Bebe Sounds Prenatal Heart Monitor User manual

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Prenatal Gift Set
Listen, talk, and play music to your unborn baby!
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© Listro Associates 2005
®

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING
TO ENJOY OUR PRODUCT!
• Please have patience when listening for your unborn baby’s heartbeat.
This product requires a little practice but the results are wonderful.
•What you will hear through the BébéSounds
®
Prenatal Heart Listener
®
will be different from what you hear at your doctor’s office. Your doctor
probably uses Doppler technology, which turns movement into sound.
Our Prenatal Heart Listener
®
amplifies the natural sounds of your baby.
• Please use a new 9-volt alkaline battery.
•The best time to listen is 3 – 4 hours after eating and when you are
relaxed.
•The Monitor must be used in a very quiet room and on bare skin. Place
the listening cone against your bare stomach (start two inches below
and a little to the right of your belly button), and press the activation
button to listen. Move the Monitor very slightly (at most an inch at a
time) but be sure not to press the activation button as you move it.
•Placing the volume control at a low to moderate level will produce the
best results and avoid static.
•You might not hear sounds immediately but please don’t be disappointed.
It takes practice and you must have patience when trying to hear your
baby’s sounds. The baby’s position will also greatly affect whether or
not you will hear her. The best position is with her back to your stomach.
You may have to try several times before you hear your baby’s sounds,
particularly the heartbeat, which may be heard as early as the fifth month.
Other sounds may be heard even earlier.
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•Your baby’s heartbeat does not sound like your own. A fetal heart beats
from 120-180 times per minute. It will sound like a rapidly galloping
horse.
•You will also hear kicks, hiccups, and nutrients passing through the
placenta. Kicks sound like uneven thumps, hiccups like two rapid
drumbeats, and the nutrients like a whooshing sound.
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The Prenatal Gift Set is a Personal Care Product
and cannot be returned to the retailer. All exchange and refund
requests should be directed to our Help Desk.
If you are having difficulty, have questions, or
need assistance, call our Help Desk toll free at
1-888-232-6476 Mon-Fri from 9:00AM-5:00PM EST
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
SECTION I. Listening to your unborn baby
1. Introduction 5
2. Your baby’s sounds 5-7
3. Recording your baby’s sounds 7-8
4. Instructions 8-9
5. Troubleshooting 9
6. Diagrams 10-11
SECTION II. Talking and playing music to your unborn baby
1. Introduction 12-13
2. How your baby develops 13-15
3. Research findings 15-16
4. Instructions for playing music 16-17
5. Instructions for talking and singing 18
6. Frequently asked questions 18-19
7. Endnotes 19
8. Diagrams 20-22
9. Music schedule 23
Record and Email your baby's sounds: 24
Warranty and Disclaimer: 25-26
Other products by BébéSounds
®
: 27-28
SECTION III. En Espagnol: 29-54
SECTION I. Listening to your unborn baby
INTRODUCTION
Please read the following material carefully to maximize your enjoyment
of your BébéSounds
®
Prenatal Heart Listener™.
It is important to understand that many factors affect what you will hear
with your Fetal Monitor. The position of your baby, the baby’s weight,
your weight, how far into your pregnancy you are, and where you place
the Monitor all help to determine what you will hear.
For example, when listening for the fetal heartbeat, the sound will be loudest
in your third trimester and if your baby is positioned with her back to your
belly button. Your baby may naturally shift her position, thereby creating
the situation where you will hear the baby one moment but not the next.
However, once you’ve passed your second trimester, your baby will be
growing very rapidly and you will hear the heartbeat and all other sounds
on a much more regular basis.
Don’t worry! It is quite normal that there will be times you will not be able
to hear your baby’s sounds due to her position or stage of development.
This is especially true of the heartbeat, which is highly dependent on your
baby’s position.
IDENTIFYING THE FETAL SOUNDS YOU WILL HEAR
You will hear the heartbeat, kicks, hiccups, and nutrients passing through
the placenta. Each one is distinctive and being able to identify them will
significantly enhance your experience.
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We think the best way to describe each sound is as follows:
Heartbeat: A rapidly galloping horse
Kicks: A soft thud
Hiccups:Two rapid intermittent thumps
Nutrients: A whooshing sound
A fetal heart beats from 120-180 times a minute while the heart of a pregnant
woman beats much slower. Knowing this should help prevent you from
confusing your own heartbeat with your baby’s.
WHEN YOU WILL HEAR THESE SOUNDS
The heartbeat may be heard as early as your fifth month. You will need
to listen very carefully for your baby’s heartbeat at this point, as it may be
difficult to hear it over the other sounds of your body as well as your own
heartbeat. While the Prenatal Heart Listener
®
is designed to tune out these
sounds, they can still get in the way. That is why the best time to listen is
3-4 hours after a meal and when you are relaxed and have a slower
heartbeat.
You may be able to hear your baby’s kicks and hiccups in the middle of
your second trimester, and you will hear the passing of nutrients even earlier.
