Last Updated - November 5, 2024
Information on what to typically expect, top tips and things you can do to encourage your baby, toddler of child’s communication.
Talking to your bump
Bonding can begin before birth. Babies’ brains develop very quickly during pregnancy – they can hear and feel things too. Did you know that babies’ hearing starts developing from about sixteen weeks into pregnancy? By 6 months of pregnancy, your baby can hear music and voices, recognise familiar voices, learn and remember
Babies recognise voices and can start to respond even while they’re still in the womb. Feeling your baby move and kick in response to your voice and your touch makes those early conversations really rewarding and making a connection with your baby helps you feel very close to them even before they are born.
Remember, not all children develop at the same rate but during this time I will:
My parents might want to speak to a Health Visitor or GP if:
See it in action, just click on this link.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/speech-lab-peekaboo/zqntxbk
Remember, not all children develop at the same rate but during this time I will:
My parents might want to speak to a Health Visitor or GP if:
BBC Tiny Happy people have some great advice and tools for talking here.
Remember, not all children develop at the same rate but during this time I will:
My parents might want to speak to a Health Visitor or GP if:
To contact the 0 to 19 Torbay health visiting team, please call us on 0300 333 5352 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm) or email: publichealthnursing.torbay@nhs.net
Remember, not all children develop at the same rate but during this time I will:
My parents might want to speak to a Health Visitor or GP if:
To contact the 0 to 19 Torbay health visiting team, please call us on 0300 333 5352 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm) or email: publichealthnursing.torbay@nhs.net
Remember, not all children develop at the same rate but during this time I will:
My parents might want to speak to a Health Visitor or GP if:
To contact the 0 to 19 Torbay health visiting team, please call us on 0300 333 5352 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm) or email: publichealthnursing.torbay@nhs.net
Remember, not all children develop at the same rate but during this time I will:
My parents might want to speak to a Health Visitor or GP if:
To contact the 0 to 19 Torbay health visiting team, please call us on 0300 333 5352 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm) or email: publichealthnursing.torbay@nhs.net
Remember, not all children develop at the same rate but during this time I will:
My parents might want to speak to a Health Visitor or GP if:
Talk to your school nurse, GP, school/setting practitioner
CFHD All age Advice line 0333 321 9448 (Mon-Fri 2pm-4.30pm