Do babies go to the toilet in the ladys womb?
Yes, babies urinate inside the mother’s womb. In fact, in many cases of oligohydramnios (decreased amniotic fluid) the problem lies in abnormalities of the fetal kidneys or severe blockage in the fetal urinary tract. So we infer that the amniotic fluid comes largely from fetal urine. The waste products in the urine are broken down by several different methods, all involving eventually passing back to the mother’s blood stream and maternal kidneys. Pooping, or defecation, also occurs, although in small amounts. The contents of the fetal intestine goes by the term meconium. If the amniotic fluid is stained with meconium, it is an indicator of fetal distress, often severe. Ordinarily, the infant does not poop much in the womb, but once outside, all h*** breaks loose. It often starts within seconds after birth.
