Stroking and hugging your tummy is the most natural movement for a mother-to-be. But it’s not that simple! It turns out that there is a whole science of how to do it correctly.
It has been proven that babies are able to perceive a lot while still in the womb. The baby distinguishes between the voices of mom and dad, reacts to music, can even understand his native language – according to scientists, the ability to recognize speech is laid as early as the 30th week of pregnancy. And since he understands so much, it means that you can communicate with him!
The technique of this very communication was developed back in the 70s of the last century. They called it haptonomy – translated from Greek it means “the law of touch”.
It is recommended to start “conversations” with an unborn child when he starts to actively move. First you need to choose a time for communication: 15-20 minutes a day at the same time. Then you need to attract the attention of the baby: sing a song to him, tell a story, while patting on the stomach in time to the voice.
They promise that the baby will begin to respond within a week – he will push exactly where you stroke him. Well, and then you can already talk with the future heir: tell what you will do together, how you expect and love him. Dad is also advised to be involved in the “communication sessions”. For what? Just to establish a strong emotional connection: this is how parental and parental instincts awaken in parents, and the child feels safe even after leaving the womb.
The goal is excellent, to be sure. But some haptonomy fans have gone even further. You’ve probably heard of these mothers who read books to the baby in their belly, give them music to listen to, and start showing the newborn art albums. Everything so that the child begins to develop as early as possible and from all sides: perceive the beautiful, for example.
So, it turns out that some teach an unborn child with the help of haptonomy … to count! Did the baby start responding to movements? It’s time to study!
“Touch your belly once and say,“ one, ”advise the apologists for prenatal arithmetic. Then, respectively, one or two to the beat of the pats. Etc.
Curious, of course. But such fanaticism is perplexing for us. What for? Why burden a baby with this kind of knowledge even before birth? Psychologists, by the way, also believe that such persistent stimulation of a child can, on the contrary, ruin your relationship with him. If you overdo it, your baby can get stressed – even before birth!
How do you like the idea of prenatal child development?