ENG WAH C.
DO NOT BUY THIS
DO NOT BUY THIS. We used this for our baby. She is now 14. From her preschool years we noticed she’d get anxiety attacks with beats and loud noises. She just got another attack 5 minutes ago from the sound of someone testing their drums in a concert hall. For me to bother to pen this after 14 years is a public safety warning. And it makes sense. Imagine a foetus getting loud beats transmitted to her must be a scary experience. For the love of god, just steer clear. We regret this fully
Response from BabyPlusAug 5, 2025
Hi Eng Wah—thank you for taking the time to share this. We’re truly sorry your daughter has struggled with sensitivity to loud sounds. As parents and as a company devoted to healthy development, we take concerns like this very seriously. What BabyPlus is (and is not) BabyPlus is a sound-based, progressive audio curriculum: gentle rhythmic patterns designed to be heard through the pregnant parent’s body at safe, low levels. It’s meant to support attention and pattern recognition—similar in spirit to language or music exposure early in life. BabyPlus is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition. It is one supportive tool among many and is not a cause or cure for neurological or physical issues that may arise from genetics or other environmental factors. Safety by design • The player’s output is preset (not adjustable) and QC-checked for every production lot. • Engineering spec: ~80–85 dB at the source, with maternal tissues attenuating sound before it reaches the fetus. High-frequency energy is reduced much more than low-frequency energy; energy above ~0.5 kHz is typically attenuated by ~40–50 dB in transmission to the fetus. In practice, our typical in-utero exposure is ~60–65 dB (conversational range) when used as directed. PubMed • Perinatal reviews emphasize that safe exposure relates to level, duration, and frequency content, and that the fetal soundscape is naturally dominated by low-frequency maternal cardiovascular sounds. Our guidance and device ceiling were set with these principles in mind. JognnPubMed About sound sensitivity in children Reduced tolerance to sound or light can arise for many reasons unrelated to any single prenatal experience—for example hyperacusis or misophonia, autism-spectrum-related sensory processing, or migraine. Prevalence varies by study and method (community estimates for pediatric hyperacusis often fall in the single- to low-double-digit percent range), and mechanisms involve both auditory and limbic pathways. PMCPMCPMCPMCPMC If you’re open to it, we’d appreciate the chance to review details (model used, weeks of use, typical daily session, and placement) so our safety team can document your experience and strengthen guidance wherever we can. Please reach us via the support channels on our website. We share your commitment to safety and will continue to monitor the science closely. —The BabyPlus Team