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To: Aquinasfan
I'm wondering if, some day, a child will remember being in the womb, and "hearing this gawd-awful, high-pitched whining sound that drove me absolutely nuts!".
18 posted on 10/02/2002 6:06:57 AM PDT by MrB
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To: MrB; dd5339
I'm wondering if, some day, a child will remember being in the womb, and "hearing this gawd-awful, high-pitched whining sound that drove me absolutely nuts!".

Probably not, as it's a brief exposure to the ultrasound, and would likely occur only 2-3x during the entire pregnancy (ie: 2 medically requested ultrasounds like was done during my recent pregnancy, and then 1 if the mother wanted a mall-one done). Whereas a newborn's ability to recognize certain human voices (parents) is likely due to the long term exposure in utero, esp. mom's voice.

However, our daughter definitely did NOT like being ultrasounded! Definite signs of irritation in the film. Thrashing of head, arms pushing away at the transducer--it was clearly a 'go away' sign from her! Now I see that behavior in her when she's done with her bottle and pushes it away two-handed.

34 posted on 10/02/2002 7:39:34 AM PDT by Vic3O3
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