Your unborn baby’s hearing Throughout my three pregnancies I wondered, “can my baby hear the music around me; can she hear my conversations with friends and family?” Well, I didn’t know the answer then, but I do now! The developing ear is beginning to be functional by the beginning of the second trimester! Research shows […]
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How does music help a sick baby or preemie?
How does music help a sick preemie or baby? When your infant is sick, you’ll do anything to turn the tide, right? Music therapy has been around for literally thousands of years, but most people don’t realize how powerfully healing music can be. With a preemie or newborn full-term infant, there are many benefits. When […]
How early can baby hear?
Throughout my three pregnancies I wondered, “can my baby hear the music around me; can she hear my conversations with friends and family?” Well, I didn’t know the answer then, but I do now! The developing ear is beginning to be functional by the beginning of the second trimester! Research shows that around the beginning […]
Lullabies and Breastfeeding: A match made in Heaven!
Breastfeeding and Lullabies Nursing your baby is one of the best things you can do to get her off to a healthy start in life. Research and common wisdom tells us that Mommy’s milk is meant to feed a newborn baby and no baby is ever going to be allergic to Mommy’s mild. It almost […]
Man sings to baby girl during her open-heart surgery!
Man sings to infant daughter during surgery Just moments ago I read about a man who sang a love song to his six-month-old daughter during her open-heart surgery. The original citation of this can be found at http://teamtsunamiblog.blogspot.com/. What a beautiful thing! I would love to know more about this story but it definitely seems […]