Do test tube babies have belly buttons?

A test tube baby is just an egg fertilized outside of the womb, then introduced to the womb in the hopes it'll implant and develop like any other fertilized egg. There's no physical difference. If you're thinking about the speculative sci-fi trope of growing a baby inside of a gigantic incubating tube. . . that doesn't exist. read more

Yes. "Test tube baby" just means that the egg and the sperm were united in a test tube, not through sex. The cell that becomes the baby is implanted in the woman's uterus. The belly button is where the umbilical cord used to be. read more

So, test tube babies too have a belly button for this reason. To get your questions answered by verified doctors at any hour of the day, online and to keep a track of the women healthcare, download LAIMA. read more

Yes: Many babies are born with an umbilical hernia, a small, internal opening in the umbilicus which causes the belly button to protrude. These are not painful and are not dangerous. They do tend to become larger when the child's belly is full or when they are crying. read more

"Test tube baby" just means that the egg and the sperm were united in a test tube, not through sex. The cell that becomes the baby is implanted in the woman's uterus. The belly button is where the umbilical cord used to be. read more

Yes, test tube babies do have a belly button. The only difference between a test tube baby and a normally implanted baby is that the fertilization of egg and sperm happens outside the female body, not through sex but in a test tube. The fertilized cell is implanted back into the woman’s uterus. read more