Expectant Mothers and 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!!!!!!!"

BabyPlus was in an Australian paper -  the Sydney Morning Herald - and a few other news stories.  We are in an article on "gadgets."

We are sometimes referred to as a "gadget."  The definition of a gadget is a device or control that is very useful for a particular job.  The BabyPlus is very useful for using the mother's heartbeat sounds during the critical period of fetal development.    So, in this sense, I guess our system could be a gadget.

But, as parents, how do we know what to purchase?  How do we know if something we buy is money well spent?  The best way to know, we have found, is from other parents.  Parents who use BabyPlus recommend us to other expectant parents.  97% of BabyPlus parents would recommend the BabyPlus Prenatal Education system to an expectant mother to use during her pregnancy.  That is a great endorsement!

Please click on our logo below to see how the BabyPlus is useful for the particular job of using the mother's heartbeat sounds day by day in your pregnancy during the stages of fetal development to give your child a lifetime of learning potential.

Guys are very important, too!

Many of our customers are male - dads, uncles, brothers, even grandfathers!  (We had a grandfather who is expecting twin grandbabies...he called us...very fun conversation...but that is for another day...)  Everyone can be a part of the expectant mother's pregnancy - whether this is a first pregnancy or not - by understanding that the fetal environment is critical.

I was on the phone yesterday with a BabyPlus Uncle.  He was telling me cute stories about his 1-1/2 year old BabyPlus niece.  He was so neat - he went on and on - he told me a story of how she uses the potty!  (We make no claims whatsoever about that!)

My conclusion is that dads (and other male relatives) are more involved in the prenatal time period now than ever before.  There are even pregnancy and baby books written specifically for dads. 

Please click on the link below to visit our website to learn more about prenatal learning, our prenatal care curriculum, and what impacts cognitive development during pregnancy. 

As 2008 comes closer to an end, we can look back at all the different events in blogging that took place at The BabyPlus Company.  We learned that blogging can help educate our audience about so many things like the benefits of using a prenatal curriculum during the early stages of fetal development, for example.  We blogged about so many topics such as baby stimulation, breast feeding, expectant mothers during pregnancy, and having a smart baby.  We touched on topics like prenatal care, stages through pregnancy, and what first-time parents have to anticipate.

I know we have enjoyed blogging and learning about what readers want to hear about and ways to deliver that.  Next year, we will continue to blog about expectant mothers and pregnancy, prenatal learning in the womb, and critical times in prenatal development and how BabyPlus affects the unborn child.

We look forward to bringing in the new year and bringing you more of these and additional topics in the world of prenatal learning!

I just love this picture!  Not only is it so cute, but it also stresses the fact that BabyPlus is universal. 

The mother's heartbeat is also universal; we know that.  It is not a language specific to any one nationality or race.  All expectant mothers experience this same thing during pregnancy.

By basing a prenatal curriculum on this simple sound, the benefits of stimulating cognitive learning during fetal development are plentiful.  Over 150,000 babies all over the world have benefited from using BabyPlus.  Moms have told us that their babies are more relaxed and alert at birth, can self soothe and more readily nurse in the beginning months.  Later on in life, these children demonstrate improved school readiness, earlier developmental milestones and longer attention spans, to name a few.

Universal means applicable to or common to all members of a group or set.  This means all babies, regardless of what country, experience the same sound of the mother's heartbeat.  This means BabyPlus, which is based off this sound, can be used by all mothers in any country.  It is a common denominator all over the world.

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.

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!

BabyPlus  - In the News

Well, people are talking about prenatal learning!  The ideas of learning in the womb, infant growth development, and the stages of fetal development are reaching all levels of the media.  Plus, it is not only expectant mothers who are researching fetal development in stages. 

One example is the July, 2000 Pregnany Magazine Gear & Style issue.  BabyPlus is on "The A List - Ten Products We Love." Simply click on the image to read more about this article,

I sometimes hear an expectant mother say "I don't know when I would find the time to use BabyPlus". In my travels, I've heard some interesting suggestions from mothers who have overcome this.   One second time mother said she would use BabyPlus to lull herself and her two year old to sleep at naptime.  She would simply lie down, position BabyPlus, and cuddle up with her two year old. She would let the soft, rhythmic sounds lull her and her son to sleep.  Now, not only is everyone getting the rest they need, the prenatal baby is receiving the beneficial stimulation that BabyPlus provides. Having a smart baby is as easy as taking a nap! 