Remember, as your baby grows and gets stronger, so does her heartbeat and
her ability to kick harder, so don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear
them right away.
NATURAL SOUNDS vs. ELECTRONIC NOISE CREATED BY
DOPPLER EQUIPMENT
You will notice that the sounds you hear through the Fetal Monitor are
different from those you have heard at your doctor’s office. This is because
your doctor probably uses Doppler ultrasound equipment that creates noise
based on movement while the Prenatal Heart Listener
®
amplifies the natural
sounds of your baby by using the absolutely safe and non-invasive Bell
stethoscope method of amplification. Your baby’s heartbeat will sound like
a rapidly galloping horse through the monitor while it will sound more like
a gushing noise with the Doppler equipment. Please keep in mind that it
will take a little practice to pick up this faint sound so listen very carefully.
RECORD YOUR BABY’S SOUNDS AND YOUR OWN HEARTBEAT
With our recording cable and your own tape recorder you can record your
baby’s sounds to cherish forever. We also encourage you to record your
own heartbeat prior to your baby being born. The sound of your heartbeat
will have a calming and soothing effect on your newborn baby.
The Prenatal Gift Set is a Personal Care Product
and cannot be returned to the retailer. All exchange and refund
requests should be directed to our Help Desk.
If you are having difficulty, have questions, or
need assistance, call our Help Desk toll free at
1-888-232-6476 Mon-Fri from 9:00AM-5:00PM EST
Please read on
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5. When you record your own heartbeat to play to your newborn, reduce
the volume as your heartbeat is much louder than you unborn baby’s.
We suggest making a 30-minute recording of your heartbeat.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If your unit is not working properly, please check the following:
1. Activation button is not held down during listening.
2. Volume control is too low.
3. Battery and/or headphone connection is not complete.
4. Foreign matter is in the listening cone.
5. Weak battery (ON/OFF LED signal will be dim).
6. Feedback/squealing noises – turn down the volume and/or move the
headphones further away from the Monitor. Press activation button only
when the Monitor is against your body.
7. Foam cover is not in place on the listening cone.
The Prenatal Gift Set is a Personal Care Product
and cannot be returned to the retailer. All exchange and refund
requests should be directed to our Help Desk.
If you are having difficulty, have questions, or
need assistance, call our Help Desk toll free at
1-888-232-6476 Mon-Fri from 9:00AM-5:00PM EST
Please read on
INSTRUCTIONS
For Listening (Please refer to diagrams on P. 10-11):
1. Make sure the foam cover is in place on the listening cone.
2. Remove battery compartment door and install a new 9-volt alkaline
battery (not included), keeping the ribbon under the battery and exposed
for easy removal. Press battery forward and down. Be sure to use a
new battery as an old one will severely interfere with the performance
of your Monitor.
3. Insert the headphone plug into either jack on the Monitor.
4. Turn on the Prenatal Heart Listener
®
using the ON/OFF volume control
switch. The red LED will light to indicate the unit is in the ON position.
5. Use the Monitor on bare skin in a quiet room.
6. Hold the cone to your stomach or lower back (near your kidneys) and
press and hold down the activation button. Adjust the volume to optimize
the listening level and amplification. Start with a low to moderate setting
to avoid static.
7. If you do not hear the heartbeat, release the activation button and gently
move the Monitor one inch at a time to different places until you find
the best position for listening to your baby’s sounds. Start two inches
below and a little to the right of your belly button. Always release the
activation button when you are moving the Monitor across your stomach
or back.
For Recording:
1. To record these sounds plug the L-shaped end of the recording cable
into either jack of the Monitor and the straight end into the line input
of your tape recorder. (Some portable recorders do not provide this
input.)
2. Position the Monitor on your bare skin so you can hear the sounds you
wish to record.
3. Adjust the recording level on your tape recorder if necessary.
4. Hold the Monitor very still and begin recording.
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FIG. 2 Instruction
Manual
BébéSounds
®
Fetal Monitor
Activation
Button
LED
Power Indicator
FIG. 3
Headphone
FIG. 1
Prenatal Heart Listener
®
Recording
Cable
FIG. 4
Foam
Cover
FIG. 5
KIT COMPONENTS TOP VIEW AND BOTTOM VIEW GRAPHIC
FIG. 7
Prenatal Heart Listener
®
ON/OFF Volume Control
ON/OFF LED Signal
Battery Compartment
FIG. 6
ON/OFF Volume Control
Speaker/Headphone Jack
Listening Cone
Foam Cover
FRONT VIEW
YOU MUST PRESS AND HOLD DOWN
THE ACTIVATION BUTTON TO LISTEN
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SECTION II. Talking and playing music to your baby
INTRODUCTION
Research Into the benefits of stimulating your unborn baby has been done
worldwide and it is now believed that your baby can learn while still in your
womb. Therefore, while most of the attention in the past has focused on the
positive results of infant stimulation, it is very important not to overlook
the benefits of prenatal stimulation.
Studies have shown that the prenatally stimulated baby tends to display
faster visual, linguistic, and motor development than the baby who was not
stimulated. Research has also shown that the brain of the prenatally stimulated
baby tends to be more developed, thereby providing a better foundation for
the child to have a higher IQ and intelligence level.
