Let’s face it, newborns can be kinda gross. They poop out black sticky tar, spit up foul-smelling partially digested milk and tend to look like little aliens (except your baby of course?yours was a beautiful little angel right out of the womb). On top of that, until it dries out and falls off, the piece of umbilical cord still attached to their belly buttons can get a bit weird-looking and pretty stinky. Like, REALLY STINKY.
That’s why we’re a bit shocked that there are some parents out there who are not only saving their baby’s umbilical cord stump once it pops off, but turning it into jewelry. Yep, necklaces, rings, bangles, you name it.

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You've gotta see this wild umbilical cord artNow, we don’t want to judge?moms can do whatever they want?and to be fair, we get the symbolic meaning behind saving the stump. After all, it’s the only thing that’s left of the physical connection mom and baby shared during gestation, and it’s what gave your unborn baby life. That is sweet. Plus some have said that in some cultures, moms will save their baby’s stump as a token a good luck.
However, there’s something just a bit strange about turning a dried piece of flesh into a statement necklace. (Wh...