Fetuses poop. They have to. Well where does it go?

Question

does it just float around until they are born? Eww

Answer 1

actually they dont except occasionally just before birth but not all even do that when they do they tend to induce labor to speed the process up because the fluid they live in is now septic

Meconium is the medical term for the newborn infant's first stools. Meconium is composed of amniotic fluid, mucous, lanugo (the fine hair that covers the baby's body), bile, and cells that have been shed from the skin and the intestinal tract. Meconium is thick, greenish black, and sticky.

During pregnancy the baby floats in the amniotic fluid that fills the mother's uterus. This fluid protects the baby while he or she grows and develops. The baby swallows the amniotic fluid which contains all the other constituents mentioned above. All of the contents other than the amniotic fluid itself are filtered out and remain behind in the intestine while the amniotic fluid is absorbed and re-released into the uterine space when the fetus urinates. This cycle maintains the amniotic fluid in a clear, healthy state during the nine months of pregnancy. This process of recycling the amniotic fluid occurs about every 3 hours.

In some cases, the baby passes stools (meconium) while still inside the uterus. This usually happens when the baby is under stress. Once the meconium is passed into the amniotic fluid, it is possible for the baby to breathe the meconium into his lungs. This condition is called meconium aspiration and can cause inflammation in the baby's lungs after he is born.

This inflammation can cause the baby to go into respiratory distress. If meconium is detected in the amniotic fluid when the mother's water breaks, special precautions are taken to clear the fluid from the baby's stomach and lungs.

Answer 2

Fetuses don't poop. After a baby is born, their first few bowel movements are very sticky and dark, and it's called meconium. The only thing babies in utero swallow is amniotic fluid, and it's completely liquid, so the babies urinate, but don't poop. The amniotic sac is sterile, so their urine is just recirculated into the amniotic fluid and it's ingested again.

Occasionally some babies will poop in utero, and this is a bad situation. Ususally it's babies who are over due, but not always. In that case, it's urgent for the baby to be delivered as soon as possible so that it doesn't become ill.

Answer 3

Digestif system doesn't work when the baby is in the womb.
They can't poop simply cuz the don't actually eat anything, the nutrition passes by the corde, so no elimaination is needed. when the baby is born then the digestif system can finally work..
Pretty neat, eh?

Answer 4

fetuses don't poop till the end and it's called meconium. it's unusual for there to be much of it in with them. they usually don't poop until they're fully developed and ready to come out

Answer 5

Yes, in the amniotic sac. But they don't really have very much poop, because they get food directly into their bloodstream from their moms.

Answer 6

EWW LETS SEE ASK YO MAMA WHERE YOURS WENT TO YOUR HEAD!!! POOP HEAD