happening during the stages of pregnancy.  Week by week, your baby is changing and growing.  You have a wonderful opportunity to provide your baby an education in the womb with a sound that changes every week.  This changing sound is the mother's heartbeat sounds, the only sound your baby truly understands.

Make a change!  Give your baby the benefit of learning in the womb!

Please click on the logo to read more about the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System, and how you can change your prenatal environment. 

Or, click on the "Buy Now" logo to purchase your BabyPlus and start making a change today!

The Presidential Election is almost at an end.  It's all in the hands of the voters and the decision will be made soon.  It has been one of the most, if not the most, important elections in history.  It is the main thing people are talking about and has been the primary focus in the media.  A lot of pressure will be on the victor for the next four years and hopefully all their preparation will help them along the way.

For years, each of the candidates have meticulously planned and prepared their positions and platforms.  Their entire careers have laid the foundation for their political futures and have led up to this moment.  It might be safe to say that things they did years ago might have an impact on where they are today. 

Many factors can influence a person's life over time.  For example, if a mother doesn't get adequate calcium intake during pregnancy, it can weaken her bones years in the future.  If a child doesn't brush her teeth, she will get cavities.  If a father practices catching a football with his son, he will eventually learn how.  If a pregnant mother uses BabyPlus during pregnancy, her child will receive the benefits of a prenatal curriculum.  This, in turn, will set the foundation for a lifetime of learning.  This means it will influence the child's life into their teenage years, when they are in college, when they go to get a job and when they become parents.  The use of BabyPlus during such a critical period in prenatal development is a springboard to setting the stage for a multitude of benefits that will last throughout their lives.

Click on the link below to read about these benefits that the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System has to offer.

BabyPlus Monthly Webinars are starting!

The BabyPlus RoundTable Monthly Webinar Series is beginning!  Your baby can learn while still in the womb.  Research studies show baby's amazing capacity to learn begins even before he or she is born.  The very first webinar will be Thursday, November 13, 2008, from 12:00 noon  to 1:00 PM (CST).  The featured speaker will be Dr. Meg Landwerlen, Pediatrician (Fishers Pediatrics) and a BabyPlus Mom.  She will speak about the results she has seen in her own child and the benefits of prenatal learning from a pediatrician's point of view.


Click on the picture to register for a webinar, see previous webinars, and preview upcoming webinars.  Each month a different webinar will showcase different topics for expectant moms.  Upcoming seminares will include must-have gifts for expectant moms, nutrition during pregnancy, and fitness during pregnancy, just to name a few.

Click on the BabyPlus logo to read more about the critical periods in prenatal development, learning in the womb, and the benefits of baby stimulation. 

Or, click on the "Buy Now" picture to purchase your BabyPlus Prenatal Education System directly from the BabyPlus website.

...are relaxed and alert at birth.

The benefit we hear the most is that BabyPlus babies are alert and calm at birth.  We've even had delivery nurses say that you can definitely tell a difference and it's amazing!  Here are some of my favorite comments from BabyPlus families.

"My son was born alert and calm, he didn't even cry."

"Once she was born, she was bright eyed, lifted her head, pulled the nurses stethoscope and was unbelievably alert. The nurses were amazed by her, so much so they actually sent other nurses in to see her."

"My child was so calm and alert when she was born and has surpassed all of her classmates in preschool."

"She was extremely alert and wide-eyed at birth and throughout her newborn days."

"From the moment she was born, my ob/gyn and the nurses commented on how alert she was…eyes wide open, looking around, and clearly trying to take in everything that this new world had to offer. "

This is just one of the many benefits from using the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.  Click on the link below to read more testimonials from BabyPlus families.

BabyPlus.....and the economy????

Yes, believe it or not, BabyPlus is actually tied into the economy, and this is how....

No matter what the economy is doing, parents still want to do what is best for their children.  Prenatal education is one of those things!  Here at the BabyPlus Company, we talk almost daily to parents who want to know how to improve the prenatal environment for their child.  Once they learn about the benefits of infant stimulation, early development during pregnancy, fetal development, and fetal development in stages, they can't wait to order their BabyPlus and begin using the curriculum!

So, whether we are in a good economy or a bad economy, parents still want to do what is best for their unborn baby.  Therefore, the BabyPlus is the perfect answer to the question, "What can I do for my baby before she is born?"

Please click on the link to see the benefits of using the BabyPlus, read blogs, and read testimonials from BabyPlus parents.  No matter what is going on in the world, parents will still always want what is best for their babies!

