When babies are in Mommy’s tummy do they pee and poo?
Yes they do pee! Babies live and swim in amniotic fluid while in Mommy’s tummy. Babies also drink this amniotic fluid. After they drink it they pee it out! Luckily the pee is sterile. Unlike Daddy’s pee which is very gross. Especially after he eats asparagus. Yuck!
What about poo? Nope, they usually wait until after they are born. They save it all up and give it to Mommy and Daddy as a present! However, some baby’s will poo while in Mommy’s tummy. But it’s rare. And even if they do, it’s ok. They’ll just end up eating it again to recycle it.
Also, remember lanugo? It’s the fur that babies have while in Mommy’s tummy. Languno sheds and this fur is eaten by the baby along with the amniotic fluid. Eating the lanugo helps contribute to the meconium that babies poop out for the first few days in the world. Remember meconium? It’s the gross black tarry poop.
