do babies poo and wee in the womb?

Answer 1

yes they do wee :-) that's what a lot of the amniotic fluid is.

This question has been asked before, I have posted it and its answers. I agree with professional mothers answer.

Answer 2

Throughout most of the pregnancy, the baby's waste is eliminated from its body through the umbilical cord, the placenta and, ultimately, the mother. It is not until close to the final days of pregnancy that there IS a slight possibility that the baby COULD deficate (poo) inside the mom.... it's called meconium.

This is usually only an issue if the pregnancy goes over term. It can be a problem, because there is the chance the baby can inhale some of meconium/amniotic fluid mixture and get a lung infection. But, if you have a good doctor and team of nurses, they'll get the baby's nose, mouth and lungs cleaned out without there being much of a problem.

Answer 3

They do wee and they do drink the same fluid. In order to keep your uterus clean and flushed, so thats its clean when the baby drinks it, you need to drink lots of water. The uterus flushes every three hours. Babies do not usually poo in the womb but they sometimes do at the very end of the pregnancy and if this happens the baby needs to come out because that is dangerous.

Answer 4

They wee but do not poo. If they poo it turns the liquoir green(fliud around the baby) and means the baby is in distress. It is quite serious

Answer 5

Yes babies do urinate in the womb. When it is closer to delivery they might have a bowel movement and this is very bad for mom and baby, it is a sign of stress in the baby. My oldest girl had a bowel movement before birth and had inhaled some of it before she was born she required emergency care from specialists after birth. She did not cry for the longest time and they had to suction out her lungs and then give her oxygen because her scores were very low on birth.

Answer 6

Babies do wee in utero. it is what the amniotic fluid is made of. They do not, unless under some stress poo, however. If they do, it is called meconium and can cause big trouble as babies breath before birth also. this is why when your water breaks, the doctor or midwife looks as it. If it is brown, they are concerned that the first poo has occurred and the child is in danger.

Answer 7

No, not normally. Any waste is discarded through the placenta. Sometimes when babies are kept in the womb too long, they will poop in there. There's a name for it and I can't remember it right now. But anyway, when this happens, the doctor has to get the baby out right away b/c it's very bad for the baby.

Answer 8

Any waste coming from babies in the womb go thru the umbilical cord - and then gets processed in the mother's body. But there's nothing wasted while a baby is in the womb. The umbilical cord is the same way it gets its nutrients.

Answer 9

They do not poo but they do pee. Everything builds up in their intestine causing a gross bowel movement called micocen (sp?) after birth. In rare cases (when there is fetal distress which happens to full term or over due babies) the bowel movement happens before birth. This is dangerous as it can lead to infection. However they pee all the time in the womb. They drink the amniotic fluid pee in it and then drink it. Gross I know.

Answer 10

Nope. All their waste is carried away by the umbilical cord. There is a danger though that when the baby is being born it can have it's first poo which it can injest and make the baby very ill.