When you got a baby...
can you like tell the doctor how to cut the navel cord so your kid is has an innie or outie or is that random ?
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swirlie · 31-35, F
Yes, you can tell the doctor how to cut the cord, but cutting the cord has little to do with 'how' the cord is subsequently managed or what outcome can be predicted from how it is managed. The outcome making reference to your question, will it be an innie or an outie?
In my Scandinavian culture, it is very typical for the cord to be cut 'long' and left hanging from the abdomen of the newborn child, particularly if the infant's weight is very low at birth.
The survival of the umbilical stump can be altered by holding the cut-end closed by hand immediately after it has been cut, rather than clamping it closed.
Clamping will cut off the circulating blood supply within the cord, whereas holding it closed by hand until it heals will not interrupt the blood circulation within the cord.
If the cord is clamped, it will usually dry up and fall off. If the cord is not clamped, it will often shrivel to a smaller size, but will not necessarily dry up and fall off. An outie comprised of excess umbilical skin will result, which of course is not related to an outie that is formed from a hernia.
In my Scandinavian culture, it is very typical for the cord to be cut 'long' and left hanging from the abdomen of the newborn child, particularly if the infant's weight is very low at birth.
The survival of the umbilical stump can be altered by holding the cut-end closed by hand immediately after it has been cut, rather than clamping it closed.
Clamping will cut off the circulating blood supply within the cord, whereas holding it closed by hand until it heals will not interrupt the blood circulation within the cord.
If the cord is clamped, it will usually dry up and fall off. If the cord is not clamped, it will often shrivel to a smaller size, but will not necessarily dry up and fall off. An outie comprised of excess umbilical skin will result, which of course is not related to an outie that is formed from a hernia.