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Yes! The umbilical cord is attached to the fetus internally, not externally. The abdominal wall then forms around the umbilicus. Though all fetuses have umbilical cords not all have belly buttons as newborns. When the umbilical cord is cut in a normally developed newborn, a belly button is created. The belly button is just the outward remnant of the umbilical cord in a normally developed newborn. However, if the abdominal wall fails to close around the umbilical cord, it is entirely possible to be born without a belly button. I was born with a hole in my abdomen and my external organs on the outside of my body. The surgeons put the organs back inside and stitched me up. I assure you, I have no belly button and never have!


Some people lose their bellybuttons later in life through surgery b/c of accidents or sickness.

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