7 Wonderful Things Your Baby In Your Womb Is Doing
Ireyimika Oyegbami
The baby in your womb does not just stay inert while you have to cope with your pregnancy hormones and the changes in your body. While you are busy experiencing heartburn, fatigue, nausea, frequent urination, leg cramps and other annoying symptoms due to the wonderful state of pregnancy, your baby might be busy doing any of the following;
• Breathing
Although the umbilical cord provides all the oxygen your growing baby needs, nonetheless, she begins to practice breathing right there in your womb from when she is just nine weeks old.
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• Shining her eyes
From about 15 weeks your baby begins to react to light. You may notice this if you shine a bright light on your tummy as your baby may try to move away from the source of the bright light. Bright light may filter in through your abdomen although it is not likely to cause any harm to your baby. She begins to practise opening her eyes from 28 weeks, not that there is much to see in mummy’s uterus though.
• Peeing in your womb
While you are taking increased trips to the bathroom your growing baby from the end of the first trimester also begins to produce urine. She swallows amniotic fluid which she digests and then passes it back into your uterus through urinating only for her to repeat the process. This is important for baby’s swallowing reflex and also shows that the liver is working well.
• Crying
Do not be alarmed that your developing baby might be crying in the womb, it is mere practise. Remember that crying is a major communication tool for your little one, so what better time to practise her communication skills if not right from the womb.
• Hiccupping
Some mothers actually feel their developing baby hiccup almost on a daily basis when they are in their second trimester while some mothers never feel their babies hiccup. However, babies may begin to hiccup right from the first trimester.
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• Having a taste of your food
The flavours from certain foods can be detected in your amniotic fluid, it therefore follows that your developing baby who swallows amniotic food is having a taste of your sumptuous lunch. Foods rich in ginger, garlic and sweet foods alter the flavour of the amniotic fluid. Researchers say babies begin to show a preference for sweet foods by swallowing more amniotic fluid from 15 weeks; they take less when the fluid is not as sweet.
• Getting to know mummy
If you are one mummy who sings to your baby while she is in the womb be rest assured that she is listening and does recognise your voice. From 30 weeks, babies begin to bond with their mothers by actively listening to their voice and are able to recognise mummy’s voice as soon as they are born. So during the last 10 weeks of your pregnancy go about your daily activities while chatting happily with your developing baby. She is all ears.
I like that aspect of “shining her eyes” probably to see when daddy is bring milk inside. Hahahahahahahaha
God is so so great. Motherhood rocks!
wow,God is greater than the greatest,Mightier than the mightiest … his ways are not our ways… Wonder God
Are you kidding me @ crying and peeing?????/ OMG!!!! Never knew they could do that as well. Pregnancy is a very beautiful and mysterious thing.
Yes oo my sister pregnancy is a very wonderful thing
Beautiful things they do in the tommy lol
So true oh
Real fact
That’s the Wonders of God
Good to know more…..
My new baby recognised the father’s voice the 1st day she was born as she cried all day.She kept quiet and dosed off the minute d father carried her.Even the nurses were amazed at the wonders of God
Wonders of God
This is so sweet wonders of God
awww wonderful
Awesome God, how great thou art
Infact added to this,my baby responds wel to the sound of music and probably do dance in there cuz he is a good dancer now
its something to look forward to
Wonderful. I think I experienced de hiccup
God is wonderful
God’s handwork
Awesomeness of God.
God is great
Wat a creation,we rock mothers
I pray to experience this very soon, still praying for the fruits of the womb
Olusola God will give you fruit of the womb in Jesus name,Amen..
cant stop laughing at some comments. God is good
Motherhood is d greatest gift from God to a woman. Am so blessed to ave experinced child bearing, those moments wia so unique nd best moments of my life.
Wow…God is great!!! Honestly can’t wait!
God is wonderful. This is so true. Mine moved each time i brought music close to my tummy.
God is great ,my newborn knows my voice so well cause I alWays tAlk to him while in the womb
My first child hiccuped a lot in the womb sha
Wao did is unbelievable, truly God is gracious.
God is great,?????? can’t wait to experience it. ???
Awwwh!!! God is great.
Hmmmm,i felt happy whenever i experienced any of dis sign.motherhood indeed
God is really great, my Children do hear my voice when they are in the womb!
Wow!!!! God is awesome,can’t wait to have my baby…..still not married sha
awww, nice , makes me smile, thks 4 sharung this
Awesome God.
Beautiful experience…. Greatest God
Hmmm God is great
Just had d experience nt quiet long
God is great