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In this video Nicole suspects the last pregnant mama alpaca of the season is in labor. However this lady has history of dystocia and difficult deliveries. Dave is doing the supply run so Nicole has to manage the situation on her own. After a slow labor with a lack of effective contractions Nicole intervenes for a manual delivery! The baby still has the umbilical cord attached so Nicole in the moment quickly rips it with her bare hands. Baby is healthy, nursing and hits all the milestones - but the umbilicus is continuing to drip blood 24 hours after birth so Nicole has to tie off the cord with dental floss.
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Nicole suspects mama alpaca is in labor
01:15 giving Orphan Annie a bottle
01:38 early signs of labor
02:27 for sure mama alpaca is in labor
04:58 all the alpacas are curious
06:09 mama alpaca's history with previous deliveries
06:38 ineffective contractions
07:04 starting to get anxious
08:02 the nose fully appears
09:18 tiny hole in sack breaks
09:46 baby's head emerges
10:44 Nicole breaks sack off baby's face
10:56 we have legs!
11:11 not out of the woods yet
12:00 how its gone with other mamas compared to this one
12:50 no progress, hanging out while baby is hanging out
13:56 time to intervene, manual delivery
14:29 quickly ripping umbilical cord
15:10 quickly taking video of bloody umbilical cord to send to Dave
16:30 the cord...
16:39 baby in the barn getting blow dried
17:21 wishing Dave was here.
17:55 baby standing and trying to nurse
18:38 mama lets baby nurse even though she has not passed placenta yet
19:52 handsomest baby ever
20:18 the next morning baby has a name
21:11 baby's umbilicus continues to drip blood, Nicole ties it off w/ dental floss