Just being curious, does anyone know what other mammals do? I suppose they cut the cord with their teeth, but I don't know when.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tania Smallwood Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Lotus Birth Here here Belinda! This notion that anyone has the right to "allow" or "disallow" women to do or not do anything when it comes to their birth, is just not cricket! Before we start debating the semantics of lotus birth, we need to all be going in to bat for women and their right to birth the way they need and want to. If this means wearing a polka dotted clown suit, or singing Dixie at the top of her voice, (or God forbid, not cutting the cord), and that's what she truly needs to be able to birth in her own way, then we need to respect that! Now that's enough from me for tonight... Tania Xx PS I have a copy of Shivam Rachana's Lotus Birth book, very interesting, lots of gorgeous photos, and certainly made me think twice before cutting the cord of my babies, we ended up leaving it for a few hours and then it just seemed right for us to cut, but I can see how and why for some families it just seems right to leave it. A bit like birth, if all's well, leave well alone... -- 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.
