Fun Fact

[vinnana]

Lotus Birth is the practice of leaving the umbilical cord uncut after the third stage of labour so that the baby is left attached to its placenta until the cord naturally separates at the umbilicus, generally 1-3 days after birth (as compared to approximately 10 days when the cord is clamped and cut). This prolonged contact can be seen as a time of

Comments

[anonymous]

sounds fun! i wish i were lotus born. sigh, lotus people. maybe then i could be a lotus person and sit around smoking all day long without a care in the world. but watch out Odyssius... i'm coming for ya.

[e_m_constantine]

ever hear the story about the woman who, after giving birth to her first child, invited all of her friends over for a delicious post-birth celebration dinner.
what she didn't tell her friends was that she had cooked her placenta and served it to them.
i guess this is a fairly common activity?

[vinnana]

I've heard tale it tastes like beef- same spongy texture