Umbilical cord art is the latest trend to hit nursery walls

Mums all over the internet are sharing photos of their special keepsakes they have created with their umbilical cords.

Mum’s are styling their umbilical cords in heart shapes, spelling out their children’s names, dream catchers, making beads from them and even framing them.

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While the umbilical cord is still fresh, you can design it into any shape, symbol, or word you want and then bake it at a low heat to dry. Although one recommendation is to use a dehydrator for a much better result.

Would you do it?

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19 Comments

- - Jessica said
  - 30 Jun 2022
    8:57 pm
Ew that is not pleasant to look at

- - june11 said
  - 02 Oct 2016
    7:10 pm
Not my choice of artwork at all. yuck !!

- - ella12 said
  - 20 Sep 2016
    2:56 pm
This grosses me out a bit.

- - tessie said
  - 17 Sep 2016
    1:48 pm
I don’t think this is art. If Mum’s want this then put it in the bedroom. I don’t think I’d be comfortable in a house with this as art. To me it’s cringeworthy

- - deb_gs said
  - 17 Sep 2016
    9:58 am
“Installation” is what I would call this art – to be enjoyed for very short time and then discarded. Yuk!

- - mom101628 said
  - 16 Sep 2016
    10:12 pm
I think I’ll pass on this fad.

- - stepmom107932 said
  - 16 Sep 2016
    12:11 pm
Its medical waste.
A biohazzard material.
To me its to gross and just not sanitary.
There is a reason we incinerate our medical waste.

- - mom134803 said
  - 16 Sep 2016
    2:58 am
They sure look pretty ! However I don’t know if I would like to eat my mango when this is placed on top of it.

- - mom94519 said
  - 15 Sep 2016
    10:26 am
We’d all agree ‘art’ comes in all manner of variations BUT this is not art! It’s gross!

- - rovermum said
  - 15 Sep 2016
    9:58 am
Um no, I think I’ll give this one a miss!!

- - mom169700 said
  - 15 Sep 2016
    9:16 am
People can hang whatever they call “art” in their own home. I would not even think of doing this myself.

- - madjenjoh said
  - 15 Sep 2016
    5:46 am
I wouldn’t do it but everyone is different. The one in the fruit bowl is a bit yucky though.

- - meedee said
  - 14 Sep 2016
    10:05 pm
Each to their own I guess. Not something that I would be interested in.

- - Sam said
  - 14 Sep 2016
    9:39 pm
Hmmm, not really – I think some things just should be for what they are intended :/

- - mom93821 said
  - 14 Sep 2016
    6:37 pm
Not my kind of keepsake or art.

- - cherz said
  - 14 Sep 2016
    5:00 pm
umm not quite sure how I feel about this.

- - mom64356 said
  - 14 Sep 2016
    4:17 pm
This makes me a bit sick actually. I never even kept my children’s teeth. I like the idea of a lock of hair and the newborn footprint and handprints!

- - mom90758 said
  - 14 Sep 2016
    3:24 pm
Oh! I really like them. I wish I would have done that!

- - mom160421 said
  - 14 Sep 2016
    1:55 pm
Whatever happened to just keeping a lock of hair? Personally, I find the umbilical cord idea icky.