Prenatal stimulation can come from playing classical music (considered to
be one of the best sources of stimulation), talking or singing to your baby,
and even rubbing your stomach. “The most effective way to stimulate your
baby and enhance her brain development while still in the womb is through
sound.”1
Dr. Norman A. Ravski, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology at Yale University School of Medicine, and Attending
Physician at Yale New Haven Hospital has endorsed playing classical music
to your baby. In his endorsement Dr. Ravski states, “In-utero fetal acoustic
stimulation has been shown to improve pregnancy outcomes as well as
benefit the growing fetus.” The BébéSounds
®
Prenatal Gift Set enables you
to direct our specially selected classical music through your womb to
your baby with our Fetal Speakers.
It is also believed that your newborn baby will recognize the voices of her
parents immediately after birth if they are heard while in the womb. In
addition to stimulating your baby, talking to her will help your baby’s father
bond with her. Talk and sing to your unborn baby by using the
BébéSounds
®
Fetal Speakers and Microphone, which will amplify your
voices so they will be heard over the other noises inside the womb.
When speaking to your baby, keep in mind that the first step of your baby’s
development of language skills is the recognition of intonations so it is
important for both parents to speak to their child. Although the mother’s
voice tends to be more melodic and is constantly heard, the father’s voice
is louder and deeper and penetrates the womb more easily.
It is always a good idea to keep your doctor informed of what you are doing
during your pregnancy. Therefore, we suggest that you inform your doctor
that you will be stimulating your unborn baby with the BébéSounds
®
Prenatal
Gift Set.
HOW YOUR UNBORN BABY DEVELOPS
First Trimester – The embryo begins to develop; head and limbs start to
form; the head, body, and limbs begin to move (you won’t feel this movement
yet); the nervous system that deals with equilibrium and spatial relations
begins to develop; and the heart begins to beat more strongly.
Second Trimester – The head develops more actively than the rest of the
body; the eyes respond to light; key organs mature; the fetus reacts to music
and loud noises; arms and legs are moving strongly enough so you can feel
them; the fetus can hear and the ability to learn significantly increases; signs
of memory and the ability to respond to various stimuli are apparent; and
music has a calming effect while harsh sounds have an agitating effect.
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Third Trimester – The nervous system has matured and becomes fully
formed; the brain enters a rapid growth phase; movements are more
coordinated and muscles are stronger; the fetus moves to the rhythm of
music; sight has developed and response to light is evident; movement is
less frequent but stronger toward the end of the ninth month; and growth
and development continue until birth.
HOW YOUR UNBORN BABY’S BRAIN DEVELOPS
Your baby’s brain begins developing almost immediately and by the fifth
month the number of brain cells your baby will have for the rest of her life
is determined. From this point forward her brain develops by increasing
the size and complexity of the cells already created. Around the eighth
month your unborn baby’s brain changes significantly. At this time it doubles
in weight and the connections between the brain cells, known as
synapses, become even more complex.
The following is the structure of a brain cell:
1. Dendrites – receive messages from the body
2. Cell body – decides whether to send the message received from the
dendrites or to store it
3. Axon – transmits messages received from the cell body
As the cells get larger, the axons grow longer and the dendrites become an
increasingly complex system of multiple connections like branches of a
tree. The more stimulation the cells receive, the more complex these
dendrites become, resulting in a more developed brain.
The number of brain cells your baby is born with helps determine her
potential, but it is also the number of connections between these cells that
determines her final intelligence. Helping to increase the number of
connections and the complexity of the brain cells with stimulation increases
the probability of your baby having a higher intelligence level and IQ.
RESEARCH FINDINGS
It is now known that stimulation of the senses affects the growth of the
brain cells and if a fetus has little stimulation in the womb, fewer connections
are made. Specialists in fetal and infant brain development have agreed
that stimulating your unborn baby’s senses can affect the development of
the connections between the brain cells. In fact, the lack of these connections
can actually cause cells to die, especially in the eighth month of
pregnancy.
By the end of the fifth month your baby can hear and begins to learn, and
you can tell when she is reacting to external stimulation. In one case, pregnant
mothers actually had to leave a concert of classical music before it was over
because their babies were kicking so hard in time to the music
that they couldn’t tolerate it. 3
In another case, mothers were asked to play their favorite classical music
to their unborn baby for ten minutes a day at a volume that was just a little
louder than a normal speaking voice. It was discovered that the babies
recognized the change in their environments immediately as was evidenced
by their heart rates increasing noticeably. What is also interesting is that the
unborn baby does not respond in this way to many single notes even if
they are played very loud and very close to her. 4
Yet another study showed that unborn babies who had classical music played
to them from the middle of the fifth month until they were born, for 10
minutes, twice a day, developed more quickly, began to talk up to six months
earlier, and had greater intellectual development than those babies who had
not had classical music played to them inside the womb.5
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Some women worry that if they improve the brain’s development the baby’s
head will be larger, thereby causing an increase in the risk of delivery
problems. In fact, there is reason to believe the opposite is true. Prenatal
sound stimulation has led to shorter and less painful labor periods, a lower
number of Cesarean section deliveries, and a greater number of non-traumatic
births.6In addition, a baby who experiences prenatal stimulation
tends to:
•Be calmer and more alert
•Be happier and cry less
•Have a longer attention span
•Be stronger and have better coordination
•Lift his or her head up earlier and stand earlier
•Walk earlier
•Talk earlier
•Have more self-confidence7
INSTRUCTIONS (You will need your own CD/Cassette player)
Remember, by the end of the fifth month your unborn baby begins to hear,
and by the sixth month her ability to learn increases significantly. It is now
time to start stimulating your baby. Keep in mind that your baby is most
alert during the evening hours so you may want to play music or talk to
her a few more times. But remember, she also has to rest.
