What is the baby doing during late pregnancy?

Generally speaking, fetal movement refers to a series of physiological activities of the fetus in the mother's belly. It may be that the baby is just playing, it may be that the baby is stretching and kicking, or it may be swimming. If you want to know what the baby is doing in the belly, you can observe it through B-ultrasound. So, what exactly is the baby doing in the belly when the baby moves?

What is the baby's fetal movement doing in the belly?

In fact, the baby's activities in the mother's belly are much more colorful than we imagine.

Sleep peacefully

The fetus spends most of the time sleeping in the mother's womb. Because the uterus is very dark, the fetus usually closes its eyes and feels the mother's heartbeat.

Stretching your muscles

When awake, the fetus will also walk around in the mother's womb, stretch its muscles, suck its fingers, and even gnaw its own feet. In the late stages of pregnancy, the baby will often roll over, kick around, wave and stretch out his hands, and the expectant mother will feel the baby dragging on both sides of her waist.

Playing with the fetal umbilical cord

The fetal umbilical cord is a safe channel for the mother to deliver nutrients to the fetus in advance. The fetus treats it as a small toy, circling around the fetal umbilical cord and playing with it. Expectant mothers do not need to worry too much about the umbilical cord of the fetus being wrapped around the neck. Generally, the umbilical cord of the fetus will unravel by itself and go home during play. Regular prenatal check-ups are sufficient.

Hiccups

In the later stages of pregnancy, the fetus will make rhythmic sounds in the belly, which may occur several times a day and are different from the baby's fetal movements. In fact, this is the sound made by the baby when swallowing the amniotic fluid of the pregnant woman, "training" the breathing posture so that the lungs can grow and mature faster.

Urinating

The fetus swallows the amniotic fluid of the mother every day, which will produce urine, so the baby will urinate in the mother's belly. Of course, urine can only be discharged into the amniotic fluid of pregnant women. The baby's urine is actually quite clean, and most of the metabolic waste will be metabolized by the mother through the blood.

Listen to external sounds

At 24 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus can already distinguish the different sounds from the outside and inside the mother's body, so the expectant mother can talk to the baby more, pat the abdomen gently, and play some cheerful and gentle prenatal education songs, which is also very good, because the baby's heartbeat will accelerate after hearing it, and the baby can also move with the rhythm of the song.