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See how plump this cord is at birth? Even a 5 minute delay in clamping the cord will help baby to receive all their blood volume, have more stem cells and more iron. The benefits last months! 📷 by
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“Delayed cord clamping is talked about a lot more now then ever before. Ask you care provider what delayed cord clamping means to them. Does it mean 30-45 seconds post delivery, does it mean waiting until the cord goes limp and white, signifying that there is no more blood left in the cord?
A baby’s entire blood volume is about 35 ml/lbs of body weight at birth. When the cord is clamped and cut immediately, babies miss out on that blood, and their bodies compensate by increasing plasma volume. It can take them a week to get back to their ideal red blood cell volume.” Words by
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♥️ “What if we told women the truth about birth
We’d have to tell them that contractions will probably be more than “surges” or “sensations.”

That they’ll probably rock your f✨cking world and leave you begging for salvation as you clutch the edge of the tub or the hospital linens

That your gentle breathing exercises and your Spotify soundtrack will be left in the dust as you sweat and pant and sway and swear your way through it

That you’ll trip harder than any mushroom you ever did in college and vomit with the same ferocity and travel to places deep within yourself that you didn’t know existed. That you’ll float above your body and simultaneously be trapped in it with an intensity you’ve never tasted

And in that intensity, in the sweating and the swearing and the swaying and the vomiting and the endless hours of contractions crashing down upon you
You’ll find your strength
You’ll find a resilience you’ve never known
You’ll find the power you need for the journey of motherhood ahead

In the messy humanity of it all
You’ll find that you are holy
A portal to the divine
Capable of indescribable miracles
A vessel of sacred life

What if we told women the truth about birth?
We’d have to tell them they are capable of anything
Worthy of being treated like goddesses
Made to walk through the flames
Surf the tidal waves
Dive into the underworld
And come out alive

Not unscathed
Not unchanged
But whole
And healed
And ready to take on the world

If we told women the truth about birth
We’d have to admit that we’ve lied about everything else
And that they are more powerful
More fierce
More capable
More beautiful
Than we’ve ever let on.

If we told the truth about birth?
We’d shatter the world.”

Spirit Y Sol

Why use a birth ball? The birth ball comforts and strengthens your lower back. Your pelvis is better supported and symmetrical as well.
When? During pregnancy and while in labor.
We have some really helpful advice about using a birth ball on our website: https://www.spinningbabies.com/pregnancy-birth/techniques/birth-balls/
Raise your hand in the comments if you’ve ever used a birth ball 🙋‍♀️