Yesterday was a good day. We met with one of the midwives, she was really nice and answered our questions honestly and the best she could, but unfortunately we decided the place isn't the right match for us. Mainly because we feel the midwives are limited by the hospital and our desire for a lotus birth would likely not be honored. She did recommend a few homebirth midwives that I will be looking into, also my husband is feeling a homebirth is the way to go. The search continues! After the visit we ate lunch at Kabab House, the food was so yummy, I went with a chicken + falafel sandwich yum yum, definitely what I've been craving! ^.^
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Yes I was told it stops pulsating after about 2 minutes...I definitely couldn't do lotus birth I'm doing the whole mommy thing alone already no friends no family so I know it's not for me.
If you are choosing to delay clamping/cutting it is recommended to wait at least 10 mins- the longer the better, or until the placenta is no longer pulsating @islandftm @rookiemom haha thanks! yeah lotus birth is not for everyone, it is pretty gross as well as beautiful and very precious, but I don't suggest looking up pictures of what a lotus birth is mamas. Plus there is extra care and attention needed to nourish and "feed" the placenta so that it does not go bad, and begin to smell aweful. Also if you are one of those mommies that need to leave the house in the first couple weeks after giving birth a lotus birth may not be for you, a lot of girls ask "how do you leave the house or go anywhere?" and the answer is you don't. The idea is you are house-bound until the cord has detached and during this time it is a very private bonding experience between you, baby, and the father (if present)
@islandftm, lotus mommies keep the whole cord attached until it falls off... Put the placenta in a bowl and carry it around... Props @loveless i couldn't do it
I'm waiting at least 2 minutes to cut the cord after reading up on lotus births
A lotus birth is not clamping/cutting the umbilical cord at all. It stays attached to the placenta and baby providing all the needed blood and nutrients after birth until the baby us ready, and when that happens the cord will detach itself or sometimes the baby will know when they are ready and will pull the cord off themselves. Not only are there physical benefits of having a lotus birth for your baby but there is a whole, highly spiritual experience the baby feels with it. It is considered a gift to your baby from you. @gvarra92 @amber.s95 The decision came to me easy, I first learned about it and the more I think about it the more doing it makes sense and feels right. On the contrary of what a doctor or a professional who doesn't have much if any knowledge on the subject will tell you, there is no medical reason to cut the cord, cutting it may actually do more harm than good. They cut it because it is part of their routine, they do not want to take the time and care required to handle something delicate- they will see it as a nuisance, more importantly if do not express that you want to keep your placenta or cord they will take it to sell for stem cell research. Also if you look at the cases of babies born underweight most of it is because the cord was cut too soon, they didn't allow the placenta to stop pulsating, pumping the needed blood to the baby that would have made up their weight.
sorry but what is a lotus birth?
what made you decide to do a lotus birth? if you dont mind me asking. ive heard its really uncommon and that a lot of doctors wont do it
Will your Mom be in the delivery room?
My mom made it sound like she was gonna be in the delivery room when I give birth, and quite frankly, I would just like it to be me and my fiancé. It's our first, and I want to share that special moment with just him. I don't want to hurt her feelings, and I know this is something she would really like to be a part of. So I feel bad telling her no.
need suggestions....
So at work we have a drink thief. Any time we put a drink in the fridge it disappears. I swear I know who it is. So far he's taken drinks from everyone that works in the office, we even put a sign to not take anything you didn't pay for and wrote our names on the drinks. The person I think is taking them works out of the office so we never get to see who is drinking them.
So this morning my fiancé and me went to my folks for Christmas. On our way there we had to stop at his ex fiancé house to drop off an ornament we found of hers when we were setting up our tree. I was upset because I really didn't want to see her especially on our first Christmas being engaged and our daughters first Christmas because she has been mean about me in the past. Now I come to find out that she has been asking him about our daughter and stuff like that. Do I have a right to be upset o...
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Since our May group is growing strong and we have a lot of new mommies joining and sharing their bfp's...Thought it will be fun to get to know each other as we all share our pregnancy journey!
Well after we lost our angel babies on Father’s Day and then our D&C July 6th it appears we have our rainbow 🌈 We got a positive OPK on July 24th 10 DPO today!
Keep in mind it may take longer, every baby is different. Going through this journey must be difficult, keep soldiering on @islandftm you don't have to feel alone, your baby is with you all the way. =] All the love to you <3