Delayed Cord Cutting

kboyet · June 2014

Has anyone read about this? Does anyone plan to do it/done it? Interested in opinions/feedback- thanks!

CandaceC1020 · June 2014

I'm hoping to go natural and my midwife is a big advocate of delayed clamping. When I first started researching natural births, this is the first thing that I started to become obsessed with. Here is one short article from the NY times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/11/health/study-endorses-later-severing-of-umbilical-cord.html?_r=0

AllTheTeaInChina · June 2014

I did it last time and plan to this time.
It wasn't my OB for the delivery so I was planning on asking when she came in but didn't even have to. Unless there are complications and there is immediate need to clamp and cut, they delay.

WHO has a lot of good info.

https://www.who.int/elena/titles/cord_clamping/en/

I remember reading that if you delay clamping you can't bank or donate cord blood. That would be something to consider if you were planning on that. For me the real, immediate benefits outweigh the future potential benefit of banking/donating.

Cheekers2010 · June 2014

Yes. We are. We did with our son and plan to this time, too. There are really no negatives (as long as you don't have an emergency situation) and lots of positives. Many care providers do it routinely but I'd still make sure to talk to yours.

mc0113 · June 2014

We plan on doing this as well. I already have it in my birth plan to not cut the cord until after it has finished pulsing so the baby can get every drop it.

love2travel2014 · June 2014

I plan on doing this! Seems too good not to.

katnine · June 2014

Wow, I never heard about this before. I'm going to do some research this sounds interesting.

Cheekers2010 · June 2014

MJLovey said:
Wow, I never knew about this. After reading about it here, I did a little research and totally want to do this! Do you just tell your OB during birth not to clamp until after it stops pulsing on it's own?

I'd make sure to have a conversation with your doctor prior to delivery. Most doctors are up on the latest research but it's good to make sure.

about2have2under2 · June 2014

How interesting! I will need to see if that's available with a c section and cord banking....

caden1206 · June 2014

I think if it is an option do it. It doesn't hurt anything if there are no complications. I will attempt again. With DD the cord was wrapped around her neck, so my doctor did what he thought was best and clamped and cut it to free it from her neck. He did the right thing. I will attempt to do delayed again with this boy as long as my doctor thinks it is appropriate and safe.

marriedinaugust · June 2014

We delayed with our son and will this time as well.

PaedsRN · June 2014

There are pros and cons to it. One con beginning more risk of the baby get jaundiced but otherwise is a common practice in most births I've witnessed.

Estherlovesbaby · June 2014

The hospital I will be delivering at always does this as long as there is no complications. However I total want to, so it works out perfect.

MrsNash37212 · June 2014

My OB did delayed cord clamping by waiting for 2 minutes until clamping. He was old school and did all of his routine births in this manner. In my anecdotal experience, DS's iron stores were so high, they remained at very healthy levels even after a lot of bleeding in his gut due to a dairy allergy. Most babies in his situation end up with iron deficiency due to the bleeding. I will absolutely be doing this again with baby #2.

MaineMama · June 2014

about2have2under2 said:

How interesting! I will need to see if that's available with a c section and cord banking....

Definitely not available during a csection. All my births have been by section, and I was told that while there is a very low chance of infection, the longer you are open the higher the chances, so no delayed clamping.

megbmeg · June 2014

If you're interested, the book Expecting Better by Emily Oster had a good section on this, covering the data on it so far and laying out the pros and cons. If I remember correctly, it is mostly beneficial for babies born earlier (37 wks) and that as babies are closer to full term, the benefits are lessened and weighed against another risk. I'm sure about that part but can't remember the increased risk. I think it might have been a slight increase for jaundice? Could be remembering that wrong, though so don't take it as gospel.

turkeyleg5 · June 2014

Thanks for the info, we will definitely be considering this. However, I am disappointed that it may be incompatible with cord blood donation. If it comes down to one or the other, I think we will choose donation.

caden1206 · June 2014

I forgot about donation. I think would rather do that. I need to figure out how.

TroopT45 · June 2014

I've been hearing about this a lot lately and I think I want to try to do it with this birth. My first was a emergency cesarean so it wasn't an option. Also, it's unlikely that I will be able to donate my baby's cord blood. MN doesn't have any banks and it's so expensive that most places will only accept a limited number of out of state donors.

vintagejjane · June 2014

I did with DD and will do it again with this one.

littlesnack · June 2014

Delayed clamping means there is no blood left in the cord. So obviously no blood left in the cord to store away/ donate anyway. X

kboyet · June 2014

Thanks for the feedback ladies! I am going to talk to my doctor about it Wednesday at my appointment!

sugarstar1784 · June 2014

It is the one thing i actually care about being in control of for the delivery..... That and not letting my SO see my lady parts and possible pooping.

Beansjjo · October 2014

Since we are all getting closer anyone else delaying ? I will be in hopes that there are no complications

orange1414 · October 2014

Delayed cord clamping is standard practice at my hospital, and is one that we agree with.

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gdaniels77 · October 2014

Estherlovesbaby said:
The hospital I will be delivering at always does this as long as there is no complications. However I total want to, so it works out perfect.

Ditto. When I found out about delayed cord cutting I was planning on making it a priority in my birth plan, but I found out this weekend at our hospital tour that it is already standard practice unless there are complications. Very cool to hear.

rshamos · October 2014

We aren't donating, but we are kind of going with the flow with delayed clamping. If we can, we will, if there is a complication or something, we won't.

Beansjjo · October 2014

Does anyone know how long is enough ?

riansmommie · October 2014

Beansjjo said:
Does anyone know how long is enough ?

Until it stops pulsing.

ETA which is usually a few mins. Mine stopped around the 5 min mark.

Beansjjo · October 2014

Thanks

marriedinaugust · October 2014

riansmommie said:

Beansjjo said:
Does anyone know how long is enough ?
Until it stops pulsing.

ETA which is usually a few mins. Mine stopped around the 5 min mark.

We did the same last time and will again this time.

kgoodnow · October 2014

I transferred from birth center to hospital with last baby. Don't know if that had anything to do with it, but the doctor immediately started trying to clamp and pull on my cord. So my advice would be if you want delayed cord cutting tell your nurse and make sure your support person is comfortable saying something because everything happens so fast during that time.

smack427 · October 2014

Thanks for finding this thread and bumping it! I hadn't heard of this before. It's going on my list of questions to ask at the next appointment to my OB.

gmeyer1019 · October 2014

A friend of mine said she did a delayed cord cutting, but also banked the cord itself. Im not sure how that works however it might be an option for people looking to bank.

PacoCat33 · October 2014

I am going to re-ask today, but I asked about delayed clamping and they said that if you chose to do this you can still donate your cord blood.

I'm going to check if it is standard or if it needs to be in my birth plan...

Cepelo007 · October 2014

I was all for banking until I did some research outside of the banking websites... What I saw is that the stats the banks give you on how likely it is to use the banked blood are WAY above what you will see from sources who don't make money on the banking. Cool technology, but your baby is very unlikely to benefit from their own banked blood. Public donations are much more likely to be used and help someone. We have just decided to delayed clamp (again). I have read that you can delay and then public bank cells from the cord.

LovesBooks · October 2014

Just talked to my midwife yesterday. She said you can donate if you cord clamp. There is usually still some left for a sample. Not sure the statistics of there being a usable sample or not, though. I haven't looked into it yet as I was just told Wednesday. But thought I'd pass this info along.

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