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Old 06-17-2008, 08:19 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by erickajm View Post
Just my opinion...I think its important to let mom do the work and you oversee...mom can break the sak herself...with that said...I did it for Zoe but only because I was a nervous wreck..in the end I did everything textbook that I had researched and studied...tied the cord...Zoe took it off and chewed it down to where she knew it should be..just like humans, they have their maternal instincts as well. As long as everyone is doing well..I say let mom do as much as possible..except to eat that nasty placenta
LOL...I always let my Mom's eat a placenta or two...Often times Mom has not eaten for 24 hours and needs the nutritional benefit of that the placenta provides...It is gross but a very natural thing for them to do...
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