The Prenatal Gift Set is a Personal Care Product
and cannot be returned to the retailer. All exchange and refund
requests should be directed to our Help Desk.
If you are having difficulty, have questions, or
need assistance, call our Help Desk toll free at
1-888-232-6476 Mon-Fri from 9:00AM-5:000PM EST
To Play Music to Your Unborn Baby (Please refer to diagrams on
P. 20-22)
The best time to play the music is once in the morning and once in the
evening, for a period of 5-10 minutes, around the same time each day. Be
careful not to play the music too long or too frequently, as your unborn baby
also needs to rest. However, you will probably find that your baby will be
very active and obviously awake during the evening.
Do not play the same music over and over again. It is believed that if your
baby hears the same thing repeatedly, she will eventually ignore it. However,
periodic repetition of the same music is advisable. In some cases when the
music was played after the baby was born, the newborn seemed to recognize
the melody.
Therefore, we suggest playing different music during each session in a single
day, and replaying it two or three days later. We also suggest that you keep
a schedule for the music you have played showing the date, music played,
and times it was played. (We’ve provided you with a starter schedule on
P.23 in this booklet.)
Now, simply follow these easy steps. (See diagrams P.20-22)
1. Connect the cable from the Fetal Speakers to your own CD/Cassette
player. Use the adapter if you want to listen to the music at the same
time.
2. Insert the enclosed CD or cassette of classical music.
3. Position the speakers against your belly. You will want to adjust the
position of the speakers depending on what month of your pregnancy
you are in. You should be able to tell where your baby’s head is by
where you feel her kicking most frequently. You may tuck the speakers
into your clothing or use the BébéSounds
®
maternity belt to hold them
in place.
4. Play the music for approximately 10 minutes at a time and alternate the
selections you play. Use the schedule included in this booklet as a record
of what selections you have played and how frequently you played them.
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5. Play the music just a little louder than you would normally play it for
yourself. If it is much too loud for you it will be too loud for your baby.
The maternity belt will provide you with support and additional comfort
while you are doing something special for your baby. You may wear it when
you are not playing music to your baby as well. Please care for it
by hand washing it in cold water using a mild soap.
To Talk, Sing, and Read to Your Unborn Baby
Use the Fetal Microphone and Speakers to penetrate the sounds of your
womb so your baby will hear you. Be careful to speak in a normal voice.
The microphone will amplify your voices so you don’t have to speak too
loudly as this will disturb your baby. You may also want to gently stroke
your stomach while you are speaking.
Alternate your voice with the baby’s father’s voice – 5 minutes of yours
and then 5 minutes of his. Speak in loving tones and repeat what you say
3-4 times. Repeat this a few times each day. Also read your baby a story.
Choose one that you will read after she is born.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What type of music should I play?
The universal opinion seems to be that classical music is the best. That is
why we have enclosed a 60-minute CD and cassette of specially selected
music by Mozart.
How loud should I play the music or speak?
Because the sound must pass through your womb and be heard over the
natural sounds of your body, play the music a little louder than you would
for yourself and speak in a normal voice as the microphone will amplify
it.
Are you sure I won’t be disturbing my baby when I play the music or
speak to her?
Yes. What you will be doing is stimulating your baby and helping her brain
develop. However, if you play the music or speak too long or too frequently,
you will disturb your baby. Please remember your baby must have time
to rest as well as develop.
How soon can I start talking and playing music to my baby?
By the end of your fifth month your baby’s senses are developed enough
so she can hear. Continue stimulating your baby from the end of your fifth
month until she is born.
