Placentas are super cool and interesting organs, but they are freaking gross. And I've seen a lot of gross things...Placentas are near the top. I might like to look at mine just because I want to see how normal or abnormal it looks, but would not want anything to do with keeping it or eating it. Seriously gross.
I missed alcohol a lot while on vacation this last week. I got several fancy virgin cocktails, but was always envious of my husband's drinks all week.
I don't care all that much about names. I'm pretty traditional though and can't imagine using anything too out of the ordinary myself.
I miss beer. I did have an occasional drink (beer or wine are about the same depending) in my past preg but being pgal it’s harder...
ive never felt a need to do placenta encapsulation but I was lucky to not deal with ppd etc. my sister had a bit of it with her first and she’s trying it this time. I support her in that too... even if it’s placebo or correlation, it’s worth trying.
potlucks... I have a love hate. I lhave be them bc it’s a chance to make something good that I wouldn’t make for my family for one reason or another, and show off lol, and hate bc I often don’t like other people’s cooking. I like lots of food but I’m picky and like them a certain way lol
@calimom2524 I totally think my almost 3 year old is acting like an asshole multiple times a day. I’m glad I’m not alone.
DS’s name would be Pierce and so would this baby’s but DH doesn’t love it. It was my mom’s maiden name and I’ve always loved it. I like a lot of last names for first names. I guess that’s my UO. Spencer is one of our top contenders and it is a last name too.
No mirrors for me and DH stayed at my head and saw nothing. Now I kind of want to see the placenta though. Maybe I’ll google one.
I think placentas are neat and wouldn't mind seeing mine or poking it. It's crazy to think I make a whole new "organ" to feed my baby inside. I'm not opposed to consuming it, provided there were more than anecdotal evidence to back up the claims.
That said, years ago I used to breed feeder rodents and watching them pop out 10+ kits and then eat every single placenta was kind of interesting. But I guess they'd need the nutrients far more than I with my modern food and multivitamins.
+1 for missing the booze. After working a 10 hour day and then getting DD down, that was totally my go-to and helped me relax during my hour of time to myself each day. It was really hard at first to stop messing that habit so much. I would have a glass of white wine or craft beer, my favorites. But then, I had the stupid brain bleed (I still can't bring myself to call it a stroke, shudder) and that felt like the absolute worst hangover ever and didn't let up for a week. The terrible headaches, vomiting, exhaustion, and dizziness were so bad and reminded me of an extreme hangover that I'm totally turned off by alcohol right now. During my previous pregnancy, I would have a glass of wine one or twice a week after first tri and it was great. Now, I'll put pop in a wine glass and call it mommy juice so DD knows she can't have any.
Placenta encapsulation- I did this last time and did take the pills. Am I the resident crunchy mom? Lol. My Lactation consultant recommended I take like 9 pills a day to help with my milk supply. I tried this too, but it didn't work. I tried everything for that. As I had mentioned in a different thread, I was very upset that I couldn't exclusively breastfeed (totally on me, no one made me feel that way or put pressure and you shouldn't feel guilty if you can't but plenty of moms do and that's ok). I do believe that without the placenta pills, I could very well have gone in the direction of ppd. I'm so glad that I took them if it deterred ppd at all. However, they do taste fucking terrible. I gag anytime I take a pill now because it reminds me of them
Whoever mentioned the drama in the FFFC thread of November 18, you're the best. That was entertaining.
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About me:
29 y/o Married 6.26.11 BFP 12.23.13, EDD 9.2.14 - baby girl, born too soon at 22w6d due to a placental abruption on 5.5.14 BFP 8.4.14, EDD 4.15.15 - rainbow son, born at 30w4d due to a placental abruption on 2.8.15, healthy 3 y/o now! BFP 2.28.17, EDD 11.8.17 - baby girl, miscarried at 11 weeks on 4.21.17 BFP 11.28.17, EDD 8.8.18, delivering in July - another rainbow baby boy!
Thanks for the rec on that drama! I admit, I couldn’t help but judge that middle school teacher for spelling quiet wrong twice. Like, come on, you’re trying to prove you’re a good teacher. Don’t misspell words! But that other girl was awful too.
Well maybe we are officially passing the crazy torch to November because y'all know we were the talk of the Town on other BMB's for a while there....they haven't even started with the theories yet or US crotch shot guesses.
Holy wow. That thread was just... Drama. I couldn't find the rashes thread though.. .they must have removed it.
