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my placenta was encapsulated with love by PushLoveDoula, London King. pictured above: umbilical cord dried into a heart, placenta "happy pills", placenta print (partially visible underneath other gifts) |
so many people were totally weirded out that i decided to eat my placenta(yes, even my husband at first), but when i looked at the possible benefits:
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and weighed them against the risks:
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...i decided that there was really no reason not to :) and, the pills really did help with my energy level. i also noticed - afterward, of course - that on the days when i forgot to take them, i was more of an emotional wreck that normal.
maybe it's a passing fad ... i've done a lot of research since lua's birth and most science shows that there is no biological "need" to eat your placenta. they also smell awful. like a wet dog. yuck. heck, how am i even supposed to know - this being my first birth - if they worked?!
to be honest, i probably decided to do it because the whole cycle of life thing is a cool idea and i was pretty sure it wasn't going to kill me, so, why not? if you have had a difficult postpartum period, or are nervous that you'll have PPD, i would highly recommend encapsulation, though. like i said before, the benefits far outweigh the risks :) you can read more about it here.
I love that you did this!
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