Now that the baby's ears are in the right place, and his/her hearing would be well-developed by the end of this semester, we figured we should start exposing him/her to music.
There is such a theory as the "Mozart Effect," which basically says fetuses exposed to classical music in utero become more intelligent. (Some suggest they become advanced only with respect to their spatial-temporal reasoning, or the ability to visualize spatial patterns and mentally manipulate them. This affects a person's ability to read a map, answer abstract-reasoning tests, land an aircraft, etc., all of which are more pronounced in men than in women.)
The "Mozart Effect" has never been scientifically proven. Some books even theorize that an O.A. attempt at turning your unborn child into a genius may disrupt natural sleep patterns and thus hamper development. The popular advice, though, is to expose fetuses to music to soothe and bond with him/her, although not for the specific purpose of making him/her smart.
So now baby and I are rocking to Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik and the occasional Jack Johnson. Yipee. I used to only hold the iTouch against my belly while lying down, until I figured out a way for us to listen to music hands free. Introducing, my still unnamed but about to be patented invention, Invention X.
What you do is get hold of one of these security money belts, originally meant for passports and foreign currency. I bought this one for a trip about a year ago but never got to use it because it felt hot against my skin. This brandless type retails for about P199 in SM.
You take your iPhone/iTouch or any ol' mp3 player with an external speaker and put it inside one of the pockets...
...and then you place the contraption on top of your belly like so. Viola! Now we're free to read a book while listening to music, wash the dishes, eat, work, and do all sorts of other things that require both hands. Of course Invention X would have to be placed inside your clothing rather than on top it. Belt bags are so 80s and that way, the sound waves travel a shorter distance to get to the baby. What genius!
Special thanks to John Flloyd, our green huggable pillow, who played the part of today's fake belly. Hello Flloydie!
There is such a theory as the "Mozart Effect," which basically says fetuses exposed to classical music in utero become more intelligent. (Some suggest they become advanced only with respect to their spatial-temporal reasoning, or the ability to visualize spatial patterns and mentally manipulate them. This affects a person's ability to read a map, answer abstract-reasoning tests, land an aircraft, etc., all of which are more pronounced in men than in women.)
The "Mozart Effect" has never been scientifically proven. Some books even theorize that an O.A. attempt at turning your unborn child into a genius may disrupt natural sleep patterns and thus hamper development. The popular advice, though, is to expose fetuses to music to soothe and bond with him/her, although not for the specific purpose of making him/her smart.
So now baby and I are rocking to Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik and the occasional Jack Johnson. Yipee. I used to only hold the iTouch against my belly while lying down, until I figured out a way for us to listen to music hands free. Introducing, my still unnamed but about to be patented invention, Invention X.
What you do is get hold of one of these security money belts, originally meant for passports and foreign currency. I bought this one for a trip about a year ago but never got to use it because it felt hot against my skin. This brandless type retails for about P199 in SM.
You take your iPhone/iTouch or any ol' mp3 player with an external speaker and put it inside one of the pockets...
...and then you place the contraption on top of your belly like so. Viola! Now we're free to read a book while listening to music, wash the dishes, eat, work, and do all sorts of other things that require both hands. Of course Invention X would have to be placed inside your clothing rather than on top it. Belt bags are so 80s and that way, the sound waves travel a shorter distance to get to the baby. What genius!
Special thanks to John Flloyd, our green huggable pillow, who played the part of today's fake belly. Hello Flloydie!
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