Did anyone here choose to wait until the placenta stopped pumping blood to your baby before you cut it? I want to do it.…

is it better?

@kaileenicole16, yes in my opinion, when baby is born the placenta is still pumping blood. You have a choice if you want it cut or not.

how does that benefit the baby?

@kaileenicole16, more blood... The placenta is what helped baby live in the womb... You don't want to cut that right off when it's still pumping doing its job. That's how I look at it.

yeah I see I might do that too.

@kaileenicole16, good decision, it takes about half an hour for it to stop pumping tho. 😊

I wanted to do that too! heard good things about it♡

We did it and my dr didn't have a problem at all.

@mamacodi_09n16, very good things. @jennerfay did they wrap it until it stopped? She's my first so I don't know lol

No, mine didn't pump for that long afterwards. He just waited until it stopped and the. Had Rob cut it.

@jennerfay, that's what I was told, oh so he just kept it laying by baby and waited

I'm gonna request to delay the cord clamping

It's in my birth plan

@emkasting, 😊😊😊❤️

What is the difference in delaying and not delaying

@haileyjane03, the placenta is still pumping blood to baby

I had never heard about this how should I tell my doctor?? I want to do it

By delaying it, it increases the baby's blood volume @haileyjane03

@jessie433, just tell your doctor when you see him or her they don't have any problem with delaying it 😊 glad you're making a good choice for your little one ❤️

@daij, how do I tell them ?

@jessie433, just say it when you see your doctor or your next OB visit

@daij, oh ok thanks

@jessie433, you're welcome 😊