Monty Python......Benny Hill.........and now Julian Barker......you
Englishmen have a strange sense of humor......
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From: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: Birth announcement--umbilical cord!!!?
> Michelle Haines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> >From: "Rebecca Allbritton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >> C'mon, Michelle, go for it. =) What's a lotus birth?
> >
> >It's a bizarre practice in which the mother leaves the placenta attached
> >to the baby after the birth, until the umbilical separates on it's own,
> >keeping it wrapped in a diaper and washing it once a day. The theory
> >behind it is there's some mysterious benefit to squeezing the placenta
> >into the baby whenever you wash it (which is a ridiculous extension of
> >the idea that it's better to keep the cord intact until it stops
> >pulsing, which is a good thing) and that the umbilical site will heal
> >faster. It only has a few proponents, usually of the loony type.
> >
> >Michelle
> >
> >Flutist
>
>
> <-----Strong stomach warning!----->
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>
>
> Whilst on the subject of bizarre birthing practises, has anyone thought
> of inviting their friends round so you can serve them your gerbil's
> placenta? I know some people think that this is a great way of sharing
> their human birth experience with their closest friends!
>
>
> --
> Julian
>
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