I was unable to do delayed clamping with DD1 as we had a c/sect but did it with DD2 and as the others mentioned, it was surprisingly quick. It just makes me smile to think of all of those goodies that were delivered into my little girl, one last gift before I sent her out on her own into the world

Honestly, after the research I did about it I wonder why there is such a rush to clamp, there are so many benefits to both mother and baby (discounting of course a situation where a baby needs resus which cannot be done on mum's thigh )

I hope that you find your birth team respect your wishes if you decide to go with delayed cord clamp