http://www.babble.com.au/2009/08/07/37-weeks-the-best-laid-plans/ The magazine for a new generation of parents Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:04:21 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.babble.com.au/2009/08/07/37-weeks-the-best-laid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-6769 judith Mercer Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:56:17 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=22939#comment-6769 Sarah, you can still give your baby some of the benefits of delayed cord clamping at C/S. Just have the doctor milk the cord 4 to 5 times before s/he cuts it. that way the baby will get some volume, red blood cells and stem cells. we just completed a study which showed less anemia at 48 hrs with the cord milked and no harm. see cordclamping.info for articles. Sarah, you can still give your baby some of the benefits of delayed cord clamping at C/S. Just have the doctor milk the cord 4 to 5 times before s/he cuts it. that way the baby will get some volume, red blood cells and stem cells. we just completed a study which showed less anemia at 48 hrs with the cord milked and no harm. see cordclamping.info for articles.

]]> http://www.babble.com.au/2009/08/07/37-weeks-the-best-laid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-6731 Sarah Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:55:22 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=22939#comment-6731 Just yesterday I condensed what I think are the relevant bits of Juju's brilliant book into 2 pages and added them to my hospital bag. And that's all I have in writing. The rest has just been spoken about between me and my partner - and I trust the hospital team to do the right thing. Just yesterday I condensed what I think are the relevant bits of Juju’s brilliant book into 2 pages and added them to my hospital bag. And that’s all I have in writing. The rest has just been spoken about between me and my partner – and I trust the hospital team to do the right thing.

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