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How Does Reading During Pregnancy Increase a Baby’s Intelligence?

A babys nerve pathways in the ears and neural system in the brain start developing as early as the twenty-sixth week, which is when the baby will begin responding to sounds and voices regularly. Introducing music and words while your baby is still growing inside of you may increase your babys intelligence; many expectant parents can start talking to their babies in the womb, reading to them and playing soothing music to generate a response from their developing brains. Reading provides auditory stimulation for babies growing brains and can acclimate children to the sounds of their parents voices.

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The Best Love Match for Aquarius

Aquarians, born between Jan. 20 and Feb. 18, may know the definition of the word “impossible,” but few will accept impossibility as an option. People born under the sign of the Water Bearer are agile thinkers, often with idealistic aims and grand schemes to better the world. Unlike the stereotypical dreamer, though, Aquarius inspires practicality and concrete visions–if an Aquarian is drawing up blueprints for a starship, you can start packing your bags for the trip. On the other hand, those born under Aquarius are uncomfortable with emotions. They’ll talk all night about ideas, but don’t expect to hear about the devils that inhabit their nightmares.

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Unique Gifts for New Parents

New parents are often inundated with practical gifts: baby clothes, diapers, bottles. Although these gifts help ease a new family’s financial burden, they do not bring the same joy that unique gifts can produce. Unique gifts tell the recipient that you spent a lot of time thinking about the present. They also ensure that your friends will not be stuck with five diaper cakes and countless yellow onesies.

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What You Don’t Need When You Are Expecting

As soon as that cute little baby bump makes its appearance, the unsolicited advice rears its ugly head. From your best friend to your mother-in-law to a complete stranger in the check-out line, everyone seems to have an opinion when it comes to your growing belly and how youll deal with it all. Whether its are you planning to breastfeed or what color have you picked for the nursery, all of the questions are enough to make an already hormone-overloaded woman scream. And forget walking in to one of the baby superstores. Its all enough to spike your blood pressure, so take a deep breath, put your feet up, and remember that women have been giving birth for centuries without the benefits of a baby registry. Most importantly, no, you dont really need all that stuff.