https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:07:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-94255 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:40:50 +0000 runsyellowlites 94255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: @Crisark: Sorry for the delay ladies....</p> <p>The benefits are more about avoiding the possible risks involved with immediate clamping.</p> <p>1. Baby receives a last minute "transfusion" so to speak where it's blood volume is increased almost 20% in some cases. This gives baby oxygen enriched blood while the lungs are still completely "opening" to work at optimum levels!</p> <p>2. In some cases it helps prevent hypoxia where baby can actually have damage done to cells tissue &amp; brain b/c it doesn't have all the oxygen it needs... I think this is primarily in pre-term or small babies.</p> <p>Here's one source I found that covers it briefly<br /> <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1949472/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1949472/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-94109 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:43:54 +0000 Crisark 94109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I second this question. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-94105 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:40:04 +0000 MrsBrewer 94105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: What are the benefits? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-93531 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:48:54 +0000 runsyellowlites 93531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're waiting until the cord stops pulsating to clamp or cut due to the benefits of it =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-93530 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:48:34 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 93530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't even ask my doctor, he just did it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-93510 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:24:26 +0000 chopsuey 93510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd heard about waiting until the cord stops pulsing, but I have no idea when DH cut LO's cord.. Shiz. I really wish I had paid more attention. Definitely will the second time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-93380 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:20:28 +0000 heffalump 93380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never heard that you're supposed to delay. I feel like it was a couple of minutes before hubby cut the cord... but it's kind of a blur. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-93379 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:19:04 +0000 cyndistar3 93379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My midwife waited until the cord stopped pulsing, im not quite sure how long it took though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-93351 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:48:58 +0000 tequiero21 93351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i heard it's good to delay it for about 45 seconds. unfortunately, our doctor doesn't delay it that long, especially since i'm having a c-section. but she does push back some blood from the cord back to the baby - but only a little since you don't want to flood the baby (can't remember exactly what she said - oversaturate?)... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-93349 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:48:19 +0000 Green Thumb 93349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We chose to wait until it stopped pulsing which took a long time (15 minutes). The midwives said it usually doesn't take that long though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-93348 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:46:50 +0000 skibobrown 93348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard that it stops pulsing after a couple of minutes anyways, so that's all that you'll need. I could be wrong though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/delayed-cord-cutting#post-93335 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:31:41 +0000 Weagle 93335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're hoping to delay a little while, but our doula said to not expect any of the doctors in our hospital delay it by more than 3-5 minutes... and it the chances of delaying it even that long would be low. Just wondering, did anyone else do this? </p>