After incorporating hypnosis into their parenting methods, and then consuming placenta pills for their health benefits, mums are starting a new trend:
Keeping their babies’ umbilical cords and turning them into jewelry and other accessories.
“The cords are fashioned into the design while they’re still ‘fresh’ and then baked to dry them out,” said a Mirror article.
Although the trend isn’t yet widely known, it’s easy to see it gaining more popularity, especially in certain communities.
Here are a few things umbilical cords have been transformed into:
1. “Love” is a popular choice
2. Colored umbilical cords are mesmerizing
3. Pickling umbilical cords is also an option
Some moms even turn them into keepsakes! Find out what they look like next page!
4. Another version of “love”
5. Options are limitless
6. Some turn them into keepsakes
Other moms turn umbilical cords into jewelry! See them on the next page!
7. Others turn them into jewelry
8. It can also turn into dream catchers
9. You can also frame them
10. The process starts with a fresh cord
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