Is there a connection between a fetus’s love of movement and intelligence?

In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, pregnant mothers often pay attention to the fetal movement. Whenever they find the baby in their belly moving, they will show a happy smile on their face because they know that the baby in the belly is responsive. Sometimes they can't feel the fetal movement for a long time. In fact, there are many factors that affect the fetal movement. If the fetus is more active, does it mean that the baby born will be smarter?

Is there a connection between a fetus’s love of movement and intelligence?

Based on current research, there is no definitive conclusion that a fetus that likes to move is smart, but there is indeed a relationship between fetal movement and the baby's personality. Fetuses with frequent and strong fetal movements are usually lively after birth, while fetuses with few and slow fetal movements are usually more restrained after birth. But this does not mean that this is the final conclusion of the baby's personality, because the acquired environment has a huge impact on the baby's personality and intelligence development.

However, in terms of intelligence, active fetuses have shown good ability to move their hands and feet in the womb, and their brain development level will be relatively high. However, this does not mean that the brain development of a quiet fetus will lag behind. It is just that the fetus is naturally lazy. So it is said that active fetuses are smart, but quiet fetuses are not necessarily stupid.

Is it true that the more fetal movements the better?

Generally speaking, pregnant mothers can feel fetal movements at 20 weeks of pregnancy, but the fetal movements at this time are irregular and very light, so they will not be noticed if you don't pay attention.

It is not until the 32nd week of pregnancy that fetal movements begin to become more frequent. At the 38th week of pregnancy, when the fetus is about to be delivered, fetal movements begin to slowly decrease. The frequency of fetal movements during pregnancy changes according to the pregnancy cycle. (Is frequent fetal movement normal? What causes frequent fetal movement?)

In fact, it doesn’t mean that the more fetal movements the better, but it is better if they are regular. The healthiest thing is to have regular fetal movements of a normal number of times during the corresponding pregnancy period. Irregular increases or decreases in fetal movements are warning signs of danger to the fetus. They may indicate uterine hypoxia, fetal breathing difficulties, etc., and you should seek medical attention promptly.

How to judge whether a baby is smart?

1. Love to laugh

At birth, smart newborns may be more alert than other children. Some children, from the very beginning, are able to raise their heads for a while on their own, as if looking around, and have a strong curiosity about life.

A baby with keen senses and quick reactions is often very smart. You can feel this when you hold him. If he seems to avoid something, it means he can distinguish between what is pleasurable and what is not, and this is the beginning of psychological activity. The more sensitive the baby is, the easier it is to satisfy him.

The earlier a child laughs, the more likely he is to be smart. While this is not a completely reliable sign, it is a symbol. Babies who start laughing early often become smart and lively children.

2. Love to imitate

Newborns have the ability to imitate adult facial expressions. When the newborn is in a quiet and awake state, stand 20 to 25 cm away from the newborn's face and let him look at his face. First, stick out your tongue, repeating the action slowly once every few seconds, then stop. If he keeps looking at his face, it means he may be moving his tongue in his mouth, and after a while, he (she) will stick his tongue out of his mouth. If you make the mouth-opening motion in front of your newborn and repeat it several times, he will learn to open his little mouth. In addition, newborns will imitate pouting, smiling, and sad expressions.

Parents may wish to actively communicate with their newborn baby and often perform actions to the newborn baby, from simple to complex, to improve his imitation ability, which is beneficial to the intellectual development of the newborn baby.