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Placenta Eating

zinkyn14zinkyn14 member
in June 2012 Moms
My mom told me she saw on the news that placenta eating is becoming more common in the U.S.. Sorry, but this really grosses me out.  Ick!
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  • jen812jen812 member
    MH was reading an article on this the other day. Gross.
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  • StefanieprStefaniepr member

    No thanks, I'm good!   

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  • ReginaLVReginaLV member
    What if it were fried in butter? Could be reeeeeeeally good!!!
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  • cchill01cchill01 member
    I did read about a service that would take your placenta and make it into pills that you swallow for a few weeks or months after the birth, like personalized vitamins.  I could handle that....but definitely not placenta eating.
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  • PrimReaperPrimReaper

    I think it's mostly in encapsulated form, which is what I plan on doing. 

    I read an article last week that Scarlett Johanson ate her placenta, but really, it was capsules. 

    I do know one woman who fried up a piece of hers and planted the rest under a tree....but she's about 5 beer short of a 6 pack so....

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  • amberlynnr7amberlynnr7 member
    Encapsulation is the way to go! No different than a vitamin. :)
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  • reyhan29mansurreyhan29mansur

    imageamberlynnr7:
    Encapsulation is the way to go! No different than a vitamin. :)

    ^This^ There are so many benefits to it. Eating it raw, cooked, in a smoothie on the other hand... *barf* Ick! 

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  • chouli77chouli77
    I love Bizarre Foods and am pretty adventurous...but I would never think of eating mine or any other animal's placenta. I can get nutrients elsewhere.
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  • mikeandcristinamikeandcristina member
    I saw some documentary one sleepless night on it... while the encapsulation is the most popular, alot of people do it eat... one of the doulas on the show liked to serve it to her new moms "sauteed in olive oil with onions"... I'm sorry, but I've seen cats eat their placentas after giving birth... this is just not for me... I'd rather have a steak.
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  • strawberrytreestrawberrytree member
    I go on a parenting forum sometimes that is pretty crunchy, and they are all into the placenta eating there. I'm talking trading recipes for smoothies and stir frys that use the placenta...it definitely made me gag. Placenta eating is not for me. 

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  • thebokitheboki member
    imagePrimReaper:

    I read an article last week that Scarlett Johanson ate her placenta, but really, it was capsules. 

    Are you sure you're not thinking of January Jones?  I don't think ScarJo has any kids yet!

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  • allisonmarie22allisonmarie22 member

    January Jones did eat some of her placenta in food form, not pills.  I am having mine encapsulated but if that were not an option I would still force myself to get past the ick factor.  If you're as scared as I am about PPD you will do anything.  It's nowhere near the same as eating a steak or taking vitamins.  If it were then people wouldn't do it.  They'd eat steak and take vitamins...



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  • thebokitheboki member
    imageallisonmarie22:

    January Jones did eat some of her placenta in food form, not pills.  I am having mine encapsulated but if that were not an option I would still force myself to get past the ick factor.  If you're as scared as I am about PPD you will do anything.  It's nowhere near the same as eating a steak or taking vitamins.  If it were then people wouldn't do it.  They'd eat steak and take vitamins...

    I've considered it, but don't really think I'll need it.  But I can certainly appreciate that others do.  Who knows?  I may change my mind.  But for now it's another expense I don't really want.

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