Early Brain Development During Pregnancy

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!!!!!!!"

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!


 

Thump thump.  Thump thump.  Thump thump.

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! 
 

Using BabyPlus during the prenatal period enhances cognitive development.  The news seems to be buzzing right now about the fact that mothers should take omega-3 fatty acid during pregnancy for "brain development."  We are all saying the same thing!

First, what exactly are omega-3s?  With a small amount of research I was able to learn that they are fatty acids that are good for you.  Your body can't produce them, so you need to get them another way.  How can we get omega-3s into our diet?  Most articles mention flaxseeds, walnuts, beans, some fish (such as salmon), olive oil  - even cod liver oil! (Please remember to first check with your health care provider to see what what he or she thinks.)

According to an archived article at webmd.com, "researchers found that infants born to mothers with higher blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) at delivery had advanced levels of attention spans well into their second year of life. During the first six months of life, these infants were two months ahead of those babies whose mothers had lower DHA levels."  (two months ahead!)

You can read a great article about omega-3's and pregnancy at pregnancy-info.com by clicking on their picture to the left.

The importance of the prenatal period has never been more clear - your baby is impacted for a lifetime by your choices now.  This is a critical time in the development of your child.  Remember to be well-balanced and not to overdo anything!

Many years ago, pregnant women just did what was natural with little thought to nutrition or outside influences.  When prenatal vitamins were first suggested, I'm sure that women were thinking that it was a fad, a scam or something that really wouldn't make that much of a difference.  For instance, doctors didn't know about how folic acid impacted a developing baby.  Now we know how essential it is during pregnancy and what birth defects it can prevent.  However, I should point out that folic acid does not guarantee the prevention of birth defects but increases the odds they will prevented.

Today, taking a prenatal vitamin isn't given a second thought and is strongly encouraged for many reasons learned over the years.  Why wouldn't using a prenatal curriculum be the same?  We are learning more and more about the prenatal environment every day.

It is safe to assume that influencing a baby's cognitive development during fetal stages can be one such factor.  The realization that learning in the womb actually takes place and that learning begins before birth is giving way to prenatal education in mainstream ideas. 

The brain is a complex organ and scientists only know a fraction about it and its functions.  To push aside an idea is a little premature.  Using a prenatal curriculum during pregnancy has so many great benefits.  BabyPlus doesn't guarantee a genius baby, a perfect sleeper or a highly gifted child, but it does increase the odds of strengthening the cognitive blueprint. 
 

Planning Ahead

We are under a pattern of cold temperatures and snow storms here in Central Indiana.  This means we have to plan ahead for school carpools, weather related delays, weather related closings, roads that are not drivable, canceled activities....the list goes on and on.

Everyone learns to plan ahead at one time or another.  Schools often give students an "assignment notebook" to help them to stay organized and ahead of due dates.  I plan ahead by making lists and using a phone with a calendar in it. 

Now is the time for you to plan ahead, too.  Plan ahead for your developing baby by using the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.  Stay ahead of your due date while recording your baby's reactions to each Lesson on our Customer Lesson Tracking calendar.  Bond with your baby while she or he is still developing.  Using BabyPlus will give your baby the very best head start to life because you have planned to impact her during brain development. 

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!

The talk these days seems to be about wiring - in the brain.  I have even heard people say that the brain is our "hard-drive." 

We know the importance of taking care of ourselves during pregnancy - so the next natural step is to make sure we take care of our developing baby.  This is logical and right.

But, how do we make sure we are doing everything possible?  First and foremost, talk to your doctor or health care professional.  He or she will be able to recommend the best ways to take care of yourself and your developing fetus.  Get plenty of rest.  Eat well.  Follow the instructions given to you by your doctor or health-care professional.

Next, use the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System to enhance the fetal environment of your baby.  This prenatal learning opportunity is pretty amazing - and over 150,000+ babies all over the world have benefitted from this curriculum of a mother's heartbeat sounds.  In 16 simple yet varying lessons used through the stages of pregnancy, your baby will begin learning - in the womb!  This may seem small; yet the life-long impact is HUGE.

