I'll reiterate--babies are at risk for jaundice from having to break down
all the extra red blood cells (not to mention the cardiac effects of too
much blood volume) when too much blood transfuses from the placenta. Also,
a pseudo-hemorrhage from blood transferring from the baby to the placenta...
I Just Don't Get It...
----- Original Message -----
From: Michelle Haines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Birth announcement--umbilical cord!!!?
> From: "Rebecca Allbritton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > C'mon, Michelle, go for it. =) What's a lotus birth?
>
> It's a bizarre practice in which the mother leaves the placenta attached
> to the baby after the birth, until the umbilical separates on it's own,
> keeping it wrapped in a diaper and washing it once a day. The theory
> behind it is there's some mysterious benefit to squeezing the placenta
> into the baby whenever you wash it (which is a ridiculous extension of
> the idea that it's better to keep the cord intact until it stops
> pulsing, which is a good thing) and that the umbilical site will heal
> faster. It only has a few proponents, usually of the loony type.
>
> Michelle
>
> Flutist
