Has anyone done the process of leaving the umbilical cord in tact for as long as possible after birth?
What are the benefits that you ladies have read about or experienced?
I did! Only thing that I didn't like was I could feel the cord inside me. lol I just held my baby while we waited for it to stop then daddy got to cut the cord. :D
I'm going to request that mine be left in tact until it stops pulsating.
I wouldn't mind as long as there wasn't any life threatening situations
I heard its 3-5 minutes so all the blood can get through the baby and it can stop pulsing , I heard it can take up to even 15 min @godsjoi @veronicaann
hmm very interesting. i never heard of this b4 but im gonna ask my doc about it. i just googled some info about it.
I think it's like 30-60 seconds. I googled it and that's what I found. But it might be longer I'm not sure @godsjoi
Never knew this was an option.... Intresting
Oh no not that lol. The delayed clamping I didn't know what it was called.
are you ranking about delayed cord clamping or a full on Lotus Birth where you carry the placenta around with you until it falls off the baby without cutting. we are doing delayed, Lotus carries a risk of infection of course but some women swear by lotus births.. and you carry around te placenta for like 10 days lol its kinda messy @veronicaann
I want to do it. I'm going to talk with my doctor/midwife about it. I think it will be better for the baby in the long run
I read that it's supposed to give the baby a boost for neurodevelopment I'm gonna google some more because I'm sure there's more benefits than just that