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Question regarding pitocin and placenta encapsulation

jinnymbjinnymb member
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After I have the baby both times they gave me pitocin to help deliver the placenta.  When going over my birth plan they still recommended this regardless if I have an epi or not.

Will that effect the placenta for being encapsulated or does it matter at that point?

 

TIA!!! 



Natural M/c 12/13/08 at 8w5d 

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Re: Question regarding pitocin and placenta encapsulation

  • aylafsu88aylafsu88 member
    I do not think it would matter especially if you are doing the traditional chinese medicine form.  This process steams and dehydrates the placenta then you take it in pill form.  I am not sure if you are taking the placenta raw though.
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  • BriDailyBriDaily member
    There are herbal remedies you can use to promote blood clotting after delivery. I highly recommend delayed cord cutting... you might even be interested in doing a lotus birth, or partial lotus birth. A friend did this and had a pretty bowl to hold the placenta in until they cut the cord three hours later. Then they began the encapsulation process.
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