Poll
Question: Have you heard of not cutting the umbillical cord at birth?
Total Votes: 26
I am just curious about it. I had to do a project about it and my nursing instructor said it's not possible and basically laughed in my face. Please ladies share info so I can show her. LOL
Yes it is very possible. I didn't do a lotus birth, my husband was completely opposed to it so we just delayed cord cutting.
The idea is that you leave the placenta attached to the umbilical cord until it naturally falls off. From my understanding is it only take 2-4 days this way, much shorter than if you cut it.
What you do is place the placenta in a bowl, special container, and move it with you.. It's pretty cool. There are herbs and things you can use to prevent it from stinking too.
Chimpanzees have been known to do this as well, instead of just chewing it off.. It's pretty interesting.
http://www.lotusfertility.com/Lotus_Birth_Q/Lotus_Birth_QA.html
Eventaully the cord must be cut but some choise to leave it attached until the cord stops pulsating or the placenta is expelled, which ever comes first. The idea behind is to allow as much oxygen rich blood to continue to circilate from mom to baby while baby acclumates to breathing normally. I think the longest time is about an hour at the most..
nope. that's "born in the caul" haha. :)
The Caulbearer
The correct name for those who are born with a Caul is a Caulbearer. Such people are often referred to as being born behind The Veil, as the Caul is also referred to as The Veil in many cultures due to it being a face covering.
What is a Caul?
The birth Caul or Veil is a full face mask which may be sometimes found covering the face of a child at birth. Such births are rare and hold special significance for the child born in such a manner. There are many stories and myths about the Caul, many of them erroneous. This site is provided to give some insight to those who are born with a Caul and further promote public knowledge of the phenomenon.
The correct name for those who are born with a Caul is a Caulbearer. Such people are often referred to as being born behind The Veil, as the Caul is also referred to as The Veil in many cultures due to it being a face covering.
It should be noted that Caulbearers may be male or female and may come from any social class, racial or religious group. There are no geographical boundaries to the phenomenon. However it has been observed that Caul births do have tendencies to run in family bloodlines. Sometimes, but quite rarely, more than one member of a family--usually a parent and child--may be born with a Caul.
It has been calculated that Caulbearer births may be as few as one in eighty thousand births. However this does not necessarily mean that there may be one such birth in every eighty thousand births in a particular area or that there may not be more than one in any grouping of eighty thousand births.
Quoting mnmsmom2008:
Yes, I've heard of it. I thought a lotus birth was when the baby was born in the caul though, with the membranes still intact. Maybe i'm wrong.
not true at all.. the cord will detach without ever being cut.
and people leave it on much longer than an hour.
Quoting NanaKim32:
Eventaully the cord must be cut but some choise to leave it attached until the cord stops pulsating or the placenta is expelled, which ever comes first. The idea behind is to allow as much oxygen rich blood to continue to circilate from mom to baby while baby acclumates to breathing normally. I think the longest time is about an hour at the most..
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