Umbilical cord

In your country, what would you do with your baby's umbilical cord after it falls off ? In Japan, people keep it in a small wooden box. When I was a child it was treasured in a drawer, and sometimes my little brother and I looked it stealthily behind my mother. It looked just like a dried fish, but somehow we were always excited to see it.

When my daughter was born, my husband buried my daughter's umbilical cord in a planter on the balcony. I asked him why he did that, and he said 'Because we don't need it, but I will feel bad if I threw it away. So I returned it to the soil...'

Umbilical Cord

In your country, what would you do with your baby's umbilical cord after it falls off? In Japan, people keep it in a small wooden box. When I was a child it was treasured in a drawer, and sometimes my little brother and I looked at it stealthily  secretively behind my mother's back. It looked just like a dried fish, but somehow we were always excited to see it.

When my daughter was born, my husband buried my daughter's umbilical cord in a planter on the balcony. I asked him why he did that and he said 'Because we don't need it, but I will feel bad if I threw it away. So I returned it to the soil...'

umbilical cord

What would you do with your baby's umbilical cord after it falls off in your country? In Japan, people keep it in a small wooden box. When I was a child it was treasured in a drawer, and sometimes my little brother and I looked it stealthily behind my mother. It was just like a dried fish, but somehow anyway we were always excited to see it.

When my daughter was born, my husband buried my daughter's umbilical cord and put the ashes in a planter at the balcony. I asked him why he did that, and he said 'I did that because we don't need that it anymore, but I will would feel bad if I threw that far away. So I returned it to the soil...'

umbilical cord

What would you do your baby's umbilical cord after it falls off in your country? In Japan, people keep it in a small wooden box. When I was a child it was treasured in a drawer, and sometimes my little brother and I looked it stealthily behind my mother. It was just like a dried fish, but somehow we were always excited to see it.

When my daughter was born, my husband buried my daughter's umbilical cord in a planter at the balcony. I asked him why he did that, and he said 'Because we don't need that, but I will feel bad if I threw that away. So I returned it to the soil...'

Reply: Some throw it in trash, and some put in a bank in case they need something later.