Is it fecal matter that passes through mothers stommach directly to the fetus’ intestines. You know.. like a “human centipede” situation, but without any mouth sewed to a butthole.
ALSO: WHERE DOES THE FETUS’ SHIT GO???
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That’s a mind-boggling huge amount of misunderstanding right there.
>Is it fecal matter that passes through mothers stommach directly to the fetus’ intestines. You know.. like a “human centipede” situation, but without any mouth sewed to a butthole. ALSO: WHERE DOES THE FETUS’ SHIT GO???
First, nothing about child-bearing has anything to do with a stomach. Fetus’ implant in a womb, or (hopefully not) a Fallopian Tube (this is a medical emergency basically requiring an “abortion”).
Second, oh my God, no, not a “human centipede” situation. The fetus’ mouth is surrounded by amniotic fluid, which, while produced by the mother could never be considered part of the excretory system.
An umbilical cord attaches to the placenta, a specialized organ that resides within the womb, alongside the fetus. The placenta is (hopefully) attached to the interior wall of the womb. Mothers’ *blood* goes into to the placenta and is filtered even more than normal before being passed down the umbilical cord to the fetus. This brings essential nutrients and oxygen to the fetus. The unused nutrients and oxygen are passed back up the umbilical cord with the blood, into the placenta and then back into mother’s bloodstream where they continue the normal circulatory process. Fetus’ don’t poop (except in cases as noted by others), they don’t breathe, they don’t *really* pee (I mean, they kinda do, but not for excretory purposes), they don’t blink. They don’t really do much until *after* they’re born, and a lot of what they do in the first few days after birth is all about learning how to survive without mother’s nutrient processing, waste disposal and respiration. Also, getting rid of tons of stuff they don’t need anymore, because, you know…they’re *born* now (e.g. bilirubin)
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