In the growing fetus, the 2 sides of the brain begin to
differentiate asymmetrically as early as 20 weeks. The structure of the fetal
gastrointestinal tract has developed to approximate that of the newborn
although full function is still weeks away.
Rapid eye movement, or REM, a term describing the distinct
pattern of eye motions seen during the stage of sleep where dreaming occurs, begins
between 18 and 21 weeks.
By 24 weeks, the eyelids reopen and the fetus exhibits
a blink-startle response. This reaction to sudden, loud noises
typically develops earlier in the female fetus. This response is very much
like what adults and children exhibit in the same situation.
When exposed to a loud noise, the fetal heart rate
increases, as does the rate of movement. Excessive fetal swallowing
following exposure to loud noise may lead to a loss of amniotic fluid.
Possible long-term consequences for fetuses are the same as
consequences for children and adults: hearing loss and deafness.
The fetus also responds to pressure, movement, pain, hot and
cold, taste, and light. The fetus makes breathing motions about 14 percent of
the time, drawing amniotic fluid inside the lungs.
The fetal respiratory rate can rise as high as 44
inhale/exhale cycles per minute at 22 to 26 weeks.
[Ref: Prenatal
Overview by the Endowment for Human Development]
Baby
Development Area
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Omnio Activity
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Props /Assistance
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Physical Development
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Use hand gestures while
communicating with your baby
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Emotional Development
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Resolve to remain unperturbed
with the thought of Could Have Been ; if it surfaces
repeatedly educate your child to reject it through mind talk
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Intellectual Development
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Geometric drawing: you can
learn these from sacred geometry books or use spirographs. You can also look
through a kaleidoscope for 3 minutes every day
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Sacred Geometry Books ,
Spirographs
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Sensorial Development
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Focus on smells : nutty and
woody
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Wood logs , bark , ground nuts
, walnuts etc
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Creative Development
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Relearn to play with Toys and
Dolls: Revisit your childhood and engage in imaginative play. Teach your baby
constructive playing skills
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Age Appropriate Toys for the
Child
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Spiritual Development
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Start a scrap book of life. Put
in pictures that depict your desires, thoughts, pains, pleasures, likes and
dislikes, failures and success, friends and foes. Contemplate on how each of these have
contributed to make you
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New Scrap book
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Devotional Development
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Chanting and invocation. You
can learn these chants related to your chosen deity from religious texts
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[Scientific Facts included are presented in Prenatal Overview by the Endowment for HumanDevelopment
The table of activities are created and distributed by Omnio Future]
