> It's a part of her umbilical cord at least, even if at the end of that umbilical is a weird collection of cells that will form a different entity. I think of

> It's a part of her umbilical cord at least, even if at the end of that umbilical is a weird collection of cells that will form a different entity. I think of it like cell division, where there is a weird process, and at some point there's kind of two organisms in one, until they separate, and then it's two different organisms (cytokinesis). Is the umbilical part of the mother's body? "The umbilical cord develops from and contains remnants of the yolk sac and allantois. It forms by the fifth week of development, replacing the yolk sac as the source of nutrients for the embryo" per wiki. The process definitely reminds of parasitical organisms, in parts. > Human pregnancy is absolutely bizarre Honestly I still am having problems wrapping my head around the basic fact of existence. Reality is bizarre.