What Are You Doing With The Placenta???

[Weezie123]

I was actually thinking about eating mine... I've seen other animals do it, plus it's supposedly highly nutritious a what not. Only problem will be that I'll probably forget to ask for it while at the hospital.

I think that's just brilliant! Also love the fact you might forget to pick it up and are so casual about the fact that you may be eating it. fabulous.

I found this which is quite entertaining and also links to some recipies in the comments section https://internetzillionaire.com/2006/01/the-placenta/

 

[KandyKinz]

I took my planting it under a tree idea from a native woman who's birth I attended once. I spoke to her grandmother after the birth about the placenta and she had said that within her aboriginal community it was a long lasting tradition that they would bury the placenta and plant a tree on top because the placenta is part of the baby and if that part is planted close to home then the child will never lose sight of their roots and family when they grow up and partake in their life journeys and also that planting a tree on top is a symbolization of not only the child's continuous growth and change throughout life but is is also a reminder that humans and earth(nature) are all inter-connected and that we must nourish nature just as it nourishes us.

After that little chat it just seemed so much nicer to me commemorate the birth and celebrate the new beginning with such a lovely and meaningful tradition rather then just have some janitor at the hospital toss my placenta in the human remains disintegrator.....

 

[johnsol13]

I never knew you had a choice I thought the midwife just got rid of it think this is defo soemthing to think about with the OH

 

[LauraBee]

I think that's just brilliant! Also love the fact you might forget to pick it up and are so casual about the fact that you may be eating it. fabulous.

I found this which is quite entertaining and also links to some recipies in the comments section https://internetzillionaire.com/2006/01/the-placenta/

Ahh, thank you!

LauraBee: Apparently placentas have lots and lots of iron and are especially good at getting hemoglobin back up post delivery... And placenta is also suppose to help with post-partum depression. How are you planning on preparing it???? Are you gonna encapsulate it or are you gonna cook it (I have several placenta recipes....), but
encapsulation definitly seems to be the more common method used among those who consume their placenta.... But as someone said above... You are a braver than I and obviously much more open to new experiences then I am cause I do not think I could eat mine....

I was thinking of frying it up with some bacon and then pouring gravy over it because I've heard it tastes like liver and that's the only way I'll eat liver
But if you could PM me some recipes, I'd be really grateful.

 

[KandyKinz]

alrighty, I'll look for them tonight.

 

[aob1013]

I gladly disposed of mine.

 

[LuckyD]

I said this on the other thread, but I am definitely burying mine/ours as well...

I don't know if I could eat mine...I am a vegetarian...but then does that matter if it's from your own body? I guess not!

We have a piece of land so will be choosing a special place and a special tree to plant over it.

 

[disneyfan1984]

I got mine encapsulated by my doula - it made a zillion capsules!

 

[I am Tigger]

For anyone wanting to bury their placenta you should do it from frozen and dig a deepish hole (ie 2 feet deep) it doesn't smell when frozen so animal do pick up the scent. The last thing you want is some wild animal or even your family dog digging it up and eating it. It will defrost in the earth HTH

We dug a hole on our children's 1st birthday and put in the frozen placenta and planted a tree. Our kids love their trees

 

[spencerbear]

I was going to encapsulate mine but not sure i can afford it now, which is a real shame

 

[Mincholada]

i HAVE to take mine home... no choice given by my birth center. then i'm supposed to put it in the freezer and if i get the baby blues for too long or PND, i can ring up the birth class teacher/doula who is also an encapsulation specialist and she'll dry the placenta for me and will pulverize it and mix it and make capsules out of it that i can eat. apparently it helps with PND and all that hormone stuff after birth.... and to be honest, capsules sound a lot better for me than baking a placenta lasagna or cooking any other dish with it

i have no clue what to do with the placenta though in case i won't need it. i have no yard to plant trees in and i really can't just throw it in the trash as there are a lot of raccoons and dogs around here and i don't want my neighbors to get up one morning and it looking like a massacre around the garbage container

what is interesting though is, that in some hospitals around here (miami, fl) they will hold your placenta "hostage" and you need to get a written statement to release the placenta. some people even had to go to court over it. that's really weird, because although i don't really fancy eating it and all that, it came out of us and belongs to us, so why should a hospital be able to not let you decide what to do with it!?

oh well, i wonder if i'll freak out knowing that some organ of mine sits in my mini freezer right next to the broccoli & bread.... ... but maybe i'll be very happy when i do need it. the encapsulation costs $175.-. not too bad if the effects are as promised.

 

[Mervs Mum]

I was going to encapsulate mine but not sure i can afford it now, which is a real shame

You can do that yourself honey - it's not difficult honestly.

Encapsulation is one option and another great one is to make placenta essence.

https://www.unhinderedliving.com/placentaessence.html

The essence is effectively a homeopathic remedy specifically for you and your baby. It can be kept for years and I'm told by colleagues and clients that it's very effective.

I did placenta prints with one of mine and then we planted it under a specially chosen plant in the children's play area of our garden.

Here's a picture of a print we took - it's now framed to go up on my son's bedroom wall!

https://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i119/moogsmum/pic052.jpg

 

[lilprince]

My first daughter we dried it out and made "medicine" out of it. I still have a jar of it somewhere. My husband at the time took a bit of it raw With my second daughter it hung out in the freezer for like a year next to the chicken and frozen veggies (lol) then we finally buried it and planted a tree on top of it. I will probably do the same thing again this time.

 

[lilprince]

BTW... does anyone know how long the dried placenta is "good" for? Mine was dried 13.5 years ago and Im kind of afraid of it....

 

[Mervs Mum]

Depends how you did it but my understanding is it's good FOREVER! x

 

[Jenniflower]

I have come to the conclusion that I want to make mine into pills. The only problem is I'd rather not do it myself as it seems time consuming. And we don't have a dehydrator so I don't think I'd be able to do.

I live in Scotland and can only find American companies to make the pills. Does anyone know where there's a company in Scotland that would be able to help me with this?

 

[Mervs Mum]

Here's how my friend did her own - not time consuming at all Jenniflower - it's her birth story with detailed pictures of her baby being born and then about 3/4 of the way down the info about encapsulation is there. x


https://docs.google.com/View?id=dhcwj3xv_46g768cgcs

 

[chuck]

Hmmm to be honest I'm not really interested in seeing it or doing anything with it. I havet given it any thought the MW can take it.

Hubby certainly wont want to see it, he doesnt want to see anything at the business end lol or cut the cord even.

 

[Jenniflower]

Hmmm to be honest I'm not really interested in seeing it or doing anything with it. I havet given it any thought the MW can take it.

Hubby certainly wont want to see it, he doesnt want to see anything at the business end lol or cut the cord even.

I never thought I would either!! hahahaha. I was disgusted by this thread for about a good 6 weeks then all of a sudden today I turn to DH and I'm like I want Placenta Pills! He now thinks I'm becoming more of a hippie due to this board hahahaha

 

[spencerbear]

Hmmm to be honest I'm not really interested in seeing it or doing anything with it. I havet given it any thought the MW can take it.

Hubby certainly wont want to see it, he doesnt want to see anything at the business end lol or cut the cord even.

I never thought I would either!! hahahaha. I was disgusted by this thread for about a good 6 weeks then all of a sudden today I turn to DH and I'm like I want Placenta Pills! He now thinks I'm becoming more of a hippie due to this board hahahaha

Mines not fussed about it either but ive heard such great things about the effects of them, that really wanted to try x