Often the placenta of a stillborn baby goes to pathology for examination to try and find a cause for the FDIU
Kirsten ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry & Megan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:22 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Lotus birth > Thankyou Jan, > I appreciate how busy you are. > It sounds like an experience you will have with you forever. Lotus birth is > a beautiful gift for a baby born still. > We cut the cord on our third baby after a few hours and the arteries and > vein were visibly sticking out the end, also amazing to see. > If people can bare with me on the morbid stuff, I would like to know what > the standard practice(hospital care)would be for a known still baby, in > regards to the placenta? > > thanks again > Megan. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jan Robinson > Sent: Tuesday, 8 October 2002 5:30 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Shivam Rachana > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Lotus birth > > > On 1/10/02 10:34 AM, "Larry & Megan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Jan wrote > > "Rachel and Scott's baby boy, Alejandre was born through water around > lunch > > time into the arms of both parents where he stayed until his placenta was > > born and gently collected (a lotus birth again, as was Stella's") > > > > Jan, can you please explain to me if Lotus birth is any different in the > > case of a stillbirth baby, time it takes etc? Is the palcenta kept with > the > > baby forever? Sorry if this is a bit upfront but I am genuinely > interested. > > > > thankyou > > Megan. > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > Hello Megan > I seem to be ages getting to respond to this - but for your information, > Stella's placenta stayed with her in the little placenta bag her grand > mother had made for it. The placenta was kept clean, wrappings changed > daily. It was salted on day two and we put a few drops of lavender oil on > the outside of the bag on day four. We kept Stella's skin beautiful with > calendula cream that stopped it drying out. > > Stella was cremated in her best clothes and her placenta in it's little bag > lying beside her and still connected. Her ashes are complete in a special > sealed container with her photograph on the outside. > > With Alehandre (AJ) the placenta was floated in a plastic culender and > allowed to "drip dry"for an hour or two. > After that, Scott and I removed any blood clots from the maternal surface > and the placenta was wrapped in white chux towels that were changed > frequently during the first 24 hours. By that time the placenta had shrunk > dramatically to about one third it's original size and the cord had > shriveled too. > > The shrunken placenta was salted once there was no danger of any > transmission through to AJ (helps drying and reduces odor) During the next > few days the placenta stayed in it's bag and the cord became very brittle as > all the Wharton's jelly disappeared. It was fantastic to see the two > arteries and the vein coursing through the clear, dry cord tissue. > > On day four the brittle cord broke so that was the end of the Lotus > connection between AJ and his placenta. The small amount of cord stump > remained until he was a week old. > > Scott and Rachel are waiting until AJ's umbilicus has completely sealed over > with new skin before he gets to shower with his father. > > What a lucky baby AJ is - he could not have gotten off to a better start. > He goes for walks each day in the fresh air in his "Hug - a - bub" and after > that he usually spends the rest of the rather hot days we are having here in > Sydney reclining semi-naked on a bean bag. Nights are spent tucked in with > his mother and father. > > Oh what a beautiful feeling to be so honoured to be involved with such a > special family. > > Jan > > > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
