I just felt I had to quickly throw this out there - mostly for Superstar Cara-Leigh Lehman who just gave birth to a friggin 10lb 2 oz bundle of BIG joy. Such. A cutie. I absolutely cannot wait to meet the lil chunk. I also need to add that she is absolutely off-her-rocker-crazy and did that with NO DRUGS. I respect crazy woman.
Now, if that's not insane enough... in my embryological development of the G.I. system lecture on Friday, my prof was talking about one particular mechanism which leads to delivering extra-large nuggets. Then side-note mentioned the record for heaviest baby is an whopping 19 effing pounds. Talk about excessive stretching. Girl. Good luck with *that* elastic retraction. I'm pretty sure that kid came out talking.
Here's a couple little 'huh' facts that will you more appreciative of the complexity of development and your properly functioning parts (hopefully)
- there is a particular developmental abnormality called Viteline Fistula. Basically there is a connection between the intestines and the umbilicus... so some poop will escape via the bellybutton. Huh.
- the Urorectal Septum grows and divides the anorectal canal from the urogenital sinus... and if that whole process doesn't happen properly... it is possible to poo out of the vagina/penis (hopefully its not a 'slash' type of situation though). Think about that for 2 seconds next time you go number 2.
You're welcome.
Xoxo
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