And +9842398590 to missing alcohol. H works for a brewery, so beers just a big part of our life. Plus I miss a good margarita. I thought about having a glass of wine sometime or a beer, but not sure I will yet.
That's a hard pass for me on the placenta and the mirror. I may change my mind on the mirror when I get there, but right now, I think it would weird me out a bit.
Last names for first names can be good ....most of the time I'm a hard pass on those too. Although Grant is on the short list for us, and my mom's maiden name was Maddox - which I love for a boy, but H is not sold
I didn’t do a mirror but my midwife said she could see his head and I should feel! So, I did. He was still pretty far in and it was a bit discouraging because I thought he was farther out. Oh well. DH was adamant he wasn’t going to look but then he got all excited because “science!” and cut the cord and everything. Plus took pics of my placenta which was apparently huge. It was pretty cool to see. But no thanks on eating it even though I had PPD really bad.
Edited to add the Rashes thread is on page 2. Lol.
Suuuuper late to the game but my FFFC is that sometimes, I’m too lazy to break out the sponge and household cleaner so I just use baby wipes to clean spills and other small messes.
Suuuuper late to the game but my FFFC is that sometimes, I’m too lazy to break out the sponge and household cleaner so I just use baby wipes to clean spills and other small messes.
Also a lot of the claims around the placenta thing have to do with avoiding PPD. I was not in a great mental state during the last 2 weeks of my pregnancy, but I had no PPD. Once the baby was out and in my arms, I was like high on life for the next month or so. I had friends that had PPD in my BMB and I tried to be supportive to them, but I really couldn't identify with it. Like....the babies are here now, the world is magical. Everyone handles the rush of emotions and hormones differently I guess.
I know I'm late to the party but my experience: after my first I was on a high like no other. Smelling his head would bring me to euphoric tears and I was like, omg this must be what heroine addicts feel like or even better because this is the most addictive best feeling in the world. Expected it to be the same after my second but I was actually down for two weeks after, which was totally unexpected. I'm happy I snapped out of it right at the two week mark but you just never know. I was still happy to have him and everything, it wasn't severe, but just all to say that it would have helped me to be prepared for a different hormonal experience the second time. This time I accept I have no idea what it will be like which will hopefully help!
Interesting about the potlucks. 1) I feel like with anything cooked, the high heat is going to kill any germs from them not washing their hands anyway.
2) I almost feel like I trust friends/co-workers more than the kids working minimum wage at some kitchens (more like fast-food kitchens as nice restaurants would have professional chefs and such, but still).
Finally, I wouldn't eat my placenta but I love seeing them. The midwives with my practice always give me a little tour of them, it's kind of like seeing a little history of my pregnancy in a physical thing. I am all about how cool all the things women's bodies can do are though. I have never felt so kick-ass and happy to be a woman as after having my kids... if we didn't live in such a traditionally male-focused culture it would totally be seen as a superpower to be able to make a friggen human being from basically nothing. I always tell my kids I made them because I think it's damn awesome (haha sorry mini-rant over).
I think I am going to encapsulate my placenta for the hope that it will help with ppd because I had it really bad the last time. My DH thinks I’ve gone bat shit crazy but I don’t care, I’ll try anything
@alinafed I'm so glad you said that. While the first few weeks being home we're rough, I never felt sexier and stronger than I did after becoming a mom.
Just another placenta encapsulation perspective. I totally ate mine last time around and still got PPD. I also had literally no milk supply. My original OB mentioned that there was a recent study that it might dry up your supply instead of helping it. I haven’t researched that so I have no idea if the study is a great one.
All this to say say even if you eat your placenta you could still get PPD so just make sure to take care of yourself and be honest with someone. I won’t be doing it again and I agree with whoever said they tasted so gross (even with the flavored capsules).
Thanks @Krysta6 for that perspective! I also think my ppd from my last child was also partly because my DH’s boss wouldn’t let him have any time off so I was all alone and didn’t know what to do and it caused extreme anxiety. Thankfully he has a different job now and will be home for 2 weeks
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Placentas are super cool and interesting organs, but they are freaking gross. And I've seen a lot of gross things...Placentas are near the top. I might like to look at mine just because I want to see how normal or abnormal it looks, but would not want anything to do with keeping it or eating it. Seriously gross.
I missed alcohol a lot while on vacation this last week. I got several fancy virgin cocktails, but was always envious of my husband's drinks all week.
