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Matthew McConaughey's a Grounded Father

by Celebuzz on Aug. 11, 2008 06:59 PM / Leave a Comment
Matthew McConaughey's a Grounded Father
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Rest assured, Matthew McConaughey's recent induction into fatherhood hasn't dampened his famously flighty worldview.

The Associated Press reports that the new dad saved the placenta from his son Levi—who's really been getting around lately—and plans to bury it in an orchard in hopes, of, like, making the world a more beautiful place.

"It's going to be in the orchards and it's going to bear some wonderful fruit," McConaughey told CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

"When I was in Australia, they had a placenta tree that was on the river ... and all the placentas of all that tribe, all that clan, whatever aboriginal tribe that was, all the placentas went under that one tree and it was this huge behemoth of just health and strength," McConaughey rambled continued.

With Levi's proven profitability, his placenta tree will probably grow $100 bills instead of leaves.

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“Proud father Matthew McConaughey has already seen his newborn son Levi Alves McConaughey undergo his first Hollywood celebrity rite of passage, when he carried the little tyke across his first red carpet for a fashion event. And now, McConaughey is following the tradition of a vastly different and less strange culture by deciding to plant his son's placenta.


Wow. I have to say that sounds really down-to-earth and kind of common sensical. Clearly, the beat of his bongo drums has hypnotized me.”
Socialite Life
“Hunk Matthew McConaughey has revealed he plans to plant the placenta from the birth of his son. The kooky actor actor says he will use the afterbirth for fertilizer in an orchard. He came up with the idea after visiting Australia, where aboriginal people have long performed the ritual.

McConaughey and his model girlfriend Camila Alves welcomed their new baby, Levi Alves McConaughey on July 7. The new parents describe the birth of their son their 'best dance' ever.
Alves had to deliver Levi Alves McConaughey by C-section despite the couple's plans for a natural birth. McConaughey told CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta:

"Yeah we did have a plan, but it didn't happen," "We had a plan, an ideal, that we would go in and do it as natural as possible. You see a woman just really digging deep into her soul, and bearing pain and being on top of that and you see a strength come out in a woman that you never have seen before. I saw a strength come out of her that I had never seen before. Then the baby comes out, his eyes were wide open, he was crying and glad to see the day, and then she was sewed up and that has all been fine in post."

Asked if he had any regrets at having to go through a C-section, McConaughey added: "No, absolutely not, it went down perfectly. "And even though we went 60-hours to do what could have been done in a few hours it was a great journey, for both of us. "Her and I have now gone through something that we call it 'the best dance' we have ever had. "We have gone through something that we are like 'I know and you know and only you and I know' and that is good for us."”
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