Can babies fart in the womb?

[Mammie81]

I know its so silly, but Im sure I just felt farty bubbles in my tummy! If its not possible then it could be my own wind but Im really interested to know!

How funny if its a little baby fart!

[Cyclebump]

Ahahahahahahahaha, sorry ladies but have near wet myself reading this thread. Why does no-one tell you how funny being pg is?!

[japhrimel]

Info on Lanugo and digestion, meconium, etc:
www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment/37weeks/

www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/breastfeeding/colourbowelexpert/

Meconium shouldn't move through the digestive tract until birth though and baby's have "virgin" guts without bacteria present, so I'm pretty sure they still can't fart.

[Chefdad]

Babies begin to develop bacteria in the gut from the mothers digestive system so it is indeed possible for babies to fart and even excrete in the womb. My own sister nearly died at birth because she swallowed faeces inside the womb and was green when she came out. She survived though, after a while in IC