Hollyweird and Placentas

[GrayMatterWife]

uh, huh.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2...-own-placenta/

[alison]

Yup! Encapsulation. I've heard it as a way to combat post partum depression.

[Ladybug]

Think I'll stick to sushi.

[alison]

I know.... *gag*

Dh has some funny/odd/unbelievable stories from L&D here.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Because I had a med-free birth, they asked me if I wanted my placenta. Apparently these things often go together in some kind of hippie birthing tap package or something.

I told them that hippo birthing (med free, tub birth, etc) ended at delivery.

[Thirteen]

My own mother asked me if I was planning to chow down on my placenta with TBD Baby #2. I'm crunchy, but I'm not quite there...

Maybe I would? IDK.


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[SoonerTexan]

I've changed mind on this lately.

Throw it on the grill? Eww

Encapsulation? Eh.

Neither is for me but to each their own.

[MarissaNicole]

My sister wanted to save hers for purposes of burying it (essentially composting), and was going to have a placenta burial party. We were all relieved when she forgot to ask to save it because the baby came several weeks early. It's NOT something I would want to go to but I think we would just to be supportive of her.

[v-girl]

I've changed mind on this lately.

Throw it on the grill? Eww

Encapsulation? Eh.

Neither is for me but to each their own.

We're in Texas. Everything can be thrown on a grill then served on a bun.

[Michele]

It's also supposed to be a great source of post partum protein...and supposedly, even just sucking on a raw fresh piece will stop post partum hemorrhage.

But....I'm not there in my crunchiness either.

[Cinderella]

It's not for me.