for those who consume placenta - Page 2

[Astraia]

I am seriously considering it this time around, even though thinking about it makes my stomach roll over in a decidedly unpleasant way.

I'm VERY picky about my meat- I hate chewy, stringy meat and even cheap cuts of beef can make me gag- so I'll probably just swallow a few chunks raw right afterward and then make a few smoothies. My goal is to eat half of it.

I was very run down after DD was born, and I kept wishing I could load up on caffeine or sugar so that I could feel at least semi-normal again. Now that I'll have 2 little ones, I think it will be totally worth it.

[Japanmamma]

I ate mine raw in little bitesize chunks that I dipped in sesame oil with minced garlic (as recommended by a friend's husband). Although I didn't enjoy the texture too much, it tasted delicious.
My friend's husband probably got the idea of the dipping sauce from the fact that that's the way horse sashimi is served in Japan. (Raw horse is a delicacy.) I've tried both (horse and placenta sashimi) I preferred the placenta.
Katherine

[MayasMother]

Smoothie

I chose to not dry it out and to use it fresh and frozen in smoothies. I rinsed it and removed the outer membranes. Then I cut the placenta into chunks and placed into ziploc freezer bags (4-5 pieces a bag). I'm using one piece a day in a smoothie using my Magic Bullet. :

I use milk, sorbet/yogurt, strawberries, frozen banana and bit of honeycomb. I don't taste anything difference. Placenta isn't like raw steak at all.

Good luck!

[TinyBabyBean]

Originally Posted by MayasMother

I chose to not dry it out and to use it fresh and frozen in smoothies. I rinsed it and removed the outer membranes. Then I cut the placenta into chunks and placed into ziploc freezer bags (4-5 pieces a bag). I'm using one piece a day in a smoothie using my Magic Bullet. :

I use milk, sorbet/yogurt, strawberries, frozen banana and bit of honeycomb. I don't taste anything difference. Placenta isn't like raw steak at all.

Good luck!

Thank you for this great idea! I wasn't sure how I was going to manage this. I had read about making it all into smoothies and freezing that but then I would have to find cups with lids and all that. This sounds like a perfect way to do it.

[gabeyho]

Originally Posted by Japanmamma

I ate mine raw in little bitesize chunks that I dipped in sesame oil with minced garlic (as recommended by a friend's husband). Although I didn't enjoy the texture too much, it tasted delicious.
My friend's husband probably got the idea of the dipping sauce from the fact that that's the way horse sashimi is served in Japan. (Raw horse is a delicacy.) I've tried both (horse and placenta sashimi) I preferred the placenta.
Katherine

horse sashimi! ewww!! However, the garlic and sesame sounds nice,much like the dumpling sauce my FIL makes for his dumplings that leaves us all reeking of garlic for days....but it's so worth it!:

[ecstaticmama24]

You can purchase a kit to do your own encapsulation here. I didn't do it with my last baby but I definitely considered it. We planted her placenta under our apple tree.

[lightinmyhands]

breakfast

Placenta and scrambled eggs, with some green peppers and onions and a little A1.... treat it like a steak omelet. It was actually quite delicious. We also mixed some in with some hamburger and grilled placenta burgers. Initially, I ate a couple of raw pieces after a 3 hour third stage, just in case. We also dehydrated most of it and encapsulated it. However, if I would have realized how easy it was to eat before drying it out, I would've just kept eating it. Next time I'll eat the whole thing, no more dehydration.

[the_lissa]

Originally Posted by MayasMother

I chose to not dry it out and to use it fresh and frozen in smoothies. I rinsed it and removed the outer membranes. Then I cut the placenta into chunks and placed into ziploc freezer bags (4-5 pieces a bag). I'm using one piece a day in a smoothie using my Magic Bullet. :

I use milk, sorbet/yogurt, strawberries, frozen banana and bit of honeycomb. I don't taste anything difference. Placenta isn't like raw steak at all.

Good luck!

That's what I did. Fast, easy, can't taste it, etc.

[naturegirl419]

Reading these posts has actually made me excited for this! At first I was thinking encapsulation, but now i'm thinking smoothies for sure. My question is for those of you who had hospital births and were there for 24-48 hours post labor, did you wait until you got home to start eating the placenta? I'm pretty sure it would be too gross for my husband to do while i'm in the hospital, but I want to make sure I get the best benefit possible and not wait too long. What do people suggest?

[gabeyho]

Originally Posted by naturegirl419

Reading these posts has actually made me excited for this! At first I was thinking encapsulation, but now i'm thinking smoothies for sure. My question is for those of you who had hospital births and were there for 24-48 hours post labor, did you wait until you got home to start eating the placenta? I'm pretty sure it would be too gross for my husband to do while i'm in the hospital, but I want to make sure I get the best benefit possible and not wait too long. What do people suggest?

how are you going to even get it home? I've had 2 hospital births, but they pretty much let you see it real quick, and sometimes you have to ask, then it's gone forever.

[the_lissa]

Not necessarily. Here it is common enough that there is even a checkbox under the placenta section that says requested by family.

[gabeyho]

that is really awesome. we have a long way to go.

[naturegirl419]

Gabeyho, I found this article that gives some suggestions to families who have a hospital birth and want to take home their placenta: http://placentabenefits.info/Hospital_Release.asp

Also, I haven't discussed it with my midwife yet, but I am hoping she advocates for me as well. We'll see!

[gabeyho]

Originally Posted by naturegirl419

Gabeyho, I found this article that gives some suggestions to families who have a hospital birth and want to take home their placenta: http://placentabenefits.info/Hospital_Release.asp

Also, I haven't discussed it with my midwife yet, but I am hoping she advocates for me as well. We'll see!

what a great website! good to know info. Hopefully I won't need it, but still great to have, JIC. Thanks!

[erthe_mama]

For anyone interested, I have an extensive list of placenta preparation recipes. Includes dehydration, tinctures, smoothies, food, etc. So if you want it, just PM me, and I'll be happy to send it to you. I'd just post it here, but I think it's against the rules to do a post that long.