how soon does the baby taste...

vlagrl29 · November 2010

the food that you are eating? i was eating a cinnamon roll and felt her kick harder than before. It seems really fast for them to taste it. does it go directly to her when i ingest it?

RileyGrace · November 2010

You're kidding right.

Erin0922 · November 2010

Yup. Baby is in your stomach, with her mouth wide open catching your crumbs. De-lish.

RileyGrace · November 2010

kdodge423:

RileyGrace:
You're kidding right.

Nope.

Now I have a headache from rolling my eyes too hard. Ouch.

PurpleK26 · November 2010

hmmm

Yes, baby can taste what you are eating about 2 hours after you eat it... and it tastes the flavors through the amniotic fluid. The baby doesn't actually get any food from you at all, just nutrients in the blood stream.

sleepingbeauty825 · November 2010

Erin0922:
Yup. Baby is in your stomach, with her mouth wide open catching your crumbs. De-lish.

Well, I choked on my tootsie roll. I wonder what my baybay thinks of tootsie rolls?

anabell0920 · November 2010

When I was pregnant DS and I had a system down, 2 kicks for yes and 1 for no. If he liked the food he would tell me! Helped a ton with morning sickness.

Erin0922 · November 2010

sleepingbeauty825:
Erin0922:
Yup. Baby is in your stomach, with her mouth wide open catching your crumbs. De-lish.
Well, I choked on my tootsie roll. I wonder what my baybay thinks of tootsie rolls?

How could it know? Mama couldn't even swallow it. Next time, relax your throat...?

(oh geez, I told you I was pervie today)?

mrs.vanderwall · November 2010

anabell0920:
When I was pregnant DS and I had a system down, 2 kicks for yes and 1 for no. If he liked the food he would tell me! Helped a ton with morning sickness.

::writes down system for future children:: Did you have to go to a special training school to master this ana?

cobabymama · November 2010

anabell0920:
When I was pregnant DS and I had a system down, 2 kicks for yes and 1 for no. If he liked the food he would tell me! Helped a ton with morning sickness.

I love you.

anabell0920 · November 2010

mrs.vanderwall:

anabell0920:
When I was pregnant DS and I had a system down, 2 kicks for yes and 1 for no. If he liked the food he would tell me! Helped a ton with morning sickness.

::writes down system for future children:: Did you have to go to a special training school to master this ana?

Nope I just would talk into my vag and he would listen.

mrs.vanderwall · November 2010

excellent.

CheriLooWho · November 2010

anabell0920:
mrs.vanderwall:

anabell0920:
When I was pregnant DS and I had a system down, 2 kicks for yes and 1 for no. If he liked the food he would tell me! Helped a ton with morning sickness.
::writes down system for future children:: Did you have to go to a special training school to master this ana?
Nope I just would talk into my vag and he would listen.

I think I just peed a little! BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Erin0922 · November 2010

anabell0920:
mrs.vanderwall:

anabell0920:
When I was pregnant DS and I had a system down, 2 kicks for yes and 1 for no. If he liked the food he would tell me! Helped a ton with morning sickness.
::writes down system for future children:: Did you have to go to a special training school to master this ana? ?
Nope I just would talk into my vag and he would listen.

You must be very bendy...?

Green*Flamingo · November 2010

He could taste faster if you stick a little bit up your vag...

AshasaurusRex · November 2010

You do realize that the umbilical cord doesn't go into the baby's mouth don't you?

Hyfagal · November 2010

So am I the only one that has read that they can taste what you're eating? I mean it's not like it's going to get a bite pumped through the umbilical cord but I've read in multiple sources that what you eat changes the taste of amniotic fluid. Babies have been shown to favor foods their mothers ate frequently during pregnancy.

It's in the thing, look it up.

bootsie08 · November 2010

Hyfagal:
So am I the only one that has read that they can taste what you're eating? I mean it's not like it's going to get a bite pumped through the umbilical cord but I've read in multiple sources that what you eat changes the taste of amniotic fluid. Babies have been shown to favor foods their mothers ate frequently during pregnancy.

It's in the thing, look it up.

Someone else posted this further up but it was completely ignored.

Food can alter the taste of amniotic fluid. I read a study when I was pregnant with DD that said that when amniotic fluid was sweetened, the fetus drank more and when it was spicy some got the hiccups.

To seriously answer the OP's question, there is about a 2 hour delay between your meal and your baby's "meal", that is when the food you ate is transported through the amniotic fluid as nutrients.

ManiacMcGee · November 2010

In addition to some food "flavoring" the amniotic fluid, your baby is probably responding to the excess sugar.

