Jaundice from delayed cord clamping?

[Aligater]

I delayed clamping with DD2 and no jaundice If I have a 3rd child Im even thinking of doing a lotus birth so no cord cutting at all

[berrme]

Wow Aligator... you are way more keen than me! I have read about lotus birth, and I think placentas are really cool to look at, but I just couldn't deal with having it attached to the baby for a couple of weeks. Good luck with it.

JM, I have no intention of donating the blood, so DCC seems sensible. I don't know if it will make any difference, but I figure if it only takes a few minutes then why not. I did ask in another thread if those who had experienced both immediate and delayed clamping/ synto injection vs physiological 3rd stage really felt that it changed their experience, but noone answered.

[water_lily80]

i did dcc with #3 and he did have "breastmilk" jaundice but nothing serious. Personally I like the idea of all those stem cells and beautiful cord blood going back into my baby

Also going for physiological 3rd stage for the 1st time

[Inertia]

Did you know it can stop pulsing in just a couple of minutes?

I've never quite understood DCC myself. Just as arteries are going through the cord into the baby, veins are traveling in the opposite direction. The baby has been getting mums nutrients for 40 odd weeks so why does the last 3 minutes make a difference? I am sure there is some scientific explanation I just could never find it.

T Cells. NK Cells. Etc Etc. Stem Cells. All powerful cells that were meant for your baby and the idea is to give them every one they were meant to get, iykwim.

thats interesting Dansta! Im o- and DS is o+ (like his daddy) is it the mothers blood type that determines it?

+ive > -ive

Hence Anti-D. Rh incompatibility (Neg mum, pos bub) can cause Jaundice. Not normally on a first baby, but you do have an angel that could have changed things.

[LimeSlice]

http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=91036978467&start=40
Pediatrics -- eLetters for Limperopoulos et al., 121 (4) 758-765
http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7575/954/F1.large.jpg
Medscape: Medscape Access
Early clamping of umbilical cord: Severing all ties
A view on why immediate cord clamping must cease in routine obstetric delivery -- Hutchon 10 (2): 112 -- The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Cord Clamping | Homebirth: Midwife Mutiny in South Australia
Are Doctors Causing Infant Brain Damage By Clamping The Umbilical Cord Prematurely? « Medical Misdiagnosis Research
Birthsong Childbirth Education & Support Services - Cord
A guide to saving lives - Obstetrics and Gynecology - Medical Observer
Momotics Discusses Delayed Cord Clamping with The Academic OB/GYN 03/17 by Momotics | Blog Talk Radio
World Health Organization Supports Delayed Cord Clamping
Routine Early Clamping of the Umbilical Cord Harms Newborns
Replies to Why do obstetricians and midwives still rush to clamp the cord?
The ethics of Cord clamping and stem cell collection by Hilary Butler - Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Restricted Umbilical Cord Problems
George B. Elvove, M.D., P.C. | 2002 December Newsletter
Medscape: Medscape Access
When to Cut the Umbilical Cord: Advantages of Delayed Cord Clamping
Dr. Michel Odent - Notes on Birthing
Childbirth With Love - The Umbilical Cord Blood Controversy

*Apologies if any of these are against guidelines, I copied them all straight from the bookmarks folder lol*

[RainbowBrite]

I did DCC with my dd2...she was born at 35 weeks (2210g).
She required minimal intervention, she spent only a few days in the nursery, BF day 2 and never needed a NGT and came home on day 6 with me.
She never had any jaundice at all...which is something more prevalent in prems.
I believe that DCC helped her...all that rich cord blood gave her that little boost to help.

[kristi14]

We didnt do DCC with #1 through 6 and ALL of them had very significant jaundice..........extremely yellow, some were orange and very very sleepy. With #7 we had DCC and he had the most mildest case of jaundice, none of ours have ever been that mild with it before and he wasnt sleepy at any point, has been alert from the start.

Another thing we noted with the DCC compared to the others that werent was he was a beautiful shade of pink straight away and very alert at birth, all the others had been blue and took awhile to pink up and nowhere near as alert.

[berrme]

Thanks for all the replies! I always find it interesting to read the experiences of the ladies on BB, they always seem to be different from so many of the stats you read online.

LimeSlice, those links are fantastic, thanks for going to so much trouble!