Discover a delicate story: How is a baby's stomach, puffy in the womb?

According to experts, the embryo begins to urinate right from the age of 2 months - when the baby begins to swallow amniotic fluid and then releases his own amniotic fluid.

The waste is dark green, sticky (meconium) , leaving the infant's body a few hours after the baby is born may be what parents expect and worry about. This is not unusual because the first time the baby releases meconium is a sign that the baby's digestive system is working well. We all know, meconium is what babies have eaten during the uterus and accumulate, then leave the body during the first defecation after birth. However, how is meconium produced and from the womb does the fetus urinate and defecate?

According to experts, the embryo begins to urinate right from the age of 2 months.(illustration).

How does the fetus urinate?

According to experts, the embryo begins to urinate right from the age of 2 months - when the baby begins to swallow amniotic fluid and then releases his own amniotic fluid. Accordingly, the baby will drink his urine for 7 months in the womb.

However, urine is not the same as stool, is sterile, does not contain bacteria, so it does not make the baby sick.

For meconium, the baby's stools only begin to accumulate gradually from the beginning of the 24th week of pregnancy. It is the result of swallowing mature amniotic fluid, degeneration of cells and digestive system activity. The meconium will gradually accumulate in the gut of the fetus, but only after birth, in the first time the baby is going, the amount of this fertilizer will begin to be excreted through the anal and in black or dark green. Thus, theoretically, the fetus does not defecate completely in the womb.

What if the baby releases meconium in the womb?

However, there is a small amount of about 12% of the fetus that cannot keep meconium in the intestines until the day of birth that will discharge the meconium into amniotic fluid. At this time, the amniotic fluid will be green or slightly yellow. However, this is not harmful to babies. When the baby is over the expected date of birth, the digestive system matures, the baby can also eliminate meconium in the womb. This case is not dangerous to your baby's health. If it is not up to the date of birth, the baby has excreted meconium in the womb, it may be related to problems such as labor difficulties, pinched umbilical cord, lack of oxygen, infection .

Meconium comes out of the fetus body for the first time after birth.(illustration).

What is meconium aspiration syndrome?

In addition, there is a case where mothers need to note that the syndrome of inhalation of meconium-stained amniotic fluid . During the 9 months in the mother's womb, her lungs are always full of amniotic fluid. If the baby's lungs have meconium, it will pass through the windpipe. During labor, if your baby is hypoxic for a long time, he or she will have trouble breathing and inhale meconium.

When inhaling meconium, meconium can block the airway, obstruct the airway, make it difficult for your child to breathe and reduce the amount of oxygen to the baby. For children who have this problem, they are more likely to suffer from lung dysfunction and respiratory failure. Chemical reactions of meconium can also cause pneumonia, infection and inactivation of surfactant (the substance present on the surface of the alveoli, which helps the alveoli expand and ventilate well).

Symptoms of children suffering from meconium aspiration syndrome:

1. Baby breathing fast, breathing fast
2. Breathing hard, moaning
3. Intermittent breathing
4. Low apgar index (indicator of health status of newborns)
5. Purple skin
6. The chest is unusually swollen

Preventing syndromes from inhaled amniotic fluid

The best way to prevent this syndrome is to prevent the fetus from defecating while still in the womb. So, when you notice any strange signs or see dark blue amniotic fluid, you need to go to the hospital daily or go to pregnancy regularly to know your condition.

In addition, the elderly fetus also increases the risk of miscarriage in the fetus, so closely monitor the pregnancy from week 37 onwards.