I'm rather soppy with the fact that it was something that connected us and I like to be able to show that to the kids when they are older and show them this cord which connected us. Thought they probably wouldn't ask or even want to know at that age. I like the thought of having it as a keepsake and coming across it myself in years to come and being reminded of that physical connection we had when I was carrying them.
I know that some people would find that rather disgusting, after all it did have blood pumping through it and of course it still has that kinda colour to it. The husband finds it disgusting but then he's not a big fan of anything bodily related, I dread the day he has to deal with a nose bleed or a cut on the kids by himself. I guess if I myself was disgusted by the whole cord thing I could of just kept the clip around it but then I wasn't disgusted and I want it as a keepsake for the baby scrapbooks.
Did you keep your baby's cord?