@chanfa@stephweinstein A lot of doulas will encapsulate the placenta as part of their services and we are hoping to hire a doula who includes that and will encapsulate for us. If we cannot find someone to encapsulate for us, I will be freezing small placenta chunks with mixed berries and using them to make smoothies in those early weeks. I'm nervous about PPD and even if it's not proven I'm willing to try it as a preventative measure regardless since there is no harm and my midwives seem to believe it could help.
@chanfa@stephweinstein A lot of doulas will encapsulate the placenta as part of their services and we are hoping to hire a doula who includes that and will encapsulate for us. If we cannot find someone to encapsulate for us, I will be freezing small placenta chunks with mixed berries and using them to make smoothies in those early weeks. I'm nervous about PPD and even if it's not proven I'm willing to try it as a preventative measure regardless since there is no harm and my midwives seem to believe it could help.
hmmm interesting, I don't think I can ever bring myself to eating it because I can't get over what it is and where it came from. No judgement here, you do whatever you want haha. I also learned something new today.
placenta related UO: I am not squeamish at all and requested to see my placenta after DD was born. It was awesome. I looked at it for longer than just a second or two. The doctor moved it around for me. I love medical shows so it was awesome to see. I felt a "we were in this together" bond with it. LOL!
Now, the nurse had asked if I wanted a mirror to look while pushing and I did NOT want to do that. I feel like that would've freaked me out and been a distraction to the process.
Mean Girls UO/early FFFC: I have never seen the movie!
@chanfa@stephweinstein A lot of doulas will encapsulate the placenta as part of their services and we are hoping to hire a doula who includes that and will encapsulate for us. If we cannot find someone to encapsulate for us, I will be freezing small placenta chunks with mixed berries and using them to make smoothies in those early weeks. I'm nervous about PPD and even if it's not proven I'm willing to try it as a preventative measure regardless since there is no harm and my midwives seem to believe it could help.
You are so brave...placenta smoothies. I can not wait to hear what that tastes like! I'm choosing not to eat it but good for you! I don't know much about it, so I'd never heard of it helping PPD. That's pretty cool!
@stellaluna14 and @winnie1122 can sit with me! I never liked Mean Girls much, either. I was probably just too old for it when it came out. I was 23, and high school kid stuff wasn't funny or interesting to me anymore.
Bur I'm not too old for pigtails yet. Low pigtails = my favorite look for outdoor activities in the summer. My husband LOVES it, too.
I was interested in placental encapsulation, and open to trying it, but I couldn't find convincing scientific research to support the practice. I'm all about the science. I'll probably do what @quartz02 did and gleefully examine my placenta, though. I'm weird like that! If somethng is new to me, and I might learn from it, I always want to examine it. Even if it's gross.
My UO: Epidurals are scarier than the pain of natural childbirth. I don't want to be numb or paralyzed from the waist down! When it comes to my body, I'm a control freak.
placenta related UO: I am not squeamish at all and requested to see my placenta after DD was born. It was awesome. I looked at it for longer than just a second or two. The doctor moved it around for me. I love medical shows so it was awesome to see. I felt a "we were in this together" bond with it. LOL!
Now, the nurse had asked if I wanted a mirror to look while pushing and I did NOT want to do that. I feel like that would've freaked me out and been a distraction to the process.
Mean Girls UO/early FFFC: I have never seen the movie!
@noelietrex eat it! I want to eat mine too, I think encapsulated would be easiest but a smoothie could be good too. I have joked about at least fake feeding it to my brother, I think it would be hilarious!
Mean Girls is a modern classic, y'all. I mean, I wasn't born when The Breakfast Club came out, that doesn't mean I couldn't relate to it. Who are you people?
I'm not sure if this is technically unpopular, but I despise toys/books/etc that are 'girl versions'; for example, buying pink legos for girls vs just the regular legos. Don't buy the pink ones for your girl because she's a girl and the regular colored ones for your boy because he's a boy; they can be interchanged and that's fine. I get heated about this..grrr.
Also, I hate when people restrict their boys from a toy because it's too girly; my SIL has made comments about how my nephew wanted a pet store toy where you style the animals' hair/fur and how she wouldn't get it for him. It made me sad.
Dude, I feel the SAME way. And I nanny boy/girl twins, and I always feel like they can play with the same toys as each other, regardless of gender. Well their entire family doesn't think so, and will buy the girl and boy versions of everything. And heaven forbid the little boy play with a doll, or something else of that nature. One day, when he was about 2, he wanted little ponytails in his hair because his sister had them in. I put two in, we weren't going anywhere, just hanging around the house, and he was SO excited. His dad got home, and the first thing he did was take them out and tell him that he cannot play with rubber bands in his hair because that was for girls. The little boy just melted into a hysterical puddle on the floor. By the time he was 2.5, he refuse to play with anything that was girly (playing kitchen, dolls, join in on a princess puzzle with us, etc). Makes me sad, because we raise our 4 year old in a home where there aren't "girls toys" or "boy toys"....there are just "toys", and I love watching her play with stuff like TMNT toys or cars/trucks.
