The amniotic fluid that
baby swallows passes into the kidneys and becomes urine that gets released into the bladder.
Not exact matches
It seems most probable that colic derives from one of two causes: negligent bottle feeding, which permits air to enter the nipple so that the sucking
baby swallows air and experiences abdominal distension, and unnatural fermentation of carbohydrates or starches that have
passed incompletely digested.»
Your
baby swallows some of these bits, along with other secretions, which
pass through his digestive system to become his first bowel movement.
The amount of amniotic fluid in your uterus is increasing, and your
baby is still
swallowing fluid and
passing it out as urine.
Around now, the
baby begins to
swallow little bits of amniotic fluid, which
pass into the stomach.
When your
baby swallows, this muscle relaxes to let food
pass from the esophagus to the stomach.
Your
baby can
swallow now and his digestive system is producing meconium, the dark, sticky goo that he'll
pass in his first poop — either in his diaper or in the womb during delivery.
Gas in
babies is usually caused by
swallowing air, immature gut, or not understanding how to
pass gas that occurs.
They should know how to tell if the
baby is getting enough breastmilk:
baby passes urine at least six times in 24 hours, mother can hear the sound of the
baby swallowing, and mother's breasts feel softer after a feed.
Having got that far, they could then reach the
baby either by crossing into the
baby's blood vessels within the placenta or by
passing into amniotic fluid, which is
swallowed by the
baby, suggests Aagaard.