Diaper Swappers

remrath · 05-11-2012, 09:15 PM

Well DH isn't the one eating it...

Yeah it's a little snarky, but DH is in the doghouse with me right now, lol

remrath · 05-11-2012, 09:35 PM

Hey, check out this thread!
http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/....php?t=1270779

m_lharper05 · 05-14-2012, 10:31 AM

I was looking into it. But i plan on letting the placenta stop pumping blood to LO before cutting the cord. I was told all the nutrients will be in LO if i do that and not as much in the placenta.... i dont know if this is correct. But ill keep doing my research :-)

luckyducky77 · 05-14-2012, 11:58 AM

That's a good point. We're hoping to donate cord blood (if md Anderson accepts us) so most of the blood will be drained from my placenta too. My other thought was what if there's meconium? It's usually on the baby's side but can get smeared onto other surfaces as well.

jnk10046 · 05-27-2012, 12:11 PM

I am doing this, this time around. I had terrible pp depression and want to avoid that and the meds this time. I also love the fact that it will boost your milk supply. However, I couldn't do it myself. I am having a certified doula come to the house and do mine.

silverstar91579 · 05-27-2012, 07:56 PM

This is actually the first time I've ever heard of humans eating there own placenta I don't even like touching or smelling raw bloody meat so there is no way I could do anything with mine the hospital will have to take care of that

luckyducky77 · 05-27-2012, 08:14 PM

mammals do it routinely. I think some cultures around the globe do it too. Just not a common thing here in the US. I would never eat it in it's natural state but the capsules I can do. Placentas are cool to look at so if you remember, ask to look or even touch yours. Okay, maybe it's just me that thinks it would be cool to touch my own placenta. I am the person who made it a point on my surgical rotations to touch every single internal organ if possible. Didn't do a neurosurgery rotation though so no brain touching...not sure they would allow that anyway. It's really cool to hold the intestines when it's doing peristalsis (how food is moved through the gut).

fluffymailaholic · 05-29-2012, 09:51 PM

I had wicked baby blues and an awful time postpartum with DS so I am paying to have mine encapsulated this time around. For those who have done it before...is it hard to get the hospital to release it to you or is that part pretty easy?

05-11-2012, 09:15 PM	#21
remrath Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cordova, TN (was Murfreesboro) Posts: 3,531 Ratings: 67 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Placenta Encapsulation? Well DH isn't the one eating it... Yeah it's a little snarky, but DH is in the doghouse with me right now, lol __________________ Wife to Nick, 8 years now. Mom to Lydia (c/s) 6/6/07, Mom to Arwen (HBAC) 6/3/09, Mom to Silas 7/2/12. Jesus loving, CDing, BFing, non vaxing , soon to be homeschooling SAHM who feels slightly out of place being so crunchy in Memphis! Forgive my typing, prob NAK & DS is having issues loading for me so may be slow to respond

05-11-2012, 09:35 PM	#22
remrath Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cordova, TN (was Murfreesboro) Posts: 3,531 Ratings: 67 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Placenta Encapsulation? Hey, check out this thread! http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/....php?t=1270779 __________________ Wife to Nick, 8 years now. Mom to Lydia (c/s) 6/6/07, Mom to Arwen (HBAC) 6/3/09, Mom to Silas 7/2/12. Jesus loving, CDing, BFing, non vaxing , soon to be homeschooling SAHM who feels slightly out of place being so crunchy in Memphis! Forgive my typing, prob NAK & DS is having issues loading for me so may be slow to respond

05-27-2012, 12:11 PM	#25
jnk10046 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: eastern north carolina Posts: 928 Ratings: 170 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Placenta Encapsulation? I am doing this, this time around. I had terrible pp depression and want to avoid that and the meds this time. I also love the fact that it will boost your milk supply. However, I couldn't do it myself. I am having a certified doula come to the house and do mine. __________________ Jenifer-Loving wife to DH 8 yrs, Mom to DS', Kyle, my DS with congenital cataract and aspergers, 8 and Christopher 6, my ds with congenital heart defects. and my precious DD Kayla 7/12/12.

05-27-2012, 08:14 PM	#27
luckyducky77 Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 435	Re: Placenta Encapsulation? mammals do it routinely. I think some cultures around the globe do it too. Just not a common thing here in the US. I would never eat it in it's natural state but the capsules I can do. Placentas are cool to look at so if you remember, ask to look or even touch yours. Okay, maybe it's just me that thinks it would be cool to touch my own placenta. I am the person who made it a point on my surgical rotations to touch every single internal organ if possible. Didn't do a neurosurgery rotation though so no brain touching...not sure they would allow that anyway. It's really cool to hold the intestines when it's doing peristalsis (how food is moved through the gut).

05-29-2012, 09:51 PM	#28
fluffymailaholic Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 414 Ratings: 22 Feedback: 100%	Re: Placenta Encapsulation? I had wicked baby blues and an awful time postpartum with DS so I am paying to have mine encapsulated this time around. For those who have done it before...is it hard to get the hospital to release it to you or is that part pretty easy? __________________ Sarah, loving wife to my wonderful husband, G. Mother to sweet and spirited DS N (07/08/2010) and DD H (07/03/2012) . Love fluffy mail!