MissLadyTay · November 2010

OP, ignore all the incredibly b!tchy responses. I'm with Hyfagal and the other PP who said that there are studies that show babies prefer the flavor of things their mom ate frequently while pregnant, when the babies are older. The study was really interesting, actually. I recommend googling it.

pregaftertubal · November 2010

bootsie08:
Hyfagal:

So am I the only one that has read that they can taste what you're eating? I mean it's not like it's going to get a bite pumped through the umbilical cord but I've read in multiple sources that what you eat changes the taste of amniotic fluid. Babies have been shown to favor foods their mothers ate frequently during pregnancy.

It's in the thing, look it up.

Someone else posted this further up but it was completely ignored.

Food can alter the taste of amniotic fluid. I read a study when I was pregnant with DD that said that when amniotic fluid was sweetened, the fetus drank more and when it was spicy some got the hiccups.

To seriously answer the OP's question, there is about a 2 hour delay between your meal and your baby's "meal", that is when the food you ate is transported through the amniotic fluid as nutrients.

i just read about this too when i turned 21 or 22 weeks. baby can taste what your eating in your amniotic fluid!

yourmom5309 · November 2010

bootsie08:
Hyfagal:

So am I the only one that has read that they can taste what you're eating? I mean it's not like it's going to get a bite pumped through the umbilical cord but I've read in multiple sources that what you eat changes the taste of amniotic fluid. Babies have been shown to favor foods their mothers ate frequently during pregnancy.

It's in the thing, look it up.

Someone else posted this further up but it was completely ignored.

Food can alter the taste of amniotic fluid. I read a study when I was pregnant with DD that said that when amniotic fluid was sweetened, the fetus drank more and when it was spicy some got the hiccups.

To seriously answer the OP's question, there is about a 2 hour delay between your meal and your baby's "meal", that is when the food you ate is transported through the amniotic fluid as nutrients.

I noticed that. People were so quick to jump on OP's case that they did not realize her post actually had a legit answer.

vlagrl29 · November 2010

thanks for those that answered my question. i was not joking. i have noticed as soon as i start eating the baby moves like crazy, actually when i eat is when she moves the most, so i was curious.

Mis+Shapes · November 2010

I am pretty sure I read that a baby begins swallowing amniotic fluid at the beginning of the 2nd trimester and they are able to "taste" it at about 28 weeks.

krys2729 · November 2010

yes, baby can taste. i believe taste starts really early, like 8 weeks gestation, but is really strong by the 2nd/3rd tri. and studies do show that baby has preference for the food mom ate consistently while pregnant, all the way into toddlerhood and beyond.

Erin0922 · November 2010

robs867:
bootsie08:
Hyfagal:

So am I the only one that has read that they can taste what you're eating? I mean it's not like it's going to get a bite pumped through the umbilical cord but I've read in multiple sources that what you eat changes the taste of amniotic fluid. Babies have been shown to favor foods their mothers ate frequently during pregnancy.
It's in the thing, look it up.
Someone else posted this further up but it was completely ignored.
Food can alter the taste of amniotic fluid.? I read a study when I was pregnant with DD that said that when amniotic fluid was sweetened, the fetus drank more and when it was spicy some got the hiccups.?
To seriously answer the OP's question, there is about a 2 hour delay between your meal and your baby's "meal", that is when the food you ate is transported through the amniotic fluid as nutrients.
I noticed that.? People were so quick to jump on OP's case that they did not realize her post actually had a legit answer.

It absolutely has a legit answer. They CAN taste in the amniotic fluid. What we were pointing out was the part of the OP where it asked "Does what I digest go DIRECTLY to baby?" and in one of her responses where she says AS SOON AS she takes bites, the baby reacts.?

spursgirl10 · November 2010

If this is true, which I will take your word for it because I'm too lazy to google, then my kid hates/loves tabasco sauce. Poor kid. I eat tabasco on pretty much everything. I have no idea if she enjoys it but if her amniotic fluid is flavored in tabasco sauce I feel for her....yuck!

RayRay007 · November 2010

vlagrl29:
thanks for those that answered my question. i was not joking. i have noticed as soon as i start eating the baby moves like crazy, actually when i eat is when she moves the most, so i was curious.

Ya, to add to the serious answers, what you eat can "flavour" the amniotic fluid, but if baby is squirmy immdediately after you eat, it is reacting to sugar in the blood, not tasting it in the fluid.

megami23 · May 2014

I know this answer is much later than the posted question, but I'm answering anyways. I have noticed the baby move much more while I am eating as well, and it didn't make sense time that he would be tasting it immediately. This is just speculation, but I believe it could be a response to the sounds the baby hears as you are eating and your food is digesting.