ENDNOTES
1. Jay Gordon, M.D. and Brenda Adderly, M.H.A., Brighter
Baby,(Washington, D.C.: Lifeline Press, 1999) 79
2. Dr. Susan Ludington-Hoe with Susan K. Golant, How To Have A Smarter
Baby, (New York: Bantam Books, 1987), 39
3. Dr. Susan Ludington-Hoe with Susan K. Golant, How To Have A Smarter
Baby, (New York: Bantam Books, 1987), 18
4. Dr. Susan Ludington-Hoe with Susan K. Golant, How To Have A Smarter
Baby, (New York: Bantam Books, 1987), 18
5. Dr. Sarah Brewer, Super Baby, (London: Thorsons, 1998), 70
6. Dr. Sarah Brewer, Super Baby, (London: Thorsons, 1998), 97-98
7. Dr. Sarah Brewer, Super Baby, (London: Thorsons, 1998), 229
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Adapter
60-minute Mozart cassette
and instruction manual
Fetal Speakers
Fetal Microphone
Maternity Belt
60-minute Mozart CD
COMPONENTS FOR TALKING AND PLAYING MUSIC DIAGRAM FOR PLAYING MUSIC TO YOUR
UNBORN BABY
Maternity Belt
Your own headphones
Adapter
Fetal Speakers
Your own
cassette or
CD player
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DIAGRAM FOR TALKING TO YOUR
UNBORN BABY
Fetal Speakers
Maternity Belt
Fetal Microphone
SCHEDULE OF MUSIC PLAYED
DATE TIME PLAYED MUSIC PLAYED
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DISCLAIMER
BÉBÉSOUNDS
®
PRENATAL HEART LISTENER™ IS NOT A
MEDICAL DEVICE
BÉBÉSOUNDS
®
IS NOT A MEDICAL DEVICE, AND SHOULD NOT
BE USED OR RELIED UPON IN ANY WAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR
OTHER MEDICAL PURPOSES. Any concerns about your pregnancy
should be addressed to a medical practitioner. BébéSounds
®
Prenatal Heart
Listener
®
is not intended to be and should not be used as a substitute for
regular prenatal care by an appropriate medical practitioner. You are
encouraged to seek such prenatal care in connection with your pregnancy.
The BébéSounds
®
Prenatal Heart Listener
®
should be used only in accordance
with the instructions provided herein, and the manufacturers and distributors
of BébéSounds
®
Prenatal Heart Listener
®
are not responsible for inappropriate
use. The manufacturer expressly disclaims liability for incidental
consequential, or special damages of any nature.
LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY
BébéSounds
®
Prenatal Heart Listener
®
, distributed by UNISAR Inc., has
a limited warranty against defects for a period of 90 days from the original
date of purchase.
In-Warranty Procedure
In the event service is required due to defect or malfunction during the
warranty period, UNISAR Inc. will replace or repair the product under
warranty. The repair or replacement of the defective item is subject to
verification of the malfunction or defect when delivered to:
UNISAR Service Center
15 West 36 th Street
New York, NY 10018
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RECORD AND EMAIL YOUR BABY’S HEARTBEAT WITH
YOUR COMPUTER
1. Locate the recording cable. Plug the L shaped end of the
recording cable into one of the available jacks on the Prenatal Heart
Listener®monitor. Plug the other end into the microphone jack on
your computer. This is indicated by a picture of a microphone near
the jack or the jack is color coded pink on the back of your computer.
2. On your computer go to START, PROGRAMS, ACCESSORIES,
ENTERTAINMENT (or MULTIMEDIA), SOUND RECORDER.
3. Set up your Prenatal Heart Listener®for listening to your baby.
Press the red recording button in the SOUND RECORDER program
to begin recording a 2 minute sound file. Press the Prenatal Heart
Listener®monitor against your tummy and hold down the activation
button on the monitor. You are now recording your baby’s sounds.
4. After 2 minutes the recording will finish. Name and save your sound
file to an appropriate folder. You can now email your sound file to
family and friends.
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Please enclose proof of purchase with your return.
NOTE: The warrantor expressly disclaims liability for incidental,
consequential, or special damages of any nature. (Some states do not allow
the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the
above limitation may not apply to you.) This warranty does not cover (1)
A defect that has been caused by repair or modification, (2) A defect caused
by negligence, accident, or misuse of the product, (3) A defect caused by
incorrect installation and/or defective batteries, or (4) Damage resulting
from improper operation.
Any implied warranties shall be limited in duration to the terms of this
warranty. (Some states do not allow limitation on how long an implied
warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you.) This warranty
gives you legal rights, which may vary depending on the state in which you
reside.
NOTE: This warranty is valid only for products sold in the Unites States.
If you have purchased your product outside of the United States, please see
your local retailer or distributor for service.
IMPORTANT: Prior to returning BébéSounds
®
Prenatal Heart Listener
®
,
replace the existing battery with a new one. Defective or exhausted batteries
are the leading cause of problems with this item and are not covered by
this limited warranty.
BébéSounds
®
Prenatal Heart Listener
®
is subject to United States patents
and related foreign counterparts.
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• Por favor tenga paciencia. Este producto requiere un poco de
tiempo para obtener maravillosos resultados.
•Lo que usted escuchara a través del BébéSounds
®
Monitor será el
sonido natural de su bebe. Su doctor utiliza un equipo de ultrasonido
Doppler el cual produce un sonido artificial. El Monitor amplifica el sonido
natural de su bebe.
•Utilice una batería nueva. Una batería usada interferirá con su Monitor.
Recomendamos usar una batería alcalina nueva de 9-volteos.
• La mejor hora para oírlo es 3-4 horas después de comer y cuando usted
se encuentre relajada.
