I made placenta prints two days after
Dio's birth. The ones on the top of the picture were done with the blood from the placenta, then I rinsed it off and painted it with watercolors. I think I'll frame the watercolor print on the bottom left, like I did with
Zari's placenta print.
It seems my placentas like to be distinctive.
Zari's placenta had a
velamentous cord insertion.
Dio's had a battledore or marginal cord insertion--not as rare as a
velamentous insertion, but interesting nonetheless. A battledore placenta has an umbilical cord that attaches at the edge of the placenta, rather than the middle. Why the name battledore? According to several sources, battledore placentas resemble the racket used in battledore, a precursor to badminton.
It seems my placentas like to be distinctive. Zari's placenta had a velamentous cord insertion. Dio's had a battledore or marginal cord insertion--not as rare as a velamentous insertion, but interesting nonetheless. A battledore placenta has an umbilical cord that attaches at the edge of the placenta, rather than the middle. Why the name battledore? According to several sources, battledore placentas resemble the racket used in battledore, a precursor to badminton.
YAY! These turned out great. This makes me want to send you my own; or at least dig them up from my stack of art to be framed and display them here, or at our local birth center. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations again!
yes, but it makes for a beautiful tree print. =)
ReplyDeleteYou express your passion for birth so well in this art!
ReplyDeleteHow funny that your print turned out to look like a tree after your belly was painted like a tree!
ReplyDeleteThe one you plan to frame looks just a bit heart-shaped. Really nice!
ReplyDeleteSo cool! These are really fantastic--and the battledore insertion really does make for a nice tree-print.
ReplyDeleteSo cool! Now I'm wishing I hadn't put mine in the freezer...
ReplyDeleteI like the botton right one the best. Interesting that you have had 2 very different placentas. Because most of the placentas I see are the usual cord stuck in the middle, run of the mill placenta.
ReplyDeleteCool! I like how it is a tree this time. I also like the two pics on the right of your blog now! So cute!
ReplyDeleteThis is so neat! I think I will try this when I have another baby!
ReplyDeleteIs this a joke? GROSS!!! Grosser than gross!
ReplyDeleteOh, these are so beautiful! And, what special placentas you have!
ReplyDeleteMs freeze,
ReplyDeleteIam having a similar case and the doctor said that iam having a marginal insertion but not on the extreme edge, probably a little better.are there any precautionary measures to be taken and are tehre chances that the baby will be prematured?.if everything goes well, will the baby be a full term baby?.appreciate ur response
wonderful images..... please check out some of my artworks created from donated placenta's.... www.joholland.com
ReplyDeleteGo to collections and click on the series Combined Unity....
Enjoy :)
Hey - check mine out :)
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