See you next time,
from your "Feet on the Street"

266 Important Days

As the founder of the BabyPlus Company, I have noticed much in the last decade.  Just ten years ago, the notion that the most a pregnant mom could do for her developing child during her pregnancy was to eat right and take a vitamin.  Today we know better!  I fully believe that (obviously) a prenatal child’s surrounding environment should not be unhealthy or toxic.  All scientists and physicians agree about the importance of these weeks, and the reasons are obvious.  I do not even think that this very environment should be neutral, because so much is known today!  The impact of these 266 days on long term development is so important that it is the expectant mother’s sincere obligation to enrich the environment. 

A critical time in child development is the early brain development during pregnancy. Expectant mothers are increasingly more interested in fetal development and spend much time researching and learning about the latest in prenatal care. Learning in the womb has become an issue that is getting a lot of attention. Having a smart baby is a goal for most parents. Watch the video about prenatal learning and see what other parents are saying.

Expectant mothers and pregnancy are our specialty here at BabyPlus!  Having a smart baby is great, but having a great infant sleeping schedule is (at times!) just as important

Here at the BabyPlus Company we know the prenatal development facts.  We know the importance of infant development.  We know the womb is NOT a "soundproof booth."  We know that the mother's heartbeat sounds are the only sounds a developing baby truly recognizes.

The ideas of prenatal care and a prenatal care curriculum seem to be ever growing.  The articles on prenatal development are many.  What is not disputed is the idea of baby development and baby stimulation after birth.  The amazing information for first-time parents is that learning actually begins IN THE WOMB.  We already know! 

We have often been asked by women researching expectant mothers and pregnancy whether the BabyPlus Education Prenatal System will assist in the cognitive development of twins and triplets.  The answer to this is "yes".  We have had many mothers of twins and triplets use BabyPlus.  They have all been pleased with the results and have seen the same benefits  (enhanced infant sleeping schedule, proficiency in breast feeding, self soothing ability and improved school readiness) as the mothers of single babies.

Frequently, twins and triplets are born early and the mothers of babies who were not full term have seen amazing results.  We have had mothers of premature babies report that their babies are reaching milestones based on their birth age as opposed to their gestational age.  They have also reported shorter than average hospital stays as compared to other premature babies.

Kate White, Director of HR and Operations at the Jarrett Fertility Group writes:
"Our 15 year old fraternal twin daughters, Mary Ann and Christine, were born 5 weeks premature and have thrived since birth.  They both achieved every infant and toddler milestone on time or early.  They were both early proficient readers- before the start of kindergarten.  Their learning skills and academic strengths, kindergarten through 8th grade, were superlative.  Today, they are both High Honor students in their freshman class and are both recipients of a monetary academic scholarships based on their freshman placement tests.  In addition to academics, they are both accomplished in music (singing and piano) and are both above average athletes.  They (and their little sister Julia, also a BabyPlus beneficiary) are emotionally mature for their age.  Julia has also exhibited the same developmental attributes as the twins.  We sincerely believe that the early use of the BabyPlus curriculum helped their development and will continue to help them throughout life."

What are the most critical times in child development? Answer…… all times. I must preface with an however, the earlier the start, the better. In your first pregnancy first-time parents are never really sure what to do, and not have had the exposure as to whether or not there will be a proper infant sleeping schedule that develops down the road, or if they are going to be exhausted as first time parents.
 There are so many prenatal development facts to consider, which can be overwhelming. Are there really benefits of infant stimulation, is breast feeding beneficial to having a smart baby and infant development. As days go by and the week by week pregnancy progresses, it all begins to make sense, and then the special day comes when the little miracle is brought into this world.
Following the birth, after that day by day pregnancy is finally done, you can then begin to access what the critical times in child development are and if  you did in fact do some of the correct things during the critical period in Prenatal development. So, baby stimulation and baby development after birth may all tie directly in, but most likely begins during those critical periods in prenatal development.

Expectant mothers and overwhelmed dads, the BabyPlus prenatal care curriculum will help tremendously. 

Expectant mothers and pregnancy are a little different today than they were years ago.
You lay the foundation for a healthy baby well before your child is born, and it’s never too early to start planning.  Good prenatal care and solid organization are  essential during the different stages of pregnancy. The next few months will be filled with wonder and joy, adjustments and changes, and they will also bring plenty of details and decisions to manage. We recognize that at the BabyPlus Company; visit Fit Pregnancy  and  Pregnancy Magazine (for a limited time) to find a coupon code where you can get your free Essential Pregnancy Organizer by coming back to The BabyPlus web site.

While on the BabyPlus web site, please take a few extra minutes to read some of the facts about learning in the womb, the benefits of infant stimulation, infant development, prenatal care, the critical period in prenatal development, baby stimulation, and of course all of the facts about The BabyPlus Prenatal Education System.
So, expectant mothers, we at the BabyPlus Company know that pregnancy is a wonderful thing, and we want to play a part in helping take some of those worries away.