• Usted debe usar el Monitor en una habitación sin ruidos.
• Usted debe colocar el Monitor directamente sobre su piel. Encienda el
Monitor, coloque el cono para escuchar en contacto con su abdomen
(comience dos pulgadas (cinco centímetros) abajo y unas pulgadas
(o varios centímetros) a la derecha de su ombligo), y presione el botón
de encendido para escuchar. Mueva el Monitor una pulgada
(2.5 centímetros ) a la vez pero asegúrese de no presionar el botón al
mismo tiempo.
•Colocando el volumen entre mínimo e intermedio producirá los mejores
resultados y evitara estática.
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AC adapter.
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Ear Thermometer
Our unique Ear Thermometer doesn't need a probe
cover, takes just one second to get an accurate
reading, and stores the last 10 readings in memory.
Temperature measured in either Fahrenheit or
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Extra Headset for Use with FirstSounds®and
BébéSounds®Prenatal Heart Listeners®
Enables a second person to listen to your unborn
baby.
Suggested retail $7.99

•Colocando el volumen entre mínimo e intermedio producirá los mejores
resultados y evitara estática.
•Es posible no escuchar sonido inmediatamente, por lo cual no se
desilusione. Usted debe tener paciencia cuando trata escuchar los sonidos
de su bebe. Con el uso frecuente del BébéSounds
®
Monitor, usted adquirirá
mas experiencia en la localización del sonido de su bebe. La posición de
su bebe también afectara su éxito en la escucha de sonidos. La mejor
posición es cuando su bebe se encuentra de espaldas y contra su ombligo.
Su éxito dependerá de cuan relajada usted se encuentre. Es posible que
usted deba intentar varias veces antes de escuchar el sonido de su bebe,
particularmente el latido de su corazón, el cual se escucha mejor a fines
del segundo trimestre. Otros sonidos son escuchados con anterioridad.
•Los sonidos del corazón de su bebe no son como el de usted. El sonido
de un feto late entre 120-180 veces por minuto. Sonara como un latido
suave y rápido o como un galope de un caballo.
•Usted también escuchara patadas, hipos y nutrientes pasar a través de
la placenta. Las patadas se escucharan como golpes inconstantes, los hipos
como dos rápidos golpes de batería, y los nutrientes como una explosión
de agua.
AHORA POR FAVOR LEA EL MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
INTRODUCCION
BébéSounds
®
amplifica los maravillosos sonidos que el bebé hace dentro del
vientre de la madre. A partir de ahora, usted podrá escuchar a su bebé tan pronto
como éste empiece a moverse. Desde el séptimo mes podrá oír cuando su bebé
tenga hipo, patée y hasta los suaves latidos de su corazoncito. Esta experiencia
le hará sentir muy cercano a su bebé y quererlo aún más. BébéSounds
®
fué
inventado por una enfermera especializada en recién nacidos, por lo que
puede usarse con total confianza. BébéSounds
®
le permitirá escuchar los
sonidos de esa nueva vida por venir y compartir su alegría con sus familiares y
amistades más cercanas. En la intimidad de su hogar, usted podrá grabar para
siempre los primeros sonidos de su bebé usando su propia grabadora y el cable
de grabacion que se incluye con el BébéSounds
®
.
Este paquete incluye el Monitor Fetal BébéSounds
®
, audífonos, un folleto de
instrucciones, y un cable de grabación.
Le sugerimos señora mamá, utilizar el BébéSounds
®
para grabar los latidos
de su propio corazón antes de que nazca su bebé. Así, el recién nacido
podrá seguir escuchando el corazón de su mamá, sonido que le ayudará a
calmarse y descansar mejor.
Importante! No se preocupe si al comienzo no logra escuchar a
su bebé. Puede ser que el bebé sea todavía muy pequeño o que a
veces no esté en la mejor posición para escucharlo. Recuerde esto
especialmente cuando quiera oír los latidos del corazón, ya que
estos sonidos dependen mucho de la posición del bebé y son muy
suaves.
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Prenatal Heart Listener
®
CONTENIDO DEL PAQUETE
Cable de
grabación
FIG. 4
Cubierta de
espuma
FIG. 5
Audífonos
FIG. 1 Monitor fetal
BébéSounds
®
Botón de
activación
Luz indicadora
de energía
FIG. 3
FIG. 2 Manual de
instrucciones
INSTRUCCIONES PARA EL USO DEL BébéSounds
®
1. Asegúrese que la Cubierta de espuma esté colocada sobre el Cono de detección.
2. Abra el compartimiento para pilas e instale una de 9 voltios (no está incluída).
Se recomiendan pilas alcalinas.
3. Inserte la clavija de los audífonos en la entrada del BébéSounds
®
.
4. Encienda el BébéSounds
®
usando el control de volumen ON/OFF.
5. La luz indicadora de energía se prenderá mostrando que la unidad está encendida.
6. BébéSounds
®
debe ser usado directamente sobre la piel y preferentemente en
una habitación silenciosa.
