Placenta drying/encapsulating question...

[ihugtrees]

I know there is a big long thread on this, but I have specific questions and no time to go through the whole thread...hope nobody minds me starting a new one.

I have a friend who I am going to pay to dry and encapsulate my placenta. How long should she expect this to take? Any good websites she could check out? She has a juicer, and mused over putting it in there before dehydrating it to remove some of the liquid...is this a bad idea? And finally, what does one usually pay for this kind of service? I am in Florida, if that helps give an idea of the general cost of living. (I want to be fair but also cannot afford a ton.)

[langdonslady]

Well, i can't help with the drying encapsulating thing, but I can tell you that I went "full monty" as it were, and had my DH freeze mine (I told him "in portions" but he forgot and froze it whole and then had the unpleasant task of hacking off frozen chunks! LOL) and basically whirred the portions up in the blender with spicy v-8 to mask the taste. And called it my "bloody Mother mary" cocktail just to be cheeky.

It was nothing short of miraculous as a mood-stabilizer and energy boost.
So whereas I was not sure I could go through with it before, but gamely tried it anyway, if I had it to do again, wow, knowing how much good it did me, I am no longer grossed out or scared of the idea.

So, you can if you want, have DH or the midwife portion it up (I used about a 2 to 3 inch block) and use v-8 or whatever is red and you think works for you, and drink a placenta smoothy, for free.
It does work.
And I couldn't throw out the last little chunk, so it's been in my freezer 18 months now, so I will probably bury it ceremoniously under some tree or something.

[kcparker]

Look at this site for a start.

I think it takes about an hour or two to cut the placenta in strips, up to 12 hours to dry in the oven, then a few more (3-4) hours to grind it and put it in capsules.

You can also check out placentabenefits.info. She sells kits for encapsulating with gloves, capsules, and all the things you need to complete the project.

Most people in our area charge $150-200 for the processing.

[Sharlla]

I found this one, although she didn't steam it first. Seemed pretty quick and easy

http://mamamojo.wordpress.com/2008/0...-one-complete/

Not sure how much empty caps are at the health supply store but you can get them here for less than $4 for 100 http://www.wonderlabs.com/newshowite...FRKAxgod6wcsrQ

[alinajoy]

check out placentabenefits.info

[AnnR33]

The person that I know that does this uses a food dehydrator to dry it. Do not "juice it" as all the liquid is part of the placenta and part of the benefits.

I think she charges $200 for the whole process and I think she ended up with something like 300 capsules.