I don't know about cord blood after birth. I assume he could because the jelly in the cord endures the blood can flow unhindered. I looked through the photos and they're dark and blurry (perfect birth pictures haha). I can only see one knot too, so maybe I have exaggerated that story for two years lol.

Yes his birth very different from my dd who was prom at 38 weeks and 18 hours until established labour then a textbook 5 hour labour.

I think babies have so much influence on labour. We really don't understand the process at all.