7. Acerque el detector cónico a su vientre o espalda directamente sobre la piel.
OPRIMA SIN SOLTAR EL BOTON DE ACTIVACION para escuchar los
maravillosos sonidos de su bebé. Ajuste el volumen segun sea necesario.
8. Suelte el botón de activación y mueva el BébéSounds
®
una pulgada (2-3cm)
cada vez hasta encontrar la mejor ubicación para escuchar los sonidos del bebé.
Algunas sugerencias para el uso del BébéSounds
®
•El BébéSounds
®
tiene un gran poder de amplificación de sonidos, necesario
para poder captar los suaves sonidos producidos por su bebé. Para proteger
sus oídos y prevenir la retroalimentación acústica (sonido agudo y estridente),
NO oprima el botón de activación hasta que el BébéSounds
®
esté presionado
contra su cuerpo.
•Aleje los audífonos del BébéSounds
®
si es que ocurre la retroalimentación
acústica (sonido agudo y estridente).
•Ajuste el volumen poco a poco para mejores resultados. Su cuerpo y su bebé
producen muchos sonidos diferentes, que son amplificados si usted aumenta
el volumen. Es por esto que un nivel moderado de volumen produce normalmente
los mejores resultados.
•Los latidos del corazón de su bebé son sonidos muy suaves, por lo que son
muy difíciles de captar hasta el séptimo mes del embarazo. Usted requerirá
paciencia y mucha atención para ubicar la posición más adecuada para escuchar
los latidos. Debido a la posición y movimientos de su bebé, es completamente
normal escuchar los latidos unos días sí y otros no.
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COMO GRABAR USANDO EL BébéSounds
®
1. Inserte el extremo en forma de "L" del cable de grabación (Fig.4) en
la entrada del BébéSounds
®
y el extremo recto en la entrada marcada
"line input" de su grabadora. (Algunas grabadoras portátiles no tienen
esta entrada.)
2. Coloque el BébéSounds
®
sobre su cuerpo de modo que pueda escuchar
los sonidos que desea grabar.
3. Si es necesario, ajuste el volumen de grabación en su grabadora.
4. No mueva el BébéSounds
®
, y empiece a grabar.
5. El sonido de su corazón tiene un gran efecto calmante sobre el recién
nacido. Por esto, usted podría grabar sus propios latidos durante unos
20 minutos, para que pueda hacérselos escuchar a su recién
nacido. (Reduzca el volumen en el BébéSounds
®
a la hora de grabar
sus propios latidos, ya que éstos son mucho más fuertes que los
sonidos del bebé).
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BébéSounds
®
no es un artefacto médico y no debe ser usado
de manera alguna para propósitos de diagnóstico u otros fines
médicos. Cualquier pregunta sobre su embarazo debe ser dirigida
a su médico. BébéSounds
®
no se propone sustituir el diagnóstico
de su médico. Como tampoco, BébéSounds
®
no debe utilizarse
para sustituir el cuidado del embarazo que sólo su médico puede
proporcionarle. Le recomendamos que busque el cuidado
profesional que un embarazo requiere. BébéSounds
®
debe ser
usado únicamente de acuerdo a las instrucciones aquí
proporcionadas. Los fabricantes y distribuidores del
BébéSounds
®
no se responsabilizan por el uso inadecuado del
BébéSounds
®
. El fabricante rechaza expresamente
responsabilidad por cualquier daño imprevisto, consecuente,
o especial de cualquier naturaleza.
RECHAZO DE RESPONSABILIDAD
BébéSounds
®
NO ES UN ARTEFACTO MEDICO
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Prenatal Heart Listener
®
VISTA SUPERIOR
VISTA FRONTAL
Control de volumen ON/OFF Para escuchar, usted debe
oprimir sin soltar el Botón de
ACTIVACIÓN.
Luz indicadora de energía
Compartimiento para pilas
FIG. 6
FIG. 7
Control de volumen ON/OFF
Entrada para los audífonos
Cono de detección
Cubierta de espuma

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SOLUCION DE PROBLEMAS COMUNES
Verifique lo siguiente si la unidad no funciona:
1. El botón de activación no se mantiene oprimido para escuchar.
2. El control de volumen está muy bajo.
3. Las conexiones de la batería y/o de los audífonos no están bien enchufadas.
4. La presencia de cuerpos extraños en el cono de detección.
5. La batería está descargada. (La Luz indicadora de energía está apagada
o a media luz.)
6. Retroalimentación acústica (sonido agudo y estridente) - reduzca el volumen
y/o aleje el audífono del BébéSounds
®
. Oprima el botón de activación sólo
cuando el BébéSounds
®
esté presionado contra su cuerpo.
7. La cubierta de espuma no está colocada sobre el cono de detección.
GARANTIA DEL PRODUCTO
GARANTIA LIMITADA DEL PRODUCTO
BébéSounds
®
, distribuído por UNISAR
®
está garantizado contra defectos
por un período de 90 dias después de la fecha original de compra.
