This is NOT delayed cord clamping. Delayed cord clamping is usually done 2-5 mins (10 if you're lucky) after birth or when done pulsating. Look at that cord. It is so full of blood, so thick! So beneficial. Would you believe it if i told you the first picture was taken about 3-4 mins after birth? Well, it was and if you didn't ask for delayed cord clamping, it would of been cut already. 🙊 The benefits of keeping the cord attatched until its fully transferred all nutrients, blood and stem cells (it will be white, as seen in the last picture) are so wide. Delaying the clamping of the cord allows more blood to transfer from the placenta to the infant, sometimes increasing the infant's blood volume by up to a third. 😮 The iron in the blood increases infants' iron storage, and iron is essential for healthy brain development. Finally, receiving their vital stem cells. This results in decreased chance of developing anemia and also increases immunity to other potential diseases. Research has proven how powerful (and magical) stem cells can be, why not let our babies keep the stem cells that are in fact theirs to keep. We kept the cord attatched until it was flimsy and white, which was about an hour and 20 mins. (Though, if/when we have more kids in the future, I will fully go forth with a lotus birth, which is whole different beneficial part of after-birth recovery.) The second picture is the raw, non-cropped, no blurring, no adjustments made and how it was in the moment. The third picture is the placenta and cord after we cut it. ☆ ☆ ☆ #cordclamping #delayedcordclamping #knowthebenefits #homebirth #benefits #stemcells #iron #natural #placenta #umbilicalcord #life #momlife #beautiful #happiness #joy #ourlife #lotusbirth #naturalbirth https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPX7XiHI8F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6kndukjw7i3v