I don't know how to talk to my bump and..

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I am scared I won't know how to talk to my baby.

What do you talk about and what kind of things do you say?

xx

Four DC, three of them have Firsts. One still in education,
I never, ever talked to the bump. Cringed when my sister tried to do it.

What a load of bollocks.

Talk nonsense and chit chat when they arrive and sing them songs, read them books from very early on, and answer and explain whatever questions they have. Give them your focus, a bit like you’d expect from a friend, so that means put your phone away and engage.

I don't particularly talk to my bump, but I do read him stories every night. I am almost 33 weeks. It felt a little weird at first, but then I got into it alright 😊

[quote mamabluestar]Your baby will enjoy hearing your voice and it will help them feel safe. Just chatting about every day things will be enough, reading books and talking about the pictures on the page will help you while creating a lovely routine for you to share. Newborn babies can see black and white, you could buy some books or print off some images to show baby while you talk about what you are looking at. There is some evidence that suggests if parents read a particular book to bump that when baby is hear they are calmed when the book is read to them.

I'd recommend looking up a YouTube clip called Body shock, brave new world. The fashion is dated but the information about brain development is really interesting.

You might find these websites useful to
hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/
www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people
small-talk.org.uk/[/quote]
Thank you, good resources :-) I feel so much better already after hearing from you all!

Apart from a "oh there you are" or "get from under my ribs" I don't think I said much to the bump in my first pregnancy. Second baby probably just here's a lot of loud noises and shouting. DD speaks to bump on a regular basis but I'm not sure how enriching "hiya baby, kiss baby" is.

Sing to it.

My DH sang the same song to DS every night in the womb and even now at 19 months it calms him pretty much instantly when he’s upset.

I never really spoke to my bump, found it a bit weird. Never stopped talking to my baby and now she's starting to talk back