That makes me so sad. DS doesn't play with dolls at home because we don't have any. I've seen him play at daycare with them and its so sweet and innocent. If we go to a toy store and DS picks out a doll or girlie toy, I'm buying it. I've even caught DH playing pretend makeup with my makeup on our son. DH is a man's man, steak and football type of guy and it make me proud that he encourages our son to play anyway he wants to. My son is 2, 2 year olds don't have a gender identity yet. He just wants to be like mommy or daddy.
My UO: Epidurals are scarier than the pain of natural childbirth. I don't want to be numb or paralyzed from the waist down! When it comes to my body, I'm a control freak.
I am a control freak over my body too (so much so that I have never been drunk because the thought of not being in control over what I do or say, freaks me out). This thought didn't even cross my mind when I got my epidural and it wasn't as unsettling as you might think... Except for when I was between pushing with DD and they would out my legs down, I would have to tell them that my legs were sliding off the bed and catch them. It was more funny than anything, but probably because I was pre occupied pushing a baby out. I'll also add that I got the epidural before the contractions got really bad, so it wasn't like I had a lot of pain to distract me either.
My UO: I don't like jelly beans unless they're the Starburst kind. I don't like Peeps either.
When people don't drink their damn glucose testing drink.
My favorite....the ones who have never tried it, who are refusing because they "heard" it tastes bad. Ummmm, ladies.....you guys sound like a bunch of two year olds who won't try baked chicken because you THINK you don't like it. I felt like death when I did my testing, still drank it, wasn't the best flavor....but I did it because I wanted to prepare myself if I needed to make any changes to benefit both me and my baby. I guess if that isn't really important to you....than so be it. Just separating the tough chicks from the pussies I guess.....
PS........do they know that they are going to be pushing a watermelon sized thing out of a tiny hole? I "heard" that hurts.......
Mean Girls is a modern classic, y'all. I mean, I wasn't born when The Breakfast Club came out, that doesn't mean I couldn't relate to it. Who are you people?
Mean Girls is a modern classic, y'all. I mean, I wasn't born when The Breakfast Club came out, that doesn't mean I couldn't relate to it. Who are you people?
I love breakfast club.
ETA: I will have Simple Minds in my head for the rest of the day too...
@noelietrex I've had a few friends drink a placenta smoothie the morning after the birth and said it was a) amazing and b) didn't taste like anything but berries. I'm not painting myself into a corner and saying I'll definitely drink it, but I'm going to try. That and encapsulating.
@ButterMyBiscuit I love The Breakfast Club. That may be because I was in high school when I first saw it, so I connected with it. I loved the message of looking beyond the stereotypes that kids apply to each other. But Mean Girls didn't make that kind of impression on me. Honestly, I don't remember it very well!
@noelietrex I've had a few friends drink a placenta smoothie the morning after the birth and said it was a) amazing and b) didn't taste like anything but berries. I'm not painting myself into a corner and saying I'll definitely drink it, but I'm going to try. That and encapsulating.
Stupid quote box fail! ______________________________ Anyone who can do that, has a hardcore stomach. I can see encapsulating (I have tons of friends that do that), because you are just taking a pill...and it just slides down. But drinking raw placenta in a smoothie, or cooking it up with food (and then chewing it)....my tummy and gag reflexes would NOT be able to handle that. Its too hardcore for me!
@ButterMyBiscuit I love The Breakfast Club. That may be because I was in high school when I first saw it, so I connected with it. I loved the message of looking beyond the stereotypes that kids apply to each other. But Mean Girls didn't make that kind of impression on me. Honestly, I don't remember it very well!
It's just a hilarious and incredibly quotable movie. It also has an underlying message about stereotypes..it's just masked by hilarious lines and situations.
@thebigoaktree I am a John Hughes fanatic. When I was little and I was asked who I wanted to be when I grew up I would say Ferris Bueller. My mom was horrified and my dad was so proud.
@thebigoaktree I am a John Hughes fanatic. When I was little and I was asked who I wanted to be when I grew up I would say Ferris Bueller. My mom was horrified and my dad was so proud.
That's the movie where my mom got my brother name from, Cameron.
@thebigoaktree I am a John Hughes fanatic. When I was little and I was asked who I wanted to be when I grew up I would say Ferris Bueller. My mom was horrified and my dad was so proud.
That's the movie where my mom got my brother name from, Cameron.
When Cameron was in Egypt's laaaaaaand. Let my Cameron goooooo.
I'm tired of random users complaining about the board you don't even post how can you complain when you don't engage? And when I saw someone say they come here to get information but not post it really pissed me off.
