Tiny heart and a tip!

Sometimes the OB/MW has the cord cut to short and there is not much I can do with it to make a keepsake.  When that happens I just add it to the encapsulation, I always feel so bad though because as creepy as it may seem to some, the cord keepsake is really a sweet thing to have    

Recently, I worked with a placenta with a short cord.    The length was borderline to short to be able to make a nice keepsake.  Then I had an idea to get to work.   I tried it and behold, the smallest heart keepsake I have ever made.   It’s so sweet!!!

That brings me to a TIP:   Ask the OB/MW to clamp/cut the cord closer to the baby so you have a longer cord for me to work with.