When do babies in the womb start to hear?

Question

I'm pregnant with my 3rd & refused all the books etc from my midwife as i've read loads but cant quite remember when it is that babies in the womb start to hear the outside world?

Answer 1

Around 5 1/2 months

Answer 2

Babies start to hear in the womb from around 16-20 weeks. Congratulations on baby x

Answer 3

Babies start to hear from about 20 weeks and can respond to sounds from about 26 weeks.

If you get stuck i normally pop onto www.babycentre.co.uk and look stuff up there!  I'm 27 weeks with my second and amazed at how much i forgot!

Answer 4

Around five months i believe  

Answer 5

When they have ears.

Answer 6

all the books I have read said around 20 weeks

Answer 7

6 months

Answer 8

This is one of those things that it differs from pregnancy book to book..

Im nearly sure its around the 20-24 week mark..

When i was about 22 wks pregnant I went to a gig and the babie would not stop kickin and jumping around! so im assume he/she could hear the music and was having a lil dance session! Lol!

Answer 9

It's around 22 weeks.

Answer 10

dey hear when they want to  

Answer 11

Well all my midwives I had about 10 thats how bad the NHS are they all said different times but i belive its about 21 weeks.

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