> > > I got to on our son. He was delivered at our city hospital. They let me there. The Indian hospital is where both daughters were delivered, and they didn't let me there either time.
> > >
> > > Drac
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> > Our doctor *insisted* that I cut Jonathan's umbilical cord.
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> I don't know if I'd want to. I mean, knife/scissors + baby + body part + emotionally drained father... Wouldn't the doctor be more qualified to do that?
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> -Faux "cribbing from Dennis Miller" Pas

Well, actually the cord is long enough, and the doctor pretty much guides your hand to cut between two clamps. It's not that bad. The weird part is that Shannon said there is no feeling in the cord at all. She didn't know when it was being cut because she couldn't feel anything.