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Have we already talked about this and I missed it? I tend to lurk and not post much...trying to change that haha! Is anyone encapsulating or eating their placenta?
Grosses me out too. I've read some cooked recipes online and it's not for me. I've read that if you blend it up with some cold fruit & either yogurt, milk or ice cream, you can't even taste it. That's my plan. Hubby is a little grossed out by it but he states that as long as he doesn't have to eat it, he'll be fine with whatever I do with it.
This is what I'm planning on too (smoothie and then encapsulate). We considered cutting it up and freezing it and then having it in smoothies, DF even said he'd make them for me, but I feel like I might get more from it if we do the capsules. Cooking it to eat doesn't appeal to me at all, either. I'm excited to try it in the smoothie, though.
Aw, that'd make me swoonOriginally Posted by mareseatoats
DF works in video game production, so primarily with a lot of young guys (he's 26) and I guess some of them were talking in the office about how they had heard some people eat the placenta and how weird that was, and DF jumped in to tell them all the benefits. I bet they weren't expecting that.![]()
I felt like it might be easier to take capsules regularly. I like smoothies, but I have a really sensitive stomach and I'm afraid that I might not be able to have them as often as I really wanted to. I also think that you get a lot more pills than you would smoothie, so I can have them for longer. The other thing I just thought of the other day is that we'll be moving to Denver (from Portland) about a month after LO is due, and how would we move frozen placenta? But that wasn't the main consideration.Originally Posted by Italiamom
Mareseatoats, what're your thoughts on why you'd rather have the capsules? Just less work, or longevity? I'd be curious. I had also wondered about maybe saving some and just using it in smoothies frozen for a few weeks postpartum. I had the whole thing encapsualted the first time, and certainly like the ease of taking those pills! But if there's a benefit to the capsules vs. frozen, I'd be interested to hear.
That's awesome! My midwife charges $200 for it, and a big part of me is considering just freezing it in little chunks and putting them in a smoothie every day because of the expense. I appreciated the capsules last time, but... Sigh. Money money money...Originally Posted by sarah2881
I am bumping this up instead of stating a new post. I just found out the assistant that works with my midwives does encapsulation and she only charges 1/4 of what anyone else locally charges! She has not been doing it for very long (I think that is why she charges less) but she learned from someone locally that is very reputable and well known. I am so happy, I really wanted to do it, but not myself nor did I want to pay $300! Plus she will just take it home with her after the birth and hopefully have it done for my three day visit!
I can vouch for the 3 months post partum "really big hormone shift" !!!! wish i'd kept some for then.