Who's going to eat their placenta? - Page 2

[kltroy]

Not me - blech! I don't eat anything else that comes out of my body, so why would I eat my placenta? Still, to each her own I guess

[mandalin24kd]

I put a lot of thought into eating mine in early pregnancy, but the thoughts fizzled out. I was considering a lotus birth, so that would kinda squash the idea of eating it. I had pretty bad ppd last time and was really thinking of the benefits I could get from eating it. I wish I knew what it tasted like! It would make the decision easier!

Anyone eaten placenta before?

[Mama Poot]

I already did. I chopped a small piece of it and mixed it into a strawberry/banana smoothie. My afterpains lessened dramatically and even though I'm only 6 days pp I'm almost done bleeding. I did have an easy birth but still, this is a big difference from my first two. I really think the placenta helped!

[BirthFree]

I have eaten it in capsules (so swallowed it technically). I would actually chew it if I was having pph (serious bleeding we couldn't stop with herbs), but otherwise, the thought grosses me out.

But dried and put into capsules? You bet I'm all for that.

I had post-partum depression like I never ever EVER in my life want to experience again. I heard voices and everything, it was HORRIBLE and I will do anything I can to avoid it ever happening again. It is something I don't think any woman should have to face. I lost 6 months of bonding with my son and almost faded into the black hole I was in... it was scary and scares me some still... that I was able to get there and stay there without anyone "knowing" what was going on. Yikes... no repeats on that.

I figure the placenta pills are my back-up for PPD if NOTHING else. Milk supply, mood help, bleeding slow-down... all helpful, but the MAIN reason is the PPD. Worth the effort and $50 you know?

[*Karen*]

Hum, DH would FREAK OUT if I ate it. Which honestly kinda makes me want to do it more. I was planning on freezing it and using it if I had a hemorrhage, but if it helps with afterpains and milk issues later (I had horrible supply issues as soon as AF came back) then I may just look into it. I don't have a dehydrator either... I may try to track one down from a friend.

[mustangtbn]

I have not. I can't think of anything that sounds more unappetizing (actually, that's a big understatement).

However, a friend of mine recently ate a small piece of hers to stop her hemorrhaging after her son's birth. Not only did it stop the hemorrhage, she had no ppd (which she did in the past), and her postpartum bleeding stopped within 2 weeks!

My postpartum bleeding lasted 8 long weeks last time, so I'm thinking I may give it a try when this one is born. :

[BirthFree]

Oh that's ok Tara, love the input all the same!

[SillyMommy]

Originally Posted by SunnieP

in the ppd forum there is all the info and links one would need it is a HUGE thread on placentaphagy. btw, you have a great doula!

Link?

[balancedmama]

I am considering encapsulating it this time. I'm a vegetarian and can't really deal w/ the thought of eating it in any other way.

Last time I'd also considered it but it was grossly stained with meconium, pretty shredded and frankly just didn't seem like it had any mojo left. Energetically I didn't want to put that back into my body. This time I'll go w/ my gut feeling on it as well.

[mamaspirit]

I also wanted to comment about getting the placenta if you have a hospital birth... I had an unexpected c-section and they still let me take home the placenta. The only thing was that someone had to take it home for me right away, I couldn't keep it in the fridge in my hospital room... duh! But they gave me absolutely no problems about taking it. They didn't even ask me why.

I have heard of women suing the hospital to release their placenta to them... they always seem to win.

[wildflowermama]

I dried my placenta and put it into capsules and I swear by it now. It is the cure for ppd. I had bad ppd with my first two and with my last one, not a bit.

I absolutely will be saving it even in case of transfer.

[SunnieP]

Originally Posted by BirthFree

I have eaten it in capsules (so swallowed it technically). I would actually chew it if I was having pph (serious bleeding we couldn't stop with herbs), but otherwise, the thought grosses me out.

But dried and put into capsules? You bet I'm all for that.

I had post-partum depression like I never ever EVER in my life want to experience again. I heard voices and everything, it was HORRIBLE and I will do anything I can to avoid it ever happening again. It is something I don't think any woman should have to face. I lost 6 months of bonding with my son and almost faded into the black hole I was in... it was scary and scares me some still... that I was able to get there and stay there without anyone "knowing" what was going on. Yikes... no repeats on that.

I figure the placenta pills are my back-up for PPD if NOTHING else. Milk supply, mood help, bleeding slow-down... all helpful, but the MAIN reason is the PPD. Worth the effort and $50 you know?

I didn't have 6 months or bonding troubles, yet i do feel for you. i had a couple of real scary moments, like i saw a ghost, and i thought dh was plotting to kill me. this was all the while loading up on fried liver and onions. so if i can prevent this- what scares me is worse happening this time and me not recognizing it...

[SunnieP]

Originally Posted by SillyMommy

Link?

just go into the ppd forum, there's like this huge discussion on it, go through and pick out the info you find helpful. like recipes, pictures, etc. i dont know how to link what you want. i did that, found what i needed and printed a recipe for my mom to follow.