This is a community group not a google search it is for people to get to know each other and basically you want to creep on our stories and the research we share for those we have gotten to know. It feels invasive and I wish it wasn't an option.
I never thought to ask to look at my placenta last time (although I was in no condition to, anyways) but maybe this time around I will - I'm a nurse and I love all the gross, amazing things our bodies do. My first love in nursing is wound care, so I have a really strong stomach when it comes to nasty shit.
I don't plan to do anything with my placenta - I just personally don't see the benefit - but if I did I think the only way I could do it would be to encapsulate. I may have a strong stomach when it comes to seeing/touching gross things but I have a really sensitive gag reflex and I wouldn't be able to make myself swallow a smoothie knowing my placenta was in there. I gag on my prenatal vitamin if it sits in my mouth for too long before I take a gulp of water.
Wasn't there a reality show where the wife made the husband share her placenta smoothie with her - can anyone help me out? Maybe "Don't be Tardy" (or whatever Kim Zolciak's show was called with her family after RHOA)
ETA: forgot my main point because I got distracted with the idea of forcing DH to drink a placenta smoothie (he'd probably leave me). Eating it isn't for me but I really couldn't care less if someone else chooses to. I don't think it harms anything so if it makes someone feel better (or if it actually works for someone) more power to ya
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Also, my pregnant sister and I have been threatening in younger brothers that we're going to secretly feed them our placenta. It's a fun game to play.
While we're on the food UO trend, I hate sushi. And all other seafood. It's not for lack of trying to like it either!
more power to you!!
Now, the nurse had asked if I wanted a mirror to look while pushing and I did NOT want to do that. I feel like that would've freaked me out and been a distraction to the process.
Mean Girls UO/early FFFC: I have never seen the movie!
Married: May 16th 2015
Bur I'm not too old for pigtails yet. Low pigtails = my favorite look for outdoor activities in the summer. My husband LOVES it, too.
I was interested in placental encapsulation, and open to trying it, but I couldn't find convincing scientific research to support the practice. I'm all about the science. I'll probably do what @quartz02 did and gleefully examine my placenta, though. I'm weird like that! If somethng is new to me, and I might learn from it, I always want to examine it. Even if it's gross.
My UO: Epidurals are scarier than the pain of natural childbirth. I don't want to be numb or paralyzed from the waist down! When it comes to my body, I'm a control freak.
Insert gagging gif here for me
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That makes me so sad. DS doesn't play with dolls at home because we don't have any. I've seen him play at daycare with them and its so sweet and innocent. If we go to a toy store and DS picks out a doll or girlie toy, I'm buying it. I've even caught DH playing pretend makeup with my makeup on our son. DH is a man's man, steak and football type of guy and it make me proud that he encourages our son to play anyway he wants to. My son is 2, 2 year olds don't have a gender identity yet. He just wants to be like mommy or daddy.
My UO: I don't like jelly beans unless they're the Starburst kind. I don't like Peeps either.
My favorite....the ones who have never tried it, who are refusing because they "heard" it tastes bad. Ummmm, ladies.....you guys sound like a bunch of two year olds who won't try baked chicken because you THINK you don't like it. I felt like death when I did my testing, still drank it, wasn't the best flavor....but I did it because I wanted to prepare myself if I needed to make any changes to benefit both me and my baby. I guess if that isn't really important to you....than so be it. Just separating the tough chicks from the pussies I guess.....
PS........do they know that they are going to be pushing a watermelon sized thing out of a tiny hole? I "heard" that hurts.......
Married: May 16th 2015
ETA: I will have Simple Minds in my head for the rest of the day too...
DD #2: EDD July 2016
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DS EDD: 6.23.18
Married: May 16th 2015
Married: May 16th 2015
This is a community group not a google search it is for people to get to know each other and basically you want to creep on our stories and the research we share for those we have gotten to know. It feels invasive and I wish it wasn't an option.
I don't plan to do anything with my placenta - I just personally don't see the benefit - but if I did I think the only way I could do it would be to encapsulate. I may have a strong stomach when it comes to seeing/touching gross things but I have a really sensitive gag reflex and I wouldn't be able to make myself swallow a smoothie knowing my placenta was in there. I gag on my prenatal vitamin if it sits in my mouth for too long before I take a gulp of water.
Wasn't there a reality show where the wife made the husband share her placenta smoothie with her - can anyone help me out? Maybe "Don't be Tardy" (or whatever Kim Zolciak's show was called with her family after RHOA)
ETA: forgot my main point because I got distracted with the idea of forcing DH to drink a placenta smoothie (he'd probably leave me). Eating it isn't for me but I really couldn't care less if someone else chooses to. I don't think it harms anything so if it makes someone feel better (or if it actually works for someone) more power to ya