Anyone here planning a Lotus birth?

[nudhistbudhist]

I was just wondering if we have any experienced Lotus birthers here, or anyone planning one this time around. I wanted to do it with my first but ended up with a C section (though I managed to wrangle my placenta from them!). I'm wondering what people found to be the nicest herbs to use when wrapping it... and anything else you want to share. Tips and tricks

[CalmCenter]

I keep being drawn to lotus birth. It isn't a "plan" yet. But I am keeping the option open for myself. My husband is into it if it lasts 3 days or less! Lol!

[princesstutu]

I'm planning one, again. My last baby was a Lotus Baby and I loved it! I don't ever want anyone to cut any part of my children, again.

Last time, I just washed the placenta out regularly and sprinkled dried lavendar on it, keeping it wrapped up. My upstairs (where we spent most of our time) still smelled like beef, tho. I liked it!

My dd was lotus born 4 days after her vaginal birth. It can take up to 10 days to detach. The cord gets very dry...look a thin tree branch. It was pretty cool. My dd was only lotus born 4 days later because she kicked the cord off on the 4th day. Otherwise, I'm sure it would have taken one more day to naturally disengage. It was only hanging on by a couple cells, anyway, at the time.

I want to do another UC this time, but it's still up in the air, given my living sitch. I have already spoken to the midwife about having a lotus birth even if I birth at the hospital. She says it should be no problem. She wishes she'd had a lotus birth, too.

[nudhistbudhist]

Thank you for your responses I havent met anyone that has done it, and my midwives are not familiar either, but are supportive. I am hoping the cord will detach quickly due to the very dry climate here (frozen desertland) and wood heat. I always thought it was a strange practice having the father cut the cord, seprating mother from baby before the placenta has even detached. I think if I had managed to have my lotus birth as planned last time, that I might not have wanted do it this time because I want to have placenta capsules. I wish there was a way to have a lotus birth AND encapsulate the placenta after, but I'm not sure thats a good idea!

[Astraia]

Why not just do very delayed cord clamping?

As long as you have the placenta in the fridge within 4 hours it's safe to consume, so wait 3-4 hours before cord cutting (and you probably don't need to clamp at all at that point!), stash your placenta in the chill chest, and you'll be good to go.

Obviously nothing like a lotus birth, but it's at least a nicer sounding option than immediate cord clamping if you want to encapsulate.

(this is what I'm doing, btw).

[Dea]

I understand delayed cord cutting, but I don't understand why leave the placenta attached, it's not doing any job at that point.
I've read about it, and I'm interested to learn more of the history of it. Do any cultures do it?
(oooohhhh this brings the anthropologist out in me.)

[nudhistbudhist]

The true origins are not well researched, but there has been evidence of lotus birth being practiced in Indiginous cultures and American pioneers, as well as chimpanzees. The placenta has grown your baby for 9 months, and the baby has a very strong connection (literally!) to it, not just physically, but emotionally and energeticly as well. I have friends whose children remember their placenta. My one friends daughter described as the big red fridge that always had food in it, and that it was warm

For me, not cutting the cord is more of a spiritual, energetic benefit to the baby, not really a "physical" benefit, thought I could see how something that benefits baby spiritually and energeticly could easily influence the physical plane! And after having a forced csection last time, I'd like to keep knives AWAY from my baby!!!!!! No more cutting!!!! shudder....

[evdakia]

There is a way to have a lotus birth and encapsulate!!!

I am a placenta encapsulation specialist and just learned about this trick myself.
http://www.glorialemay.com/blog/?p=226

Really wish I had learned about it before the birth of my second daughter in Nov. 2008. I would have loved to do both, but opted for the encapsulation since I needed the benefits.

If you like this placenta info tidbit you may want to check out my website and become a fan of mine on FB (the fan page link is located there). I post placenta related articles like this about once a week. My website where you can find the fan page box is:
http://www.placentamom.com