Wednesday, April 24, 2019

(WRDW/WAGT) -- Jade eggs are a thing of the past, apparently. Women are now buying small, intravaginal speakers for their unborn babies.

is a silicone, hypoallergenic FDA approved device that, according to studies, helps babies vocalize. Moms-to-be can start using BabyPod at 16 weeks of pregnancy.

"BabyPod is safe and it should only be avoided in high-risk pregnancies, or if the patient has contractions, a dilated cervix, or any kind of vaginal or urine infection," said Dr. Leonardo Marques, a gynecologist and leader of Institut Marques.

After testing hundreds of pregnant women, gynecologists determined the following:

Music applied vaginally (using Babypod) generates a response consisting of mouth and tongue movements by the fetus. These are vocalization movements similar to those made by young babies to emit sounds when learning to talk.

Music applied abdominally does not generate any response in babies, so presumably they do not hear it.

Vaginal vibration generates no response; the noise does not generate a reaction from the baby.

87% of babies apparently responded.

The above information can be found on babypod.net

For skeptics thinking this can't be safe for the baby, the speaker actually won the Ig Nobel for Obstetrics in 2017.

A few people have reviewed the product already.

"It was fun and exciting. Also, I could see the face of my child, how she gestured and smiled with the music," said Maria.

"Amazing family shared moments, the way our baby reacts when we play him Daddy and Mommy’s voices reading stories is just priceless," said reviewer Joline.

So far, there have been no negative reviews posted to the website.

Interested? Well, the BabyPod costs a whopping $150 and comes with the speaker, auxiliary headphones, a case, a satin bag, and a user's manual and warranty.

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