Anyone going to eat their Placenta ????

[Atsaukina1]

can also save to do a beautiful tree of life art print

[Butterfly Spirit]

Oh my gosh 3Men, I didn't realize that we had like the exact thought at the EXACT same time!

But wow Cinss, I've been enlightened now..

[vickyaust]

I have a girlfriend who brings her placentas home and plants them under a new tree. That is then the child's special tree to look after once they are older. It's kind of sweet.

[fairyfrog]

It's a placebo effect.

There is a lot of research claiming otherwise. Not trying to persuade, it is just nice for those who might want to try. Animals not only eat it to hide from predators, but they also eat it to stay nourished and replace lost hormones until they feel well enough to eat or go hunting.

Research - Placenta Encapsulation

...After childbirth, a dramatic drop in hormones (estrogen and progesterone) in your body may contribute to postpartum depression. Other hormones produced by your thyroid gland also may drop sharply — which can leave you feeling tired, sluggish and depressed. Changes in your blood volume, blood pressure, immune system and metabolism can contribute to fatigue and mood swings...~Mayo clinic

You & Your Hormones | Glands | Placenta

[fairyfrog]

This one is a little more humorous. The husband is more of the opinion of some of the ladies on here. Wish he would have done an update.

WARNING!!! Don't watch the video if you find placenta gross or are squeamish. Graphic! Shows lady washing the placenta.
Afterbirth: It's What's For Dinner - TIME

[Lassie1982]

I have heard of some people taking it home and burying it in their garden and planting a tree on it so it grows with the new baby. I guess they just put it in the freezer for you till you leave the hospital.

Yes I have heard this as well!

[Lassie1982]

It's a placebo effect.

This!

Let's break it down.
The only hormone it contains which *may* assist with PND is oxytocin, and this is what many people cite as the reason for placenta eating being a preventative measure for PND.
So lets look at the chemical structure of this hormone.
1. It cannot be absorbed through the digestive tract, so eating it will not make you body absorb it. It may be able to breach the blood brain barrier nasally, but even this is uncertain.
2. The molecular makeup up of it means that it is susceptible to heat, so once you have steamed it, or cooked it in the oven, you will have destroyed the hormone....therefore rendering it useless.
3. The lifespan of oxytocin is very short (minutes), ie its a hormone that is being constantly produced/excreted.
Therefore even if it *could* be absorbed through the digestive tract, you'd pretty much have to eat it straight out of womb, fresh and warm then and there as soon as its delivered, but remembering that it can't be absorbed in the digestive tract (only nasally) means your still not going to get any of it back into your system....even if there was some way of achieving nasal absorption (snorting?) it would only live minutes, so it's affect, if any would be momentary.


As for the iron levels, your average multivitamin would contain higher levels then an encapsulated portion of placenta.

[Cinss]

LOL i just had the funniest conversation...

Me - Hey babe did you know some people eat their placenta?
DP - Really?
(he is playing xbox so i know he can hear me but is not really listening to what im saying)
Me - Yeah so do you think we should eat mine? (trying my best not to crack up)
DP - Whats a placenta?
Me - Its the thing that comes out after the baby is born.
DP - (he pauses the game and looks at me with a scrunched up nose) Isnt that full of baby poo?
Me - I cant contain my laughter, i was crying i was laughing so much.
DP - Some people are just F..... UP!

omg it was too funny!

[BeadinMom]

LOL i just had the funniest conversation...

Me - Hey babe did you know some people eat their placenta?
DP - Really?
(he is playing xbox so i know he can hear me but is not really listening to what im saying)
Me - Yeah so do you think we should eat mine? (trying my best not to crack up)
DP - Whats a placenta?
Me - Its the thing that comes out after the baby is born.
DP - (he pauses the game and looks at me with a scrunched up nose) Isnt that full of baby poo?
Me - I cant contain my laughter, i was crying i was laughing so much.
DP - Some people are just F..... UP!

omg it was too funny!

Bahahaha...and you know I heard this said with Australian accents right? Hilarious!! LOL!!

[Lassie1982]

Oh and I forgot to add that the average orgasm would release a higher dose and concentration of oxytocin then the residue oxytocin that would be found in the placenta.

Orgasm vs eating my placenta? I know what I'd choose!