Comsuming the placenta after birth?

lvlichelle

I just read an article about this today. At first I thought it was a joke.. but apparently not. Has anyone heard of this? Did you do it or know someone who has? I
also read something about taking it encapsulated or as a smoothy?

I guess it is supposed to be really beneficial by increasing energy, increases milk production, pain relief and helping with postpartum bleeding.

Thoughts?

maganonymous

If I remember right, I think @nickiechan had hers encapsulated.

cdnmomma

@lvlichelle‌ how did you get through nine months of being pregnant without hearing of this before?

lvlichelle

I have no idea.. I didn't even know this was an option. I must have missed this being talked about on here.

Sarahermyo

Yes! We encapsulated mine too, just got the pills this am so I'll have to report back on the benefits!

benevolentforce

Yep - @nickiechan did hers, and wrote up her experience in 1 or 2 posts that were an interesting read. I have an acquaintance that did it back in the US, but she didn't report any noticeable positive outcomes from it. 

lvlichelle

Sarahermyo said:

Yes! We encapsulated mine too, just got the pills this am so I'll have to report back on the benefits!

@Sarahermyo
How did I not know about this option before I it was too late? How frequently do you take them and how long? How much did it cost?

lnvane00

I was luckily able to do it even with having a csection. Thank goodness. I wanted to do it so bad I got my placenta encapsulated.

I cant really say if its doing anything for me or not. I have been sick all week and I dont really have anything to compare it to.(like taking them with a first child compared to a second)

So im just taking them because why not? I would rather take them and them maybe do something beneficial then not take them and miss out on them possibly doing something for me.

sebullows

@lnvane00‌ how and where did you get it capsulated?

Nickiechan

Yep I got my encapsulated. To be completely honest with you it is NOT a placebos effect. I was shocked at how hyper/jiddery I was after taking them. I had to lower my dosage because I was so hyper I was re organizing my kitchen cabinets and cleaned the whole house, which isn't a bad thing just I didn't like how they made me feel almost too much energy. My PP bleeding dropped drastically after taking them which I contribute to them. With DS' s PP bleeding it was a long time but with the pills I stopped around the 2 week mark. They also make me feel good. I have a small bit of PPA, which when it gets bad I take one. DH wants me to take them daily, but I haven't. Only when I feel down or need a pick me up. I want to keep them for when I go to work. I was skeptical about them working but my Doula cut me a great deal and I thought what the heck. My DH was even more skeptical but he has seen me on them and off them and he encourages me to take them.

lnvane00

sebullows said:

@lnvane00‌ how and where did you get it capsulated?

Sorry I just saw this. I had one of my midwives encapsulate it. Even though I got transferred to the hospital from the birth center and had an unexpected C-section, they were able to save my placenta thank goodness! It was the only thing that actually worked out in my birth plan. But I know you can hire doulas to encapsulate it also. The hospital just refrigerates it until someone comes to pick it up. I just had to sign a piece of paper and my midwife came and picked it up.