On 8/10/02 9:05 PM, "Vicki Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Love to you, Jan ... And love and warm wishes to Rachel and Scott... I > met them at Katoomba and again when Nic and I came for "Singing the > Bones"...Blessings, Vicki > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jan Robinson > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 6:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Shivam Rachana > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Lotus birth > > > On 1/10/02 10:34 AM, "Larry & Megan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Jan wrote >> "Rachel and Scott's baby boy, Alejandre was born through water around >> lunch time into the arms of both parents where he stayed until his >> placenta was born and gently collected (a lotus birth again, as was >> Stella's") >> >> Jan, can you please explain to me if Lotus birth is any different in >> the case of a stillbirth baby, time it takes etc? Is the palcenta kept > >> with the baby forever? Sorry if this is a bit upfront but I am >> genuinely interested. >> >> thankyou >> Megan. >> >> -- >> This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >> Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > Hello Megan > I seem to be ages getting to respond to this - but for your information, > Stella's placenta stayed with her in the little placenta bag her grand > mother had made for it. The placenta was kept clean, wrappings changed > daily. It was salted on day two and we put a few drops of lavender oil > on the outside of the bag on day four. We kept Stella's skin beautiful > with calendula cream that stopped it drying out. > > Stella was cremated in her best clothes and her placenta in it's little > bag lying beside her and still connected. Her ashes are complete in a > special sealed container with her photograph on the outside. > > With Alehandre (AJ) the placenta was floated in a plastic culender and > allowed to "drip dry"for an hour or two. After that, Scott and I removed > any blood clots from the maternal surface and the placenta was wrapped > in white chux towels that were changed frequently during the first 24 > hours. By that time the placenta had shrunk dramatically to about one > third it's original size and the cord had shriveled too. > > The shrunken placenta was salted once there was no danger of any > transmission through to AJ (helps drying and reduces odor) During the > next few days the placenta stayed in it's bag and the cord became very > brittle as all the Wharton's jelly disappeared. It was fantastic to see > the two arteries and the vein coursing through the clear, dry cord > tissue. > > On day four the brittle cord broke so that was the end of the Lotus > connection between AJ and his placenta. The small amount of cord stump > remained until he was a week old. > > Scott and Rachel are waiting until AJ's umbilicus has completely sealed > over with new skin before he gets to shower with his father. > > What a lucky baby AJ is - he could not have gotten off to a better > start. He goes for walks each day in the fresh air in his "Hug - a - > bub" and after that he usually spends the rest of the rather hot days we > are having here in Sydney reclining semi-naked on a bean bag. Nights are > spent tucked in with his mother and father. > > Oh what a beautiful feeling to be so honoured to be involved with such a > special family. > > Jan > > > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. Dear Vicki Rachel and Scott have some great video footage of her lotus waterbirth. Are you still looking for stuff? Love Jan -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
