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encapsulating placenta

preggersINschool25preggersINschool25 member
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I am predisposed to depression. I suffered from it mild to moderate since high school. I had the baby blues bad last pregnancy. When my son was 6 months old we started to catch his delays and feeding issues got really bad. Then I was in a car accident and broke my foot really badly. That's when I got super suicidal and finally got help. I went off my antidepressants 3 months ago or more because we were planning to TTC. Things went surprisingly well.

I am now 5 weeks pregnant. I am now more mopey than usual and can tell my mood is going down hill slowly. I am scared to take medicine because my son has so many issues and I feel responsible. So I want to be careful this time. I am mostly worried about after the birth. I want to breastfeed and I want to stay off antidepressants during that time.

I read that encapsulating your placenta can help, but I haven't found any studies. Does anyone have links to any studies I can look at? Any personal experience? Any other options that are not mediciation? Thanks.


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Re: encapsulating placenta

  • homebirdhomebird member
    I don't know if there are any really good studies about this - but many women feel it helps. I'm in the camp of "it can't hurt" and if you are concerned about PPD/PPA/baby blues and want to give it a shot - go for it! I almost did it last time but didn't have enough money to pay for it so I went without. 

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  • deanna1313deanna1313 member
    I've heard that a lot of vitamin deficiencies and things can be related to postpartum depression so I'm sure that's why people have these pills made. I don't know much about it, but I assume it's worth a try, right?!
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  • Ardmhs83Ardmhs83 member
    I'm doing it with this baby, didn't last time, but it is worth a try...for sure!  I've just "heard" plenty of good things...that I'm just going to go ahead and do it.  
    PPD/PPA Mom...it has been super hard, but I'm making it! Slow steps...
    Mom to Carter (6), and Calianne (1).  
    Proud VBAC, natural birth, breastfeeding, cloth diapering momma!


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  • trisholiotrisholio member
    I was just checking out this board and came across this post. I chose to take antidepressants during my pregnancy and had no issues. I was concerned about ppd and did research on encapsulating my placenta. My sister and I both did it (we had our babies two months apart) and it made a huge difference. My milk came in quickly, I had more energy, healed faster and didn't experience crazy mood swings. My baby is almost 11 weeks old and since taking all my pills I've noticed a difference. I wish I had more placenta pills!!!
    If you can afford it, do it!
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  • deanna1313deanna1313 member
    @trisholio‌ that's great to hear! I'm so scared to have another baby, but I definitely want to. My LO is only 5 mths now so I'm not ready yet anyway.

    I was just thinking about this the other day. Why not try it if it is going to help?!
    Do you kind telling me about how much it costs?
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