Visit our website by clicking on our logo to read more about why to use the BabyPlus during this critical time in the cognitive development of your baby.
 

New on our website!

We have added an interactive lesson calendar.  You can type in how many weeks you are pregnant, and you can create a "timetable" that personalizes your use of BabyPlus.  There is even a place to write in notes of how your baby reacted during each session.

This is a great way to keep track of your use of the pattern of the mother's heartbeat sounds during early brain development. If you are first-time parents and this is your first pregnancy, or if you are using the BabyPlus again, please click on the picture below to print a Custom Lesson Tracking Calender to use to track your baby's learning in the womb.

We are thrilled to be featured in the February, 2009 issue of Pregnancy Magazine as a co-sponsor of Alison Sweeney's Beverly Hills baby shower.

Check out pages 71-76 to see the article "Everyone Loves Ali" by Abigail Tuller.  You will read about Alison Sweeney's wonderful shower for her second baby, a little girl, with all the gifts being donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. 

According to the article, Alison is a "big fan of the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System."  And, why wouldn't she be?  The idea of prenatal education is becoming more and more mainstream.  Learning in the womb is not new.  Impacting early brain development during your pregnancy is profoundly possible.  Using the mother's heartbeat sounds during the critical period in prenatal development will benefit your baby for a lifetime.  Alison Sweeney knows this - and now you do, too!

Click on the BabyPlus logo to go to our website to learnt more about our patented prenatal learning curriculum.

 The time to make the impact is now!

You will not have a chance again to impact your baby's development in such a profound way.  We know so much about the prenatal environment, so we must do everything we can to make sure our developing baby has all the opportunities available to her.

Most people believe pregnancy lasts a long time.  Well, I believe time flies when you are trying to create this wonderful little person.  We say many times a day that providing our beneficial curriculum of a mother's heartbeat during fetal development is crucial.

Take the time to visit our website and learn more about learning in the womb, why the mother's heartbeat sounds are significant, and early brain development.

We have received yet another email from a satisfied BabyPlus mom...this is actually the second time she has contacted us with a positive email.....

"My 7 month old is already standing on her own and starting to take her first steps. She's a pro at walking holding on to things and holding on with one hand. She's been crawling for months and climbs staircases and anything else she can climb. She clearly says Daddy, Mama and I believe she now understands which one of us is who by calling us as Mama or Daddy. She is absolutely amazing and I reallly do believe a lot of it has to do with Baby Plus."

Clearly, this baby experienced the benefits of this incredible learning opportunity during early brain development - actually the most critical time in the stages of fetal development.  Hearing the curriculum of the mother's heartbeat sounds during the stages of fetal development is the reason this education system is so effective.  The simplicity of the sounds is the key!

As always, we thank our many, many parent supporters!  Keep sending these stories to us!  We LOVE hearing about your babies!

I have a new idea for blogging today - the topic is ......blogging!

The BabyPlus Company began our blogging initiative as a tool to educate expectant mothers about the stages of fetal development, early brain development during pregnancy, and the benefits of infant stimulation using our patented curriculum of a mother's heartbeat sounds.  We have found that many parents-to-be visit our website as a direct result of Internet research of learning in the womb. 

Our goal with blogging is that we want to provide information that is relevant to you.  Please let us know if you have questions for us to answer.  We want to provide the best and most current information we can about our prenatal care curriculum.  We are happy to blog about topics you are intrested in learning more about.

We hope you get to know us - the people "behind the scenes" - and that we are forming a bit of a relationship with you.  We are blogging for you!

Please click on the logo below to go to the BabyPlus website today.

Fruit and Vegetables - AND BabyPlus
 
I am sitting at my computer eating fruit for lunch, and I always think about how things I do apply to BabyPlus...... so today's thoughts are about the impact of what we do during the stages of pregnancy.  We try to eat well and take care of the fetal environment nutritiously........so we need to take care of the fetal environment during critical times in early brain development.  You don’t have to "give up" all the foods you love when you’re pregnant -  you just need make sure that most of your choices are healthy ones.  Try to mix things up a bit - that way you will be getting your nutrients without getting bored with your choices.  I love fruits and vegetables, so this was not hard for me! Prenatal care is essential in the short term and the long term.  Remember - everything you do now - while pregnant - will impact your child for a lifetime!

