One of my bestfriends is pregnant...and we just wanted to know.
2007-07-10 10:32:09 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Babies in the womb can't cry- there's no way for air to get in the lungs. The cry you hear when the baby comes out is the first time!
2007-07-10 10:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by Kelsey H 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Since crying involves air in and out of the lungs, and since there is no air in the womb, only amniotic fluid, babies do not "cry" in the womb. So, therefore, the answer to your question is no. If a baby is uncomfortable or upset in anyway in the womb, the baby just wiggles about until he is no longer uncomfortable or upset. I have had three children . . . so I guess that makes me knowledgeable on this subject.
2007-07-10 10:41:56 · answer #2 · answered by imstillsandy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A baby can't cry in the womb, because crying means being able to get air into the lungs. No air in the womb, no crying.
2007-07-10 10:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by Lissa 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
to cry or make a noise, a baby needs oxygen that flows into the lung. and there's no air in the womb, so nope, you can't hear a baby cry in a womb. the first time the baby cries is the second it comes out. it cries because of the cold air that it breathes in for the first time.
2007-07-10 10:35:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No .... while in the womb the infants lungs are filled with fluid, so they can develope.
An infant will only cry once the fluid is removed from the lungs, and then only if the lungs are developed fully.
Babies breath via the mother's blood stream. If the mother is breathing so is the baby.
2007-07-10 10:53:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Babies don't cry in the womb. Crying involves the exchange of air (breathing in air and expelling it with the cry) and babies don't breath air in the womb. The baby is in amniotic fluid. There is no air in the baby's lungs, so he or she cannot expell the air to cry. Try blowing out all your air and then putting your head underwater. You will not be able to make a sound.
2007-07-10 10:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by notetojenn 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, their lungs are filled with fluid and they can't make sounds yet. Some 3d sonograms have showed babies that appear to be crying (without sound of course) in response to a light, or a push on the belly.
*The poster below me should check her facts before saying some of us are wrong. I work in this field. Babies can not drown while they are in utero. Hello, they are living in fluid.
Here's a quote from a medical websight:
Before birth, the lungs of the fetus are filled with fluid. While a fetus is inside of its mother, it does not use its lungs to breathe - all its oxygen comes from the blood vessels of the placenta.
During the birthing process, as a baby passes through the birth canal, some of the fluid inside the baby's lungs is "squeezed" out. After the birth, during the first breaths that a newborn takes, the lungs fill with air and more fluid is pushed out of the lungs. Any remaining fluid is then coughed out or gradually absorbed into the body through the bloodstream.
2007-07-10 10:44:00 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. The baby's surrounded by fluid, and it doesn't make a sound. However the little one can hear, and my son used to "jump" at loud noises, while inside the womb. Funny thing was, he was the same when he was born, he still hated loud noises.
2007-07-10 10:37:42 · answer #8 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, the baby would need air to cry and I'm afraid all there is in the womb is amniotic fluid.
2007-07-10 10:35:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Infants do not take their first breath until they exit the womb, therefore...they don't use their lungs before this time, and don't make any 'crying" noises...you CAN on the other hand hear noises such as gurgles and humming, and sounds that can be interpreted as gas.
2007-07-10 10:38:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