BabyPlus - Global Availability

As founder of the BabyPlus Company, my primary goal is not what you may think. As much as we seek to grow the sales and distribution of BabyPlus, I have many wonderful co-workers who see that we develop a strong brand name in the marketplace.


While this pursuit is certainly desirable for any company in this very new and exciting educational niche, I am more interested in something else. I am more interested in further validation of this profound developmental tool. This validation will lead naturally to building further awareness of prenatal education and, most importantly, increased availability of BabyPlus for the critical period in prenatal development. My personal desire is that we are able to bring this curriculum to all corners of the world with no socio-economic divisions. Please click on the picture of the green world map to view our International Distributors.

A prenatal vitamin is indeed available in the U.S, at least, for any expectant mom who seeks this out. The benefits of this supplement are so well-documented that an expectant mom can provide these life-long developmental benefits for her child, no matter her economic constraints.  We are approaching a time when the benefits of infant stimulation and the idea of learning in the womb won't even be questioned, much like good nutrition in a pregnancy.

Click on the link to read more about the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.

BabyPlus Monthly Webinars are starting!

The BabyPlus RoundTable Monthly Webinar Series is beginning!  Your baby can learn while still in the womb.  Research studies show baby's amazing capacity to learn begins even before he or she is born.  The very first webinar will be Thursday, November 13, 2008, from 12:00 noon  to 1:00 PM (CST).  The featured speaker will be Dr. Meg Landwerlen, Pediatrician (Fishers Pediatrics) and a BabyPlus Mom.  She will speak about the results she has seen in her own child and the benefits of prenatal learning from a pediatrician's point of view.

Click on the picture below to register for a webinar, see previous webinars, and preview upcoming webinars.  Each month a different webinar will showcase different topics for expectant moms.  Upcoming seminares will include must-have gifts for expectant moms, nutrition during pregnancy, and fitness during pregnancy, just to name a few.

Click on the BabyPlus logo to read more about the critical periods in prenatal development, learning in the womb, and the benefits of baby stimulation. 

Or, click on the "Buy Now" picture to purchase your BabyPlus Prenatal Education System directly from the BabyPlus website.

People are blogging about BabyPlus!

Many days we find that people have written an independent blog about the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.  This blog is titled "The Mother Hen Baby Concierge - Helping Expectant Parents Navigate Each Stage From Bump, Baby, and Beyond."  On Wednesday, September 10, 2008, the reviewer posted a short paragraph calling this the "in utero iPod."  She used the BabyPlus with her first child, and is now using the system with her second child.  Having a baby who latches on easily for breast feeding and sleeps well through the night or has a good sleeping schedule is possible if you use the BabyPlus prenatal care curriculum.  Click on the picture to read the blog posting on Mother Hen.

Click on the BabyPlus logo to read other testimonials and blogs about our product. 

Your baby is born to learn - and you can impact their ability for a lifetime by using the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System during your pregnancy.  The BabyPlus is a set of 16 simple lessons that mimic your heartbeat - the only sound a developing baby truly recognizes.

The BabyPlus is the use of the mother's heartbeat sounds used as fetal enrichment. This idea that is not new and has been researched and developed by many prenatal scientists.  However, the heartbeat is the only sound your baby actually recognizes.  That is why the BabyPlus is the only significant prenatal program to use to during this critical period in prenatal development. 

Please click on the heart to learn why your heartbeat is the best tool for a prenatal curriculum.


Also, click on the BabyPlus logo to learn more about how the science of a prenatal curriculum has developed through time.

Did you know we have items other than just BabyPlus on our website?  There are onesies and bibs that would make a perfect addition to any order.  Add one or both to a basket with a BabyPlus Prenatal Education System and some coordinating tissue and bow, and you have a wonderful shower gift! 

Click on the link below to view and order our items.

Connect With Your Baby Before He's Born

Another news article about BabyPlus...this one was in the August 2008 edition of the magazine Pregnancy&Newborn.  Author Ginny Butler explores "your relationship with the budding life within you."  Her article discusses the development of your baby's hearing in the prenatal environment.  This is a great article on prenatal development and learning/listening in the womb. 

Please click on the picture to read the entire article.

Or, click on the BabyPlus logo to learn more about the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.

