What to do with the placenta....

[Mervs Mum]

Now the MWs will happily take it with them but this time I decided (about 2 days before!) that I'd like to keep mine. I'd regretted not at least looking at my previous placentas so I'd initially decided I wanted a picture and to see it... then I got thinking about 'doing' something with it.....

We made prints and then planted it under a special plant in our children's play area....here's the album on FB with explanations



WARNING! includes placenta pictures!
https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=161182&id=717353444&l=84a5ad343e

 

[silver_penny]

That was wonderful, thanks for sharing. I am hoping to plant a tree on top of mine, but I still haven't fully decided if I want a Lotus birth or not, so I guess time will tell!

 

[JenStar1976]

Great pictures! I just had a quick look at mine and then the MWs took it away. We were half joking about selling it to a footballer neighbour of ours who had a leg injury at the time - there were stories in the press about Serbian footballers massaging horse placentas into their injuries! I've heard that the placenta is a great fertiliser - although I never kept my placenta and buried it, the contents of my birthing pool were poured onto our lawn. We have the best looking lawn in our street!

Here's a link to Wikipedia explaining what other cultures do with the placenta. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placenta x

 

[Blob]

I LOVE the idea of this but Robin thinks its so so gross so i dont think i get to. I am DEF having a look at it though

 

[Mervs Mum]

Keith wasnt sure either Sarah but he's really proud of it now! He loves telling everyone about the home birth and Sidney's plant with the placenta under it!

 

[Blob]

I think Robin possibly would be too TBH he just thinks i'm now going mad Was going to ask what Keith thought...gosh from him not wanting a home birth to this

 

[Mervs Mum]

Exactly!!! Mad isnt it!! He raised an eyebrow at the placenta but by the time it all came round he was well up for it!!

 

[lozzy21]

Id like to plant mine but only have a little yard

 

[milkmachine]

i 'ate' mine i made prints from and encapsulated it. i plan on doing the same this time too x

 

[homebirth]

milk machine, do you mind me asking if you suffered from pnd? its just i read that eating the placenta can help reduce depression?

 

[bky]

I'll be planting mine. Don't have anywhere permanent so it will be probably going to the freezer first (because I haven't gotten my act together to get a large nice pot or tree for it yet), then a pot then maybe in a few years into the ground.

 

[Blob]

Right my mind is made up I'm keeping it and planting it

 

[Mervs Mum]

I think if you dont have a garden a lovely plant in a nice big pot would be great. Just make sure you dig it down to a decent depth so foxes dont smell it and try to dig it up. I really wish I'd kept Hebe's....we planted a Hebe bush in the garden when she was born and it would have been nice to out it under there.

 

[lozzy21]

I think if you dont have a garden a lovely plant in a nice big pot would be great. Just make sure you dig it down to a decent depth so foxes dont smell it and try to dig it up. I really wish I'd kept Hebe's....we planted a Hebe bush in the garden when she was born and it would have been nice to out it under there.

Wonder how OH would take that

 

[silver_penny]

You've got plenty of time to convince him of it!

 

[Blob]

Yea mine just walked out the room muttering about how disgusting i am and who am i 8 ish weeks to persuade him

 

[Mervs Mum]

Just tell the MW on the quiet and the morning after you've had the baby and he opens the fridge with it in....say your mother won a meat raffle....

 

[bky]

Just tell the MW on the quiet and the morning after you've had the baby and he opens the fridge with it in....say your mother won a meat raffle....

 

[lozzy21]

Ok i just got laughed at called a tit and said it was a stupid idea but he dosent care what i do

 

[Blob]