Singing to your bump can help lower the risk of colic

According to new research, singing to your bump can actually help increase the chances of having a calm newborn. 

Yes.

Actual research published in the Women and Birth journal looked at the impact of music and singing on unborn babies and, in fairness, the results are pretty interesting.

The study analysed two groups of expectant mothers at 24 weeks of pregnancy.

One group sang lullabies to their baby for the remaining three months of pregnancy, and the other group who didn't.

So what happened when their babies were born?

Well, that is the interesting part.

Three months after birth, researchers found babies who were sung to cried 18.5 percent of the time, compared with 28.2 percent of babies who weren't sung to. 

They also found that the lullaby routine had positive benefits for mums; the singing group reported easier bonding with their newborns and less maternal stress. 

In fact, according to the study, even infantile colic was reduced in the second group. 

So lullabies can help with stress for both Mum and Baby AND colic?!

Eh, we don't care that we don't have a note in our head… get us a microphone!