Click on the BabyPlus logo to go directly to our website to learn more about the impact you can have on your developing baby!

So, what exactly are the critical periods in child development? 

Some people are surprised to learn that the first one is the PRENATAL period, not infancy.  So, the stages of fetal development are truly critical to your developing baby.

The prenatal period is the time from conception to birth. It is a time of tremendous growth-from a single cell to an organism, complete with a brain and behavioral capabilities, produced in approximately a nine-month period.  So - the very first critical period in child development is when you are pregnant - and this is when learning begins!

During this first critical period, why not use the BabyPlus Prenatal Education System?  This simple set of educational sounds (mommy's heartbeat) is a curriculum developed from over 30 years of clinical research.  BabyPlus parents report that, at birth and infancy, babies more readily nurse, have an increased ability to self-soothe, are more interactive and responsive, and are more interactive and alert at birth.

BabyPlus parents also report that, later in life, BabyPlus babies demonstrate earlier developmental milestones, improved school readiness, enhanced intellectual abilities, greater creativity and independence, and longer attention spans.

Every parent should provide this curriculum opportunity for their baby while in the womb. 

We know so much now!

Click on our "Buy Now" logo to immediately provide this educational benefit to your developing baby!

Buying BabyPlus at a "brick and mortar" store.

The BabyPlus is a wise investment to use during the critical periods in child development.  Keep in mind that fetal development is a critical time for the development of your child.  The measurement used to be 0-3 years of age.  The measurement now is prenatal to 3 years of age.  Moms must now do everything possible while pregnant.

Early brain development during pregnancy can be impacted by our curriculum (the simple sound of YOUR heartbeat).  Simply using this innovative product two times a days will impact your baby in ways you will notice both a birth and later in life.

Sometimes, we have customers who want to see our product before they purchase it.  Please click on the picture to see a list of retailers by state.  Remember - call the store before you make the trip!   

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.

 Can I Use My BabyPlus More Than Two Times a Day?

There is no real benefit to using the BabyPlus more than twice a day.  The earliest studies showed that Babyplus is most effective at two or more hours of usage per day, although over this minimum did not produce substantially greater results.


The sound level to the baby is strictly controlled for both pitch and volume.  Dr. Brent Logan spent 25 years studying the normal environment of the developing baby, and BabyPlus is carefully designed to present sounds for the prenatal infant at a very safe but audible level.  The baby hears the sounds of its mother's heartbeat at approximately 95 decibels, as loud as a rock band, constantly.   Moreover, normal sounds in a mother's environment--television,radio, loud remarks, traffic--reach the fetus at volumes similar to that of her heartbeat yet the baby still sleeps through this noise most of the time, even though its brain is always monitoring these sounds.  BabyPlus is designed to produce an external sound of about  90 to 95  decibels, which is then reduced by 30-35 decibels as it is filtered through the mother's abdominal wall, reaching the unborn infant at  60-65 decibels, well below the sound level of the mother's blood.  BabyPlus therefore has a scientifically engineered sound ceiling which is always less that the natural sonic environment of the womb.  More than 100,000 families worldwide have attested to its safety and effectiveness.  Overstimulation does not occur because, like the maternal bloodpulse, this sound is so familiar to the developing baby.  The tones are natural, and the sound level is appropriate.  Of all BabyPlus children born to date, there has never been a case of hearing damage--or any other detrimental effect from the product.

Things have been hopping here at BabyPlus!  We have a new Director of Retail Sales who brings many new and exciting ideas. 

Julie has an extensive background in retail sales as well as international business experience.  She is continuing her education in neuroscience, which gives her a great understanding of the science behind the concept of a prenatal curriculum and the importance of early brain development during pregnancy.  Her enthusiasm and positive nature is catching, and we are looking forward to the growth and development that she brings to the company. 

We are excited to welcome Julie as a new addition to the BabyPlus family!