2004-10-27T17:18:58Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/when_to_cut_the_umbilical_cordtag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/11/402004-10-27T17:18:58ZJoyful<p>It's a rather sad commentary for our communication while we were housemates, though, that Peter didn't know it. The cord thing was something we wondered at when we heard the birth story.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/11/392004-10-27T13:18:24ZPeter Venable<p>I didn't know this at the time, but ... when my daughter was born I delayed about a minute to clamp the cord because I had to go search for a shoelace to tie it off with. Yet another benefit of unplanned home birth! :)</p>