The things I learn on my pregnancy forum. I have just learned what "placenta encapsulation" is. After you have your baby, a certified specialist comes to your house and "prepares" your placenta. They dry it, grind it into powder and put it into capsules that you can swallow. Supposedly, it gives you doses of important hormones. I dunno, the whole thing sounds really gross to me. I got a little queasy reading about it. Here's where I read about it: http://placentabenefits.info/about.asp
I guess I'll bury mine under a tree or something. I'm not going to fry it up with some onions and share it with the family or anything! I'm not going to stick it in the freezer, either. One woman on the forum still has hers in there from a few years ago. That just sounds gross.
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My friend Leigh had this done with her twins and is still taking the capsules monthly. She told us the whole story over dinner, so I had to top her's and share your parents story :-). I guess for the queasy moms they've opted for the burying under a special tree.
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