PROCEDIMIENTO PARA UN PRODUCTO BAJO GARANTÍA
En caso de que la unidad requiera servicio debido a defectos o
malfuncionamiento durante el período de garantía, UNISAR
®
reemplazará o
reparará la unidad. La reparación o reemplazo de la unidad defectuosa se hará
libre de gastos, con excepción de un pago de US $7.00 para gastos de embalaje,
manejo, seguro y estampillas para el envío postal. La reparación o reemplazo
de la unidad defectuosa está sujeta a la verificación del malfuncionamiento o
defecto cuando sea recibida en el Centro de Servicio UNISAR
®
indicado más
abajo.
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Nota: Antes de devolver su BébéSounds
®
reemplace la pila por una nueva
y pruebe otra vez. Pilas defectuosas o descargadas son la causa más común de
problemas con este producto, y no están cubiertos bajo esta garantía limitada.
Incluya prueba de la fecha de compra y un cheque o giro bancario por US
$7.00 a nombre de UNISAR
®
.
Envíe el paquete por correo con las estampillas necesarias a la dirección
indicada abajo: Unisar Service Center
15 West 36th Street
New York, NY 10018 USA.
NOTA: El garantizador rechaza expresamente responsabilidad por cualquier
daño imprevisto, consecuente, o especial de cualquier naturaleza. (Algunos
estados no permiten la exclusión o limitación de daños imprevistos o
consecuentes, de modo que la garantía arriba mencionada puede no ser
aplicable a usted.) Esta garantía no cubre (1) Un defecto causado por
reparación o modificación. (2) Un defecto causado por negligencia,
accidente, o mal manejo del producto. (3) Un defecto causado por
instalación incorrecta y/o pilas defectuosas. (4) Daño resultante de una
operación indebida.
Cualquier garantía implícita deberá tener una duración limitada a los
términos de esta garantía. (Algunos estados no permiten limitaciones en
la duración de una garantía implícita, por lo que la limitación mencionada
arriba puede no ser aplicable a usted.)
BébéSounds
®
está sujeto a patentes de diseño y utilitario en los Estados
Unidos, y a documentos equivalentes en el extranjero.
NOTA: Esta garantía es válida sólo para productos vendidos en los Estados
Unidos. Si usted compró su producto fuera de los Estados Unidos, sírvase
visitar al concesionario o distribuidor más cercano para obtener servicio.

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INTRODUCCION
Investigaciones realizadas acerca de los beneficios de estimular a
los bebes antes de nacer a sido realizada mundialmente, y ahora hay
pruebas de que los bebes pueden aprender mientras se encuentran
adentro el útero. Por lo tanto, mientras que en el pasado la atención
estaba concentrada en la estimulación infantil, es muy importante
prestar atención a los beneficios de la estimulación prenatal.
Estudios han mostrado que el bebe estimulado prenatalmente
muestra un mas rápido desarrollo visual, lingüístico, y motriz que los
bebes no estimulados. Adicionalmente, estudios han mostrado que el
cerebro de un bebe estimulado prenatalmente tiene una tendencia a
estar mas desarrollado, mostrando como resultado un mayor
porcentaje de posibilidades de que el bebe tenga un mayor nivel
intelectual e inteligencia.
La estimulación puede provenir de: tocar cierta clase de música
clásica (considerada una de las mejores fuentes de estimulación),
hablar a su bebe, y también de frotar el estomago de la madre. “La
mejor forma de estimular a su bebe y mejorar el desarrollo de su
cerebro mientras esta dentro de útero de la madre con sonidos”.8Es
un hecho que el bebe recién nacido reconocerá las voces de sus
padres inmediatamente solo si el los ha escuchado antes dentro del
útero de la madre.
El BébéSounds®Prenatal Talk ,n Tunes®le permite tocar música clásica
directamente a su bebe a través de Fetal Speakers (parlantes. Estos han
sido aprobados por el Dr. Norman A. Ravski, Profesor de
Asistencia Clinica, Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología de la
Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Yale, y Doctor del
Hospital Yale New Haven.
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En su aprobación el Dr. Ravski declara que “Dentro del útero la
estimulación acústica ha demostrado mejorar los resultados del
embarazo como también los beneficios del crecimiento del feto...
Creo que este producto va a mejorar tanto la comodidad de la mujer
embarazada como la del feto creciendo dentro del útero.”
El BébéSounds®Prenatal Talk ,n Tunes®le permite dirigir las vices
directamente a su bebe, todavía dentro del útero de la madre, a
través de nuestro Micrófono y Parlantes Fetales. El primer paso en
el desarrollo lingüístico de su bebe es el reconocimiento de
entonaciones por lo cual, es importante para ambos padres hablar a
su bebe. Aunque la voz de la madre es por lo general mas melódica
y es constantemente escuchada, la voz del padre es mas potente y
profunda lo cual genera una mayor penetración en el útero.
Es siempre una buena idea mantener informado a su medico de lo
Ud. esta haciendo durante su embarazo. Por lo tanto, nuestra
sugerencia es informar a su medico que Ud. va a estar usando el
BébéSounds®Prenatal Talk ,n Tunes®.