Placenta Cord Burning Bowl - Charred
Prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD).
The placenta cord burning bowl. An invitation to honour the sacred connection of baby and their first Mother, the placenta.
A lotus birth is when the placenta remains attached to the baby after birth. Babies will typically gently kick the placenta off in a few days. However long we can let that baby's first mother stay attached, the more nurturing and long-term safeguarding is offered to the baby through the exchange of oxygen, blood and stem cells.
A beautiful, traditional ritual of honouring that connection and the letting go is through cord burning. This ideally happens a minimum of a couple/few hours after birth, when the cord has stopped pulsing, has changed colour, and has/is drying out. Using beeswax candles on each side of the cord to burn it, the family and birth supports have the opportunity to deepen into the awareness of the babe who’s just arrived earth-side, offerings songs of welcoming, gratitude and blessings as the cord burns and baby/placenta let go. It is a gentle time, a quiet and slow time, usually lasting 10-15 minutes.
The act of burning the cord eliminates the need for sterile tools to clamp and cut the cord, including plastic or other disposable devices/tools. The burning process naturally sterilizes the umbilical cord, eliminating the risk of infection. Simply looping up and tying the remainder of the cord attached to the baby will make it easier over the coming days before the cord stump falls off.
“The heat is warming and brings energy, Chi to the newborn. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the placenta holds Chi. During birth a lot of heat is lost. Cord burning brings heat and draws the vital essence from placenta to the baby, strengthening the baby (Couch, 2015).” GentleMamaHolisticMidwifery.com
We now offer 2 sizes of charred placenta bowls made from ash. The one featured here is a small bowl, 4” in diameter and 3” in height. Additionally, the large bowls measure 6” diameter by 3.5” in height.
Charring wood is a process that involves burning the wood to achieve an aesthetically appealing effect. Traditionally the burning technique makes the wood resistant to moisture, UV, insects and future fires, and is commonly used on the outside of buildings.
We use a traditional method of burning the wood directly within an antique wood stove that we’ve modified for this purpose, allowing us to control the flame and smoke. Wood shavings from the studio are compressed into bricks that we make ourselves, in order to achieve the right heat and temperature needed for our charring. More common modern practices involve soaking wood in chemicals, or using a propane torch to achieve a similar look.
Once we’re satisfied with the char, we let the bowls cool down and gently brush and wipe them. For these bowls we do use a slight amount of our Odie’s all-natural, toxin-free oil and wax finish blend on the outside in order to prevent the soot from travelling onto hands or clothes.
Some families like to use a bowl for each baby, and others like to share the same sacred vessel for multiple births. If placenta cord burning is new to you, let us know and we’ll include our suggested instructions to ensure a safe and gentle experience.
Prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD).
The placenta cord burning bowl. An invitation to honour the sacred connection of baby and their first Mother, the placenta.
A lotus birth is when the placenta remains attached to the baby after birth. Babies will typically gently kick the placenta off in a few days. However long we can let that baby's first mother stay attached, the more nurturing and long-term safeguarding is offered to the baby through the exchange of oxygen, blood and stem cells.
A beautiful, traditional ritual of honouring that connection and the letting go is through cord burning. This ideally happens a minimum of a couple/few hours after birth, when the cord has stopped pulsing, has changed colour, and has/is drying out. Using beeswax candles on each side of the cord to burn it, the family and birth supports have the opportunity to deepen into the awareness of the babe who’s just arrived earth-side, offerings songs of welcoming, gratitude and blessings as the cord burns and baby/placenta let go. It is a gentle time, a quiet and slow time, usually lasting 10-15 minutes.
The act of burning the cord eliminates the need for sterile tools to clamp and cut the cord, including plastic or other disposable devices/tools. The burning process naturally sterilizes the umbilical cord, eliminating the risk of infection. Simply looping up and tying the remainder of the cord attached to the baby will make it easier over the coming days before the cord stump falls off.
