One of the comments on cord care from Janie was about the ties. I use silks and platt them together then sterilise them. I couldn’t post pictures into the comment section so here are some examples of them.
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I use a cotton yarn(weaving weight) to make cord ties. I finger knit them then sterilize them. Thank you for this additional idea Lisa. Your cord ties look beautiful.
Brenda
Have a safe journey and fabulous time in Glasgow. My colleagues (Otago Polytechnic) will be there – say hello to Carolyn McIntosh who is my blogging partner in crime. She is presenting several papers. I feel like the person who is staying behind to turn off the light!
Look forward to reading news of the conference on your blog. cheers Sarah
Hi Lisa
Your cord ties are so beautiful, what method of sterilization do you use?
Hope to meet at ICM
Louise
One of the midwives gets them autoclaved at the local country hospital. I normally just bake or boil them. I have never encountered a problem with that.
I buy sterile scissors in boxes of 50 and the family just keep them after the one off use.
my wonderful dh is weaving a beautiful kumihimo braid from silk for our baby’s cord. Our children chose a colour each, and we chose one for ourselves and for the baby. I will bake it slowly in the oven with the baby’s blankets and clothes while I am in labour. Having a nice soft cord seems like it will be so much gentler than a hard plastic cord clamp
how long do u make your ties??
xx B
Long enough to tie a few times. As you can see from the picture that they don’t have to be very long. They vary as my daughter makes some!! About 2 finger lengths.