Delayed cord clamping question?

[DANNIIM]

Ok so i know the benefits of delayed cord clamping i'm pretty sure i had it with DS2 but can't really remember how long before it was clamped and cut. I'm just wondering what the normal length of time is in delayed cord clamping??

[Catastrophic]

Isn't it when the cord stops pulsating?

[Catherine]

It is really up to you. Even a few minutes makes a difference. Generally waiting until the cord stops pulsating is considered best practise.

Another option is lotus birth.

[Lisa]

We've waited for the cord to stop pulsating which has been around 30-45 mins

[DANNIIM]

Catherine i just googled Lotus Birth as i had heard about it several times on here but didn't know anything about it and each to there own but it doesn't appeal to me.

Guess it depends alot on how long the cord is and if baby can breastfeed straight away.

Lisa thanks

[Arimeh]

both times mine took about 5 minutes

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

both mine took 15mins to stop pulsing

[BellyBelly]

For anyone wondering, here's everything you need to know: Cord Blood - Why Delaying Cord Clamping Benefits Your Baby

To be honest, I think some hospitals lie about when the cord has stopped pulsating to hurry and get it out the way. In births I have been to, it seems VERY quick sometimes. I think it can be helpful to say you want to leave the cord for a while, without the pulsating bit so they aren't sitting there with clamps loaded ready to get it over with. They might be in a hurry, but you aren't, nor are those stem cells, iron and more for your baby.

[~clover~]

Mine was about 5 - 10 minutes & DD was on the boob when it was clamped from memory

[DANNIIM]

Thanks Kelly good article

[Charlotte91]

Good article. I'll make sure that they don't cut my next bubbas cord. I didn't have a choice last time, as DD had to go straight to the Childrens.

[Cassius2]

gosh, i think it was done after the planta came out so after 40 minutes...

[kristi14]

Im think the length of time varies for everyone, sometimes it can take 10mins to stop pulsating, sometimes half an hour, sometimes just minutes.

DS cord stopped pulsating within just minutes, they looked at it 5 minutes after he was born and said oh its stopped pulsing already we can cut it now. So its just a wait and see at the time thing i think

[kristi14]

In response to what Kelly said about hospitals lying about it having stopped pulsating, i have absolutely no doubts some do...........because when i said i wanted DCC they had to ask permission from the head mw on the delivery ward that day, and ohhhh my, the carry on when my mw had to hand me over to the next shift and then to the ward staff later on, you should have heard them, "WHY has she had DCC??" "What do you mean there are no blood gasses?"...............they all had a big issue with there not being any blood gasses.

I do know for sure that mine had stopped pulsating though, even though it was only a matter of minutes..........one is because i had my friend with me who is a homebirth mw and they do DCC all the time, and she was very intent on making sure i got my DCC i wanted and the hospital staff didnt interfere with this. And also because i saw the cord and it had no blood left in it, it looked very different to my other babies cords that didnt have DCC. And also because DS caught them by surprise by coming so fast that they didnt even have the cord cutting tools (or anything they usually have) out.