“The heat is warming and brings energy, Chi to the newborn. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the placenta holds Chi. During birth a lot of heat is lost. Cord burning brings heat and draws the vital essence from placenta to the baby, strengthening the baby (Couch, 2015).” GentleMamaHolisticMidwifery.com
We now offer 2 sizes of charred placenta bowls made from ash. The one featured here is a small bowl, 4” in diameter and 3” in height. Additionally, the large bowls measure 6” diameter by 3.5” in height.
Charring wood is a process that involves burning the wood to achieve an aesthetically appealing effect. Traditionally the burning technique makes the wood resistant to moisture, UV, insects and future fires, and is commonly used on the outside of buildings.
We use a traditional method of burning the wood directly within an antique wood stove that we’ve modified for this purpose, allowing us to control the flame and smoke. Wood shavings from the studio are compressed into bricks that we make ourselves, in order to achieve the right heat and temperature needed for our charring. More common modern practices involve soaking wood in chemicals, or using a propane torch to achieve a similar look.
Once we’re satisfied with the char, we let the bowls cool down and gently brush and wipe them. For these bowls we do use a slight amount of our Odie’s all-natural, toxin-free oil and wax finish blend on the outside in order to prevent the soot from travelling onto hands or clothes.
Some families like to use a bowl for each baby, and others like to share the same sacred vessel for multiple births. If placenta cord burning is new to you, let us know and we’ll include our suggested instructions to ensure a safe and gentle experience.
Prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD).
The placenta cord burning bowl. An invitation to honour the sacred connection of baby and their first Mother, the placenta.
A lotus birth is when the placenta remains attached to the baby after birth. Babies will typically gently kick the placenta off in a few days. However long we can let that baby's first mother stay attached, the more nurturing and long-term safeguarding is offered to the baby through the exchange of oxygen, blood and stem cells.
A beautiful, traditional ritual of honouring that connection and the letting go is through cord burning. This ideally happens a minimum of a couple/few hours after birth, when the cord has stopped pulsing, has changed colour, and has/is drying out. Using beeswax candles on each side of the cord to burn it, the family and birth supports have the opportunity to deepen into the awareness of the babe who’s just arrived earth-side, offerings songs of welcoming, gratitude and blessings as the cord burns and baby/placenta let go. It is a gentle time, a quiet and slow time, usually lasting 10-15 minutes.
The act of burning the cord eliminates the need for sterile tools to clamp and cut the cord, including plastic or other disposable devices/tools. The burning process naturally sterilizes the umbilical cord, eliminating the risk of infection. Simply looping up and tying the remainder of the cord attached to the baby will make it easier over the coming days before the cord stump falls off.
“The heat is warming and brings energy, Chi to the newborn. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the placenta holds Chi. During birth a lot of heat is lost. Cord burning brings heat and draws the vital essence from placenta to the baby, strengthening the baby (Couch, 2015).” GentleMamaHolisticMidwifery.com
We now offer 2 sizes of charred placenta bowls made from ash. The one featured here is a small bowl, 4” in diameter and 3” in height. Additionally, the large bowls measure 6” diameter by 3.5” in height.
Charring wood is a process that involves burning the wood to achieve an aesthetically appealing effect. Traditionally the burning technique makes the wood resistant to moisture, UV, insects and future fires, and is commonly used on the outside of buildings.
We use a traditional method of burning the wood directly within an antique wood stove that we’ve modified for this purpose, allowing us to control the flame and smoke. Wood shavings from the studio are compressed into bricks that we make ourselves, in order to achieve the right heat and temperature needed for our charring. More common modern practices involve soaking wood in chemicals, or using a propane torch to achieve a similar look.
Once we’re satisfied with the char, we let the bowls cool down and gently brush and wipe them. For these bowls we do use a slight amount of our Odie’s all-natural, toxin-free oil and wax finish blend on the outside in order to prevent the soot from travelling onto hands or clothes.
Some families like to use a bowl for each baby, and others like to share the same sacred vessel for multiple births. If placenta cord burning is new to you, let us know and we’ll include our suggested instructions to ensure a safe and gentle experience.