Amazing Footage Reveals What Babies Really Do In The Womb — And It's Blowing People's Minds

A video recently shared online showing what babies get up to in the womb has left viewers completely stunned.

Most of us know that babies do move around before they’re born. You can sometimes even see those kicks from the outside.

But what’s actually going on in there has always felt like a bit of a mystery.

Thankfully, one clip has captured those moments in action—and it’s honestly kind of wild.

When you picture a fetus, chances are you imagine something small, delicate, and peaceful—not something flipping around like an energetic acrobat.

But apparently, that’s exactly what’s happening inside the womb.

The video, originally posted to X (previously Twitter), shows a whole range of fetal movements like swallowing amniotic fluid, yawning, crying, peeing, jumping, sliding, and even throwing in a few kicks.

One surprising part even shows the baby appearing to 'dig' into the uterus… and yes, people definitely had thoughts about that.

While a few of the movements look soft and gentle, others happen so fast and with so much force it’s hard not to wonder if they could hurt themselves in there.

In one scene, the unborn baby literally launches itself from one side of the womb to the other—headfirst.

People watching the clip couldn’t believe it and started sharing their reactions online.

One shocked viewer posted: "DIGGING UTERUS WHAT."

Another chimed in with: "Dude wanted to come out before his time."

And a third simply said: "The lil homies are really wilding in there."

If you’ve never felt a little foot jab you from behind your belly button, you might not fully understand the strange mix of pain and amazement that comes with it.

There’s actually a fascinating reason why babies move so much in the womb, and it turns out to be pretty important.

According to a report published in Scientific Reports, all that kicking and stretching helps a developing baby start to understand its own body and how to interact with the environment around it.

Researchers came to this conclusion after studying 19 newborns who were between 31 and 42 weeks of gestational age.

They observed that a newborn’s behavior reflected their 'corrected gestational age.'

For example, if a baby was born at 35 weeks and was examined a week later, their movements would resemble those of a fetus at 36 weeks inside the womb.

Baby's use their movements to map their surroundings Getty stock images

From the study’s results, the team also learned that these kicks in the later stages of pregnancy actually support the development of brain regions that process sensory input. This is vital for the baby to begin understanding its own body.

Lorenzo Fabrizi, PhD, who led the research, explained in a statement: "Spontaneous movement and consequent feedback from the environment during the early developmental period are known to be necessary for proper brain mapping in animals, such as rats. Here we showed that this may be true in humans too."

If you’re not feeling every movement mentioned in the video, it might just be that your baby is in a different phase of growth or prefers a different kind of movement.

Some babies might not be as wild in there and may just prefer to shift and roll gently instead of delivering full-on kicks to your ribs.

You could start feeling these early flutters as soon as 15 weeks into the pregnancy. They might feel like tiny bubbles, soft taps, or gentle swishes at first.

As your baby grows, those movements usually become easier to recognize. You’ll start to tell whether they’re stretching, kicking, or just rolling around in there.