Canada man claims unborn daughter smiled as he spoke to her during wife's ultrasound
During a routine prenatal scan in Canada, an unborn baby appeared to smile after her father spoke to her. The moment left the room cheering and moved Lia Oliveira to happy tears.
A routine ultrasound appointment soon turned into an unforgettable moment for a couple in Canada after their unborn baby appeared to smile upon hearing her father's voice.
The heartwarming clip captured the expectant parents during a prenatal scan. As the ultrasound was underway, the baby's father leaned in, kissed his partner Lia Oliveira's baby bump and gently spoke to their daughter.
"Good morning. Happy Saturday," he said before asking, "Are you hungry?"
Moments later, the ultrasound monitor appeared to show the baby girl smiling in response to his voice, leaving everyone in the room delighted. Family members and medical staff watching the scan broke into cheers and encouraged the father to keep talking to his unborn daughter.
Watch the video here:
The touching moment was recorded by Oliveira's sister, who captured the baby's apparent smile on the ultrasound screen.
Recalling the experience, Oliveira said she was overcome with emotion and burst into happy tears the instant she saw her baby's reaction.
"I was completely overwhelmed with emotion and immediately started crying happy tears," she told Storyful.
She added that seeing her unborn daughter respond to her father's voice made the experience even more meaningful, describing it as a "core memory" that she and her family would cherish forever.
Oliveira also said she was glad their special moment had brought joy to millions of people online, adding that she hoped it spread "a little sunshine" to those who watched it.
A routine ultrasound appointment soon turned into an unforgettable moment for a couple in Canada after their unborn baby appeared to smile upon hearing her father's voice.
The heartwarming clip captured the expectant parents during a prenatal scan. As the ultrasound was underway, the baby's father leaned in, kissed his partner Lia Oliveira's baby bump and gently spoke to their daughter.
"Good morning. Happy Saturday," he said before asking, "Are you hungry?"
Moments later, the ultrasound monitor appeared to show the baby girl smiling in response to his voice, leaving everyone in the room delighted. Family members and medical staff watching the scan broke into cheers and encouraged the father to keep talking to his unborn daughter.
Watch the video here:
The touching moment was recorded by Oliveira's sister, who captured the baby's apparent smile on the ultrasound screen.
Recalling the experience, Oliveira said she was overcome with emotion and burst into happy tears the instant she saw her baby's reaction.
"I was completely overwhelmed with emotion and immediately started crying happy tears," she told Storyful.
She added that seeing her unborn daughter respond to her father's voice made the experience even more meaningful, describing it as a "core memory" that she and her family would cherish forever.
Oliveira also said she was glad their special moment had brought joy to millions of people online, adding that she hoped it spread "a little sunshine" to those who watched it.
A routine ultrasound appointment soon turned into an unforgettable moment for a couple in Canada after their unborn baby appeared to smile upon hearing her father's voice.
The heartwarming clip captured the expectant parents during a prenatal scan. As the ultrasound was underway, the baby's father leaned in, kissed his partner Lia Oliveira's baby bump and gently spoke to their daughter.
"Good morning. Happy Saturday," he said before asking, "Are you hungry?"
Moments later, the ultrasound monitor appeared to show the baby girl smiling in response to his voice, leaving everyone in the room delighted. Family members and medical staff watching the scan broke into cheers and encouraged the father to keep talking to his unborn daughter.
Watch the video here:
The touching moment was recorded by Oliveira's sister, who captured the baby's apparent smile on the ultrasound screen.
Recalling the experience, Oliveira said she was overcome with emotion and burst into happy tears the instant she saw her baby's reaction.
"I was completely overwhelmed with emotion and immediately started crying happy tears," she told Storyful.
She added that seeing her unborn daughter respond to her father's voice made the experience even more meaningful, describing it as a "core memory" that she and her family would cherish forever.
Oliveira also said she was glad their special moment had brought joy to millions of people online, adding that she hoped it spread "a little sunshine" to those who watched it.
