Motherhood a Miracle Experience

By the end of the 1st trimester, a tiny bundle of cells has grown and formed into a baby with a beating heart, fingers and toes, and most of all, a functioning brain.

By 2nd trimester, your baby’s organs are formed but still immature. Millions of cells are growing in her brain, with nerves connecting between brain muscles for movement control. Areas of her brain responsible for the five senses are developing fast.

Your final trimester can be an exciting, but also, apprehensive time. Now, your baby is capable of a whole range of reflexes. She reacts and remembers, and her brain cell connections increase rapidly and continue to do so after birth.

Your may not always feel it, but pregnancy is a beautiful miracle and others will think you look incredibly special.

• How does your baby’s brain develop? A baby’s brain begins to form as early as 3rd week after conception and starts functioning while in the womb. The wiring of the brain (connections of brain cells) begins before birth. This wiring is what drives the explosion of learning that occurs immediately after birth. The development of the brain will be enhanced if we can offer the appropriate stimuli and good nutrition for it to happen.
• Stimulate her mind for optimal brain development.  Unborn babies can hear clearly at about 20 weeks. Research suggest s they will remember the music you have played for up 12 months after birth. So talk, sing or play your favorite music for your unborn baby now; your voice and the songs may calm your unborn baby after birth. Numerous studies conclude that playing music to babies in the womb and in the early years helps build the neural bridges through where thoughts and information travel. Research suggests that it can stimulate the brain’s alpha waves, creating a feeling of calm.
• Optimal nutrition during pregnancy. Just as stimulation affect a baby as early as when she is in the womb, it is equally vital to have a balanced and quality nutrition right from the start. During your pregnancy, your body will require more of certain key nutrients to supports your baby’s optimal growth.