Ask a Mum who ate her Placenta - Page 4

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Panda_Ally

Umm my question....why?? xx

because it is said to have many hormonal benifits, along with the extra iron. i figure you have to try everything once.

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Panda_Ally

How long after u gave birth did u eat it?

Did anyone else eat it too??

my placenta was frozen right after birth as i wasnt in a good place emotionally do 'deal' with it. i did mine 10months (ish) after the birth. i spoke to the only encapsulation speciaist in the country and she advised me that it would be fine to encpasulate as long as it hadnt been defrosted at all. it is really best to used a fresh placenta right after birth for the best hormonal benifits.

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Panda_Ally

was the midwife etc ok with u keep ur placenta to eat? Where did u even come up with the idea?

it was the midwifes idea. she also went on to email me afterwards with recipies!! lol. i also made prints out of it which are just lovely as it looks like a tree.

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jenny_wren

i'd also like to know why?

are there any benefits to eating it?

would you do it again?

and what on earth does it taste like?

xx

it is said to boost your milk, cure pnd, re energise you after birth. it def boosted my milk but is i did it a while after the birth i cant say weather or not it helps pnd. i plan to do the same this time round.

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mrsraggle

What were other people's reactions? My midwife is very pro natural births i.e. no medical intervention, water birth, home birth etc but she has openly said she finds people eating placentas going a step too far. Did you come up against similar reactions?

Mixed reactions, most people go omg errr then i explain myself and share my prints that i made before encapsulating then the reaction turns from err too owww thats actually a really beautiful thing to do.

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by becstar

How did you cook it?

steamed with spices then dried out in the oven

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by vanessayogini

i ate my placenta too!
i cut it up, dried it, ground it and put it in capsules (pill form). a bit different than cooking it, but i consumed it. why? most all other mammals do. there is argument that other animals consume it because they NEED that nourishment after childbirth but humans don't NEED it because we are already well nourished. i think that's ridiculous because nothing we could nourish ourselves with can *replace* the same things in the placenta.
it's known to help lactation, postpartum depression (it REALLY helps with energy and depression, i am prone to depression and i noticed a huge difference in my moods when i ate the pills), it's full of amazing proteins and vitamins, oh and did i mention it helps postpartum depression? hehe.
some cultures burry their placentas, some plant them with a tree, some eat them, some throw them away. i think we are conditioned to think it "gross" because it came from us and because it is part of the unknown. to each his own of course, but good for you, MilkMachine!
the only reason I dried it and ate it in capsules was because I wanted it to last longer. maybe next time i'll cook it.

:-D ill share my photos when i have caught up with replies!

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinksnowball

my questions - did u actually eat it or consume it via capsule?
did any of your other family members "try" it too ?

Both, i did try it once it was steamed but wasnt so keen on the taste although the texture wasnt as meaty as i expected. i did plan on eating (conventional sence) half and encapsulating the rest but i wasnt very keen

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Katieeeee

I've always wanted to hear from someone who's done this!

So, when it was on the plate in front of you, did you think "mmmmmmm, delicious"?

What did you eat it with, chips? Peas? Bit of gravy?

On a scale of 1-10 how tasty would you say it was?

Did you share it with anyone?

it tastes how liver smells not so great lol, a friend of mine ate hers minced up in a cottage pie though with her partner.

i struggled with how bloody it was at first i took about half an hour talking to myself convincing myself that i did actually want to do it and it turned out to be an important spiritual journey for me.

milkmachine · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Angel2Fire

What was the hospitals reaction to you wanting to take take it home?
What did you put it in/keep it in. How long does it stay fresh for?

The hospital gave it to me in a biohazard placenta bag which i put in a tupperwear box in the bottom of a chest freazer. it was the midwifes idea although she was a private midwife and i imagine the normal hospital staff wouldnt have been so easy....with my first birth they thought i was a bit strange asking for it....

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