INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLAYING MUSIC TO YOUR UNBORN BABY (YOU WILL NEED YOUR OWN CD PLAYER)
The best time to play music is once in the morning and once in the evening, for a period of 5 to 10 minutes, around the same time each day. Be careful not to play the music too long or too frequently as your unborn baby also needs to rest. However, you will probably find that your baby will be very active and obviously awake during the evening.
Do not play the same music over and over again. It is believed that if your baby hears the same thing repeatedly, she will eventually ignore it. However, periodic repetition of the same music is advisable. In some cases, when the music was played after the baby was born, the newborn seemed to recognize the melody.
We suggest playing different music during each session in a single day and replaying it two or three days later. We also suggest that you keep a schedule of the music you have played showing the date, music played, and times it was played. We've provided you with a starter schedule on page 22 in this booklet.
To play music to your unborn baby, follow these easy steps (See Fig. 12):
1.Connect the cable from the Fetal Speakers to the input jack on your own CD player. If you want to listen to the music at the same time, use the enclosed adapter. Plug the adapter into your CD player. Then plug the cable from the Fetal Speakers into one of the jacks on the adapter and the headset into the other jack.
2.Insert the enclosed prenatal CD of classical music in your CD player.
3.Position the Fetal Speakers against your belly. You will want to adjust the position of the speakers depending on what month of pregnancy you are in. You should be able to tell where your baby's head is by
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