12-24 weeks pregnant (part2)

samtoby

I am 16+2 and I am literally waiting for a movement every second! I have my placenta on the front so they did say I might feel movement later. I can not remember where it was with DS but I think I felt movement around 20 weeks ish.

I have had a relaxing day. I am still not well. So I have spent my day off on the sofa writing an essay for Uni. Hot water bottle on my feet and all my notes all over the sofa. I have written 2080 of 2500 word count I just need to write a conclusion. I am going to leave that for today as I am tired now.

Feel like I am moving up fast on the scan list compared to when I was on the less than 12 weeks thread.

Hope everyone is ok x

samtoby

twigpig - are you team yellow?

Elsie37

Had my scan today which was amazing. So lovely to see little one moving around. We decided to stay as team yellow (after many many discussions).

Elsie
19+3

sexki11en

Could you add my scan please Twigpig? 12 December.

18+1 today and there was a party in my belly! I've felt the odd movement before now but today was full on wriggle bum. So exciting.

SK x

claire16c

You can take me off the list when you repost x

Eiteews

Team blue is feeling a little under manned right now!

mrshappy

I forgot to look out music stuff at work today, but have this info, and off the top of my head I think babies can hear from around 16 weeks gestation, so get chatting and singing


MUSIC THERAPY AND EARLY INTERVENTION




We know that:

All known civilisations have created their own genre of music as communication and expression
Before birth, the baby’s hearing is intact. In the womb, the predominant sounds the baby hears are the melodic and rhythmic contours of the mother’s voice alongside the pulse of organs - two elements of music e.g. Melody (Pitch) and Pulse are already present
Infants are born with all the music perception skills of musically untrained adults
Music integrates the physiological, biological, emotional and social aspects of being human
Music provides the early sharing of emotions and communication and holds the prerequisites for language development.


Proto-conversations, as most parents will know, come through imitation of infant babbling involving melody, rhythm and phrase length. The timbre of the mother or carer’s voice gives intent and meaning to what is being said, as ‘infants can understand what people mean before they understand what the words mean’.

Margaret Donaldson 1978

Early attachment and ‘holding’ in musical structure provides containment, allowing exploration of sound for mother, father, carer and child as they listen to each other and respond within their own time frame. The music offers acceptance, affirmation and a non-judgmental atmosphere for their relationship to hold meaning in transaction.

Every child learns through play with social and emotional capacities developing mainly before the age of three, during the non-verbal phase of life. Through music we can build on this interaction and promote neural pathways for learning and a strong sense of self and understanding of the behaviour of others.

Music resonates emotionally with our internal framework, matching the connection and security of pitch and pulse we experienced pre-birth in the womb. We are social animals with an inherent instinct to respond. Using the elements of music, we can closely mirror and match breathing, eye contact, facial expression, gesture and activity, however small and brief. This close interpersonal interaction is the basis for all social development and promotes confident learning and cognitive ability.



and
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2480644/Babies-remember-music-heard-womb-months-born.html

samtoby

I may equal up team blue a bit more as I am convinced bump is a boy. I will be stunned if I am wrong. I am not bothered if bump is pink or blue.

Does anyone else have a feeling?

mysecretalias

samtoby wrote: »

I may equal up team blue a bit more as I am convinced bump is a boy. I will be stunned if I am wrong. I am not bothered if bump is pink or blue.

Does anyone else have a feeling?

Oh yes - I am 99% convinced I'm having a girl - and apart from doing the nub test which came out as a girl I literally have nothing to base that on!! Very irrational! Everyone else is also convinced it's a girl, apart from my OH who is firmly (on his own) in the team blue corner!

Mrshappy thanks for that info, going to check the link out now!

Samtoby I feel the opposite to you - in the less than 12 weeks thread I felt like I zoomed up the list, but on this thread it feels like it's taking ages to move upwards - but that's mighty fine by me!!!!

Twigpig so glad to hear your scan went well, and you get to go back to have another look at baby too :T how come you have to have so many more scans?

samtoby

I can't do that nub theory on my scan picture the bottom and legs are more like shadows where as the head and upper body is really clear.