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I’m a big believer of babies that are still in the womb having external stimulus such as music, sound or mom and dad talking. My wife and I regularly played classical music and talked to both are daughters before they were born. I think this type of prenatal stimulus is a great way to give babies a head start.  A visitor to TheNewParentsGuide.com recently told me about the new BabyPlus prenatal education system.  After looking into this product and reading the customer testimonials I think this looks like a great product.

From BabyPlus …
Created by a developmental psychologist, BabyPlus is a patented, early curriculum and prenatal education system that introduces patterns of sound to a prenatal child in the one language they can understand—the maternal heartbeat. As a baby discriminates the simple rhythmic sounds of BabyPlus from those of the mother, learning begins at the earliest stage.  The safe, 16-week curriculum is used one hour twice a day, teaching the child to distinguish between his or her mother’s heartbeat and the sounds produced by BabyPlus. As the pregnancy progresses, the BabyPlus lessons advance slightly. This ‘auditory exercise’ strengthens learning ability during the developmental period when the advantages will be most significant for a child. Much like a prenatal vitamin encourages strong physical development, BabyPlus encourages strong cognitive development …Parents report that at birth and infancy: babies are more relaxed and alert and are more responsive and interactive, and have an increased ability to self-soothe. Later in life, these children demonstrate: earlier developmental milestones, longer attention spans and improved school readiness.

Check out the BabyPlus website and you can see and hear the BabyPlus system in action. The BabyPlus currently sells for $149 and is available at the BabyPlus site and many retailers.

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Some very important recalls over the last few days.  One really scary one dealing with Aqua Dots.  I was just about to buy some of these for my daughter’s…thankfully I didn’t get them yet. Be sure to read through all the recent recalls on this page and especially the one dealing with the Aqua Dots if your children already have some.

Here’s a cool gadget my wife would have loved to have when she was pregnant …The kickTrak by babykick. The kickTrak is a 3-in-1 digital handheld device developed by an obstetrician that tracks your baby’s movement patterns, counts down your pregnancy progress and tracks the time between contractions to help estimate when your labor will begin. When you reach the 24th week of pregnancy the kickTrak monitors how long it takes your baby to make ten movements. With most healthy babies making ten movements in fewer than two hours, users of the kickTrak can monitor their baby’s movement pattern and contact their doctor if their baby makes less than ten movements. The kickTrak stores and recalls the ten most recent kick counting sessions. In addition to kick counting, you can view the progress of your pregnancy in weeks and days along with count down the last 99 days. To help estimate when labor begins; once you feel contractions begin you can press the large kick button every time you feel a contraction and the kickTrak will show the elapsed time along with the little feet icons showing the number of contractions you have entered. The kickTrak is currently on sale for $49.95 in recognition of Prematurity Awareness Month.

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Tired of your baby dropping his or her pacifier?  Tired of those plain pacifier tethers which are mass produced? Is your baby’s ribbon or fabric tether getting a little slimy?
Thanks to a North Carolina mom you have a new choice … “BinkyBeads”. BinkyBeads are colorful and durable pacifier tethers made from non-toxic German wooden beads which are saliva resistant, cleanable and very durable. You can choose from over 50 styles for boys and girls along with the option to have them personalized with a name, initial or word of your choice. Thankfully both of my daughters are past the binky stage, but a few styles that stood out to me are pictured to the right. There are some really nice color combinations, so for you moms who like clothing and accessories to go well together (my wife ) you have plenty of options to choose from. BinkyBeads sell for $18 with the personalized tethers selling for $20.

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