7 Astonishing Sensations Babies Can Experience in the Womb
In a recent viral video, a couple captured the moment when their baby was found on the ultrasound clapping to the classic tune, “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.” Babies begin their lives right in the mother’s womb.
Babies lead fascinating lives in the womb that we know quite little about. They can cry, laugh, taste, hear, and do so much more, and they aren’t even born yet.
Babies sense their mother’s touch. The urge to keep patting or rubbing your belly is very common as the bump gets bigger. A mother’s touch is the activity that stimulates the unborn babies the most. They respond by moving around. As the fetus gets older, you will appreciate the response more.
Babies taste what mothers eat. What mom eats influences the baby’s taste buds, which develop in the womb at week nine of pregnancy. During pregnancy, the flavors of the food you eat can pass to your baby through the amniotic fluid that surrounds them. What you eat may affect the taste of your breast milk after pregnancy.
Babies feel a shiver when you drink cold water. It’s a trick that sonographers suggest – you drink a glass of cold water when you want to check if the baby is doing well. The cold temperature could wake your baby up a bit.
Babies can detect light. At around 15 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus becomes sensitive to the stimulus of light. Their eyes will still be closed at this stage, but they may detect a bright light outside your tummy.
Babies get the hiccups. Fetuses experience hiccups as early as the first trimester, but more commonly in the second and third. They’re pretty common. You might experience your baby’s hiccups as little spasms in your tummy. They’ll feel a little different from the usual movements.
Babies despise smoking. We know that smoking is not good for mom and baby. Your baby knows and reacts to it. Movement scans detect overt discomfort expressed by babies when their moms smoke. They appear to move around uncomfortably and move their mouths a lot.
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