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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...