I figured this was the best place to ask about this as it is definitely not a mainstream thing to do just yet. Actually a two part question:
-How much would/did you pay for placenta encapsulation? I don't have the option of shopping around, since there is only one person in my province who provides this service. She charges 150$ for the capsules or 120$ for just the powder (or 190$ for placenta tincture, salve, and prints along with the capsules, but I'm not really interested in that stuff). Is this a reasonable price?
-The woman who does it is located in a town about 1-1.5 hours away from where I live, so I would have to ship it to her (or have DH drive it out- I don't really want to ask anyone else to do this, since I'm nervous about being judged about it), which means packing it in a cooler with ice, which makes me a little nervous. Has anyone done this before?
Thanks.
Re: Placenta encapsulation question
I paid $250, so I would say that $150 is a deal.
GL
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I paid $200 or $250 I think. My MW for this baby charges $200.
I would see if she's willing at all to come pick it up (even if you have to pay more) and then mail the capsules to you. This is what my encapsulation person did, and it was very convenient. Or, I guess your H could drive it to her. I don't think it's that big a deal to put it in a cooler...you'll need to do that from the hospital to home anyway. But I don't think I'd be comfortable mailing it (the capsules yes, the placenta no), even in a cooler chest. GL!
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This is what I have decided to do since I can't afford to have someone encapsulate it for me. I was going to do it myself but realistically I won't want to spend the time or energy on it. DH offered to try to help but he is very squeamish, so he's supportive but just not sure how well he'd handle it. I figure cutting it, freezing it, and making smoothies is going to be the easiest thing for me.
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