I guess this would be the place where I say I have a dehydrated piece of the umbilical cord from each of my children. Ace's is actually really cool, because she used the part that was knotted.
You're going to keep all their teeth, aren't you?
I hadn't really thought that far. Probably not though. The only reason I have umbilical cord is the lady who did my placenta encapsulation just does it and delivers it with the pills.
I didn't really have a desire to see mine but with DS1 there was some rule about me having to keep it (home birth in Canada). I found it in my freezer a few weeks after the birth. It looked like a good size steak.
With DS2 I delivered it myself in the pool after he was born. Again, wasn't that interested but both and I the midwife were impressed with how big it was.
This last time they asked if I wanted to see it but I declined. From the look I got of it was similar size to DS1 which I did find interesting because DS1 and DS3 were smaller than DS2.
I'm pretty crunchy and would consider placenta encapsulation if it had been available here. But anything else, jewellery, placenta prints, shakes - not a chance.