A question that has been asked a lot lately in Customer Service is concerning the volume of the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System and if it is too loud for the baby.  Here are our findings:

"The sound level to the baby is strictly controlled for both pitch and volume.  Dr. Logan spent many years studying the normal environment of the developing baby, 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--reach the fetus 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 about 105 decibels, which is then reduced by 30-35 decibels as it is filtered through the mother's abdominal wall, reaching the unborn infant at 70-75 decibels, well below the sound level of the mother's blood--which is present every minute, 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 70,000 families worldwide have attested to its safety and effectiveness. Over stimulation does not occur because the sound is so familiar to the developing baby. The tones are natural, and the sound level is safe.  Of the 70,000 BabyPlus children born to date, there has never been a case of hearing damage--or any other detrimental effect from the product."

In other words, the prenatal environment is louder to the baby than BabyPlus, so the volume is safe for your baby.

September, 2008

We are thrilled to announce that BabyPlus receives top awards from The Toy Man in the 2008 Product Guide.  We are not surpised!  We know prenatal learning is the best way to give your child a headstart in life.  We also know that  the gentle sounds of the mother's heartbeat, while very soothing to the developing baby, are also one of the first sound patterns to which a baby is introduced.

The interesting thing about this award is that The Toy Man does its own research.  They assembled a team of four doctors, and, through an informal study, they concluded that "the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System appeared to generate a positive response with the babies."

Click on any of the pictures to read the entire award!  Congratulations BabyPlus - and congratulations to all BabyPlus families all over the world. 

Snuggling a BabyPlus Baby

So, I was at my daughter's gymnastics class last night, and I was holding a beautiful 7 month old baby boy.  At first, he was bouncy-bouncy, smiling and cooing.

After a few minutes, he snuggled his arms around my neck, settled in, and dozed for about 30 minutes.  I realize that he is a BabyPlus baby, so of course I was not surprised by his sunny personality and incredible ability to self-soothe.

The BabyPlus Prenatal Education System is a super product for prenatal education.  We receive emails continually from parents who are so very happy with their own babies and BabyPlus.  I have a BabyPlus baby myself.  For some reason, though, holding and seeing the baby last night truly impacted my heart.

The mission of our company is purely education and what is best for babies.  These two ideas coexist for us...and, I loved snuggling that BabyPlus baby!

Just a quick up-date from your "Feet on The Street".  I am in Atlanta at a Nurses Conference and I'm excited to share a quick story with you.  I came to this conference last year and met a wonderful woman whose daughter was pregnant with twins.  This soon-to-be grandmother gave her daughter the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System to use, starting in her 32nd week of pregnancy.  With twins, the mother reported lots of activity, with both babies moving and jostling for position throughout the day.  But she reported that when she would introduce BabyPlus, the babies would each try to position themselves close to the BabyPlus, and settle right down for their lesson.  When the twins were born, they were both very relaxed, with hands and eyes open.  Well, the twins are now 11 months old and their grandmother has reported some wonderful outcomes for her grandchildren. She stated that the pediatrician has been confirming at well baby visits that these twins are indeed advanced.  They are achieving their pediatric milestones ahead of their peers.  Mother reports that the twins were very good sleepers from the beginning.  The grandmother in this case is so pleased with the BabyPlus Prenatal Learning System that she has expressed interest in becoming a distributor for BabyPlus in Nigeria. 

This is just another example of how the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System enhances prenatal care. Infant development is enhanced by simply using BabyPlus and the results speak for themselves.

Visit our website at www.babyplus.com to learn how easy it is to enhance your childs cognitive development!

Sometimes I get asked, "What is BabyPlus?" working in Customer Service.  I am able to share with them the exciting benefits of using a prenatal care curriculum such as BabyPlus. 

Lisa Jarrett, President of the BabyPlus Company, says "BabyPlus introduces a safe, simple set of sounds to a child as early as 18 weeks in the womb.  These sounds are patterned after the mother's heartbeat, the one language the baby can recognize at this early stage of life.  It is the only true and consistent sound of the prenatal environment.  The variation of sounds stimulates the baby's cognitive development and as the child progresses through the BabyPlus curriculum, he or she learns to discriminate between those sounds.

Well over 100,000 families, including doctors, teachers and childhood development experts around the world have experienced the benefits of early education through the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.  Right from birth, BabyPlus parents report babies more readily nurse, display an increased ability to self-soothe and are more relaxed and alert; and, later in life, reach earlier developmental milestones, show improved school readiness and greater creativity and independence, have longer attention spans and enhanced intellectual abilities."

I love being able to introduce people to how babies can learn in the womb during development.