Lotus Birth  Avatar for cmkristy iVillage Member Registered:
07-05-2005 Lotus Birth Fri, 04-12-2013 - 10:21am  We predicted
more midwife births in 2013, but here's one trend we didn't see
coming: Lotus Birth.  Cutting the umbilical cord after a baby's
born is an iconic birth tradition, often reserved for the
nervous new dad. But an emerging natural birth trend has new
parents leaving the cord alone altogether…and carrying it (and
the attached placenta) around until the cord falls off on its
own.  Keeping Newborns Tied to the Placenta Is Now a Thing (And
It Really Doesn't Even Smell)- www.ivillage.com/natural-birth-
trend-lotus-birth-keeps-baby-attached-placenta/6-a-533015  I
admit- I've never heard of this before!  Were you aware of Lotus
Birth?  Is it something you may consider trying?   photo
snowsiggy.png  Community Leader Registered: 04-18-2003 In reply
to: cmkristy Mon, 04-15-2013 - 10:19am  Oh? How interesting! I 
believe each of us has the freedom to choose what we do with the
cord, based on what we've