I don't care all that much about names. I'm pretty traditional though and can't imagine using anything too out of the ordinary myself.
ive never felt a need to do placenta encapsulation but I was lucky to not deal with ppd etc. my sister had a bit of it with her first and she’s trying it this time. I support her in that too... even if it’s placebo or correlation, it’s worth trying.
potlucks... I have a love hate. I lhave be them
bc it’s a chance to make something good that I wouldn’t make for my family for one reason or another, and show off lol, and hate bc I often don’t like other people’s cooking. I like lots of food but I’m picky and like them a certain way lol
11/18/16 missed m/c 9w1
08/03/17 no hb 8w
DS’s name would be Pierce and so would this baby’s but DH doesn’t love it. It was my mom’s maiden name and I’ve always loved it. I like a lot of last names for first names. I guess that’s my UO. Spencer is one of our top contenders and it is a last name too.
No mirrors for me and DH stayed at my head and saw nothing. Now I kind of want to see the placenta though. Maybe I’ll google one.
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That said, years ago I used to breed feeder rodents and watching them pop out 10+ kits and then eat every single placenta was kind of interesting. But I guess they'd need the nutrients far more than I with my modern food and multivitamins.
Placenta encapsulation- I did this last time and did take the pills. Am I the resident crunchy mom? Lol. My Lactation consultant recommended I take like 9 pills a day to help with my milk supply. I tried this too, but it didn't work. I tried everything for that. As I had mentioned in a different thread, I was very upset that I couldn't exclusively breastfeed (totally on me, no one made me feel that way or put pressure and you shouldn't feel guilty if you can't but plenty of moms do and that's ok). I do believe that without the placenta pills, I could very well have gone in the direction of ppd. I'm so glad that I took them if it deterred ppd at all. However, they do taste fucking terrible. I gag anytime I take a pill now because it reminds me of them
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About me:
Married 6.26.11
BFP 12.23.13, EDD 9.2.14 - baby girl, born too soon at 22w6d due to a placental abruption on 5.5.14
BFP 8.4.14, EDD 4.15.15 - rainbow son, born at 30w4d due to a placental abruption on 2.8.15, healthy 3 y/o now!
BFP 2.28.17, EDD 11.8.17 - baby girl, miscarried at 11 weeks on 4.21.17
BFP 11.28.17, EDD 8.8.18, delivering in July - another rainbow baby boy!
Fffc I enjoy reading other people’s drama.
I do admit the phrase "circle of snark" is very catchy
Insert palm rubbing together gif here.. (mobile gif challenged)
Edit: spelling
And +9842398590 to missing alcohol. H works for a brewery, so beers just a big part of our life. Plus I miss a good margarita. I thought about having a glass of wine sometime or a beer, but not sure I will yet.
That's a hard pass for me on the placenta and the mirror. I may change my mind on the mirror when I get there, but right now, I think it would weird me out a bit.
Last names for first names can be good ....most of the time I'm a hard pass on those too. Although Grant is on the short list for us, and my mom's maiden name was Maddox - which I love for a boy, but H is not sold
Hello from Detroit!
I didn’t do a mirror but my midwife said she could see his head and I should feel! So, I did. He was still pretty far in and it was a bit discouraging because I thought he was farther out. Oh well. DH was adamant he wasn’t going to look but then he got all excited because “science!” and cut the cord and everything. Plus took pics of my placenta which was apparently huge. It was pretty cool to see. But no thanks on eating it even though I had PPD really bad.
Edited to add the Rashes thread is on page 2. Lol.
DS: 5.28.15
DS#2: EDD 8.31.18
I know I'm late to the party but my experience: after my first I was on a high like no other. Smelling his head would bring me to euphoric tears and I was like, omg this must be what heroine addicts feel like or even better because this is the most addictive best feeling in the world. Expected it to be the same after my second but I was actually down for two weeks after, which was totally unexpected. I'm happy I snapped out of it right at the two week mark but you just never know. I was still happy to have him and everything, it wasn't severe, but just all to say that it would have helped me to be prepared for a different hormonal experience the second time. This time I accept I have no idea what it will be like which will hopefully help!
Interesting about the potlucks. 1) I feel like with anything cooked, the high heat is going to kill any germs from them not washing their hands anyway.
2) I almost feel like I trust friends/co-workers more than the kids working minimum wage at some kitchens (more like fast-food kitchens as nice restaurants would have professional chefs and such, but still).
All this to say say even if you eat your placenta you could still get PPD so just make sure to take care of yourself and be honest with someone. I won’t be doing it again and I agree with whoever said they tasted so gross (even with the flavored capsules).