18 Dec Things Nobody Talks About: Postpartum Bodies Are Messy!
You did it! Your baby has arrived, and your heart has grown by 10 fingers and 10 toes. The next few days and weeks are going to be filled with many new experiences...
placenta encapsulation Tag
01 Oct Placenta Encapsulation: Is It Right For Me?
It seems like everyone is talking about placentas, these days. Placenta encapsulation. Placenta safety. Cord keepsakes and their hopes of what benefits they may experience! The practice of consuming one's own encapsulated placenta (Placentophagy) is considered natural, usually beneficial, and by some, trendy. And in my experience, it is...
06 Nov Placenta Encapsulation: What, Why, Where, Who, How
Considering it for yourself or simply wanting to understand what’s going on with placenta encapsulation? Perfect, because this information is for you. WHAT is placenta encapsulation? Placenta encapsulation is the process by which a placenta is taken from it’s raw state and steamed, dehydrated, ground, and...
18 May I’m Going With Placenta Encapsulation & My Family Is Freaking Out
As you probably already know, the practice of having a Postpartum Placenta Specialist come to your home and carefully process your placenta, transforming it into easy to swallow vitamin-like capsules is an increasingly common occurance. It’s called Placenta Encapsulation. You probably wouldn’t be reading this right...
08 Dec Is Your Placenta Specialist Really A Specialist?
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Let’s talk placentas for a minute. I often ask labor and postpartum clients prenatally, “Have you thought about what you’d like to do with your placenta?” And if they haven’t, then I usually get a surprised side eye along with, “Umm...
19 Oct DIY Placenta Encapsulation?
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If you are a do it yourself-er in other parts of your life, you might be thinking about encapsulating your own placenta also. Because, why not? It’s only a placenta, right? Actually, no. If you are already a professionally trained or certified in placenta encapsulation, #1...
07 Apr Why We Encapsulate In Your Home
True story… I kept my son’s placenta in my freezer for over FOUR years, after his birth. Not for any specific reason either, other than I didn’t want to throw it away. When he was born in 2006, I had never heard of placenta encapsulation, and wasn’t...