Umbilical Cord Burning - an Alternative to Cutting the Cord
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- www.yemamamas.com ~ Have you heard of umbilical cord burning? Sheridan Ripley shares "The clamping of a newborn’s umbilical cord may be the closest thing that western women have to a traditional postpartum ritual. The partner often cuts the cord which physically detaches the baby from her or his mother and symbolically welcomes him or her to this world. However this often happens so quickly that it can be difficult to snap a commemorative photo. As we learn more about the health benefits of keeping the umbilical cord intact for the first moments of a newborn’s life more women are choosing the slower-paced umbilical cord burning over quickly cutting the cord or the more intensive lotus birth. Coming from traditional Chinese medicine the practice of cord burning is said to push the last of the blood through which is said to be a tonic treatment for an exhausted newborn."
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I have to ask...did it not REALLY smell doing this?
Most who do this have practiced what is called ‘delayed cord clamping’ which is actually a physiological norm. Basically, you let the baby stay completely attached to the placenta until all of the blood has transferred in to baby where it belongs. This causes the cord to turn white and since there is almost no blood in the cord at this point, the smell would not be terrible.
Beautiful, thank you for sharing these moments.
may I ask where you got this beautiful wood container? I would like to burn the cord and would love to use a beautiful wooden thingy (sorry for my lack of vocabulary) Thank you
Hi there! This specific box was purchased in person from the beloved Patricia Edmunds. Though she doesn't sell online, you can purchase umbilical cord burning boxes off Etsy! Check that out here: www.etsy.com/search?q=cord%20burning%20box
Hmm... I wonder how the blood is doing while burning.
Most who do this have practiced what is called ‘delayed cord clamping’ which is actually a physiological norm. Basically, you let the baby stay completely attached to the placenta until all of the blood has transferred in to baby where it belongs. This causes the cord to turn white and since there is almost no blood in the cord at this point, the smell would not be terrible.
Hmm. Ok because since I'm only 17 I don't ever think it but if I do have a child that's probably my first priority.