Has anyone done delayed cord clamping??

[jackrose]

You can have delayed cord clamping with a c/s, we did it with DD. I don't think it completely finished pulsating, but it was delayed for a time, as long as was possible under the circumstances.

oh, didn't know this!! Good to hear though.

[BekZ]

Yep we did it with number 3. I birthed dd at a public hospital that doesn't do delayed cord clamping as a rule, but I put this into my birth plan and I was lucky to have a wonderful midwife who observed my wishes. I also wanted to birth the placenta without the injection (can't remember name) and she honored that too, even though I had had a retained placenta previously.

I have to say that all up I was so happy with my choices.