Comments on: Placenta for dinner? http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/placenta-for-dinner/ how to enjoy your pregnancy and birth Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:02:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: InexplicableWays http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/placenta-for-dinner/#comment-858 InexplicableWays Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:42:27 +0000 http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-858 Several moms in my playgroup have encapsulated their placenta. The ones who purchased the kit and enlisted some extra help for the process had positive experiences and said it was "no big deal." A few of the women even put a bottle of capsules in the freezer to take during menapause. I plan to try it for my upcoming birth. Several moms in my playgroup have encapsulated their placenta. The ones who purchased the kit and enlisted some extra help for the process had positive experiences and said it was “no big deal.” A few of the women even put a bottle of capsules in the freezer to take during menapause.

I plan to try it for my upcoming birth.

]]> By: enjoybirth http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/placenta-for-dinner/#comment-857 enjoybirth Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:09:08 +0000 http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-857 Hmmm, I never thought of it like that. Maybe it is more like biting your nails. Since it is part of yourself it wouldn't be cannabalism. Though it is apparantly Placentophagia. There is an official name for it. Hmmm, I never thought of it like that. Maybe it is more like biting your nails. Since it is part of yourself it wouldn’t be cannabalism.

Though it is apparantly Placentophagia. There is an official name for it.

]]> By: mommy michael http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/placenta-for-dinner/#comment-856 mommy michael Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:29:09 +0000 http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-856 No. See, what you need to tell people is that eating your placenta is called Placentophagia and there ARE benefits. ;) As quoted from <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/289824/placentophagia_benefits_of_eating_the.html?cat=51" rel="nofollow">this page</a> "studies have shown that eating the placenta can curb postpartum depression, replenish nutrients, increase milk production, and slow postpartum hemorrhage." and "The placenta contains high levels of various vitamins, such as B6, which can help curb postpartum depression. Eating the placenta enables the mother to "reclaim" these vitamins and put them to use in her own body. Placentophagia may also increase a mother's blood levels of a hormone known as CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone), a known stress-reducer. This hormone is normally secreted by the hypothalamus. According to a study performed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), "During the last trimester of pregnancy, the placenta secretes so much CRH that the levels in the bloodstream increase threefold. However, it was also discovered that postpartum women have lower than average levels of CRH, triggering depressive symptoms. They concluded that the placenta secreted so much CRH that the hypothalamus stopped producing it (http://placentabenefits.info/medicinal.asp)." After childbirth, the hypothalamus doesn't immediately receive the signal to begin producing CRH again, which can lead to postpartum depression. Eating the placenta can raise a mother's CRH levels, reducing symptoms of postpartum depression." So there! lol No. See, what you need to tell people is that eating your placenta is called Placentophagia and there ARE benefits. ;)

As quoted from this page

“studies have shown that eating the placenta can curb postpartum depression, replenish nutrients, increase milk production, and slow postpartum hemorrhage.”

and

“The placenta contains high levels of various vitamins, such as B6, which can help curb postpartum depression. Eating the placenta enables the mother to “reclaim” these vitamins and put them to use in her own body. Placentophagia may also increase a mother’s blood levels of a hormone known as CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone), a known stress-reducer. This hormone is normally secreted by the hypothalamus.

According to a study performed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), “During the last trimester of pregnancy, the placenta secretes so much CRH that the levels in the bloodstream increase threefold. However, it was also discovered that postpartum women have lower than average levels of CRH, triggering depressive symptoms. They concluded that the placenta secreted so much CRH that the hypothalamus stopped producing it (http://placentabenefits.info/medicinal.asp).” After childbirth, the hypothalamus doesn’t immediately receive the signal to begin producing CRH again, which can lead to postpartum depression. Eating the placenta can raise a mother’s CRH levels, reducing symptoms of postpartum depression.”

So there! lol

]]> By: Joy http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/placenta-for-dinner/#comment-854 Joy Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:46:12 +0000 http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-854 Isn't that cannibalism? To eat a human organ seems like it would be considered cannibalism. Isn’t that cannibalism? To eat a human organ seems like it would be considered cannibalism.

]]> By: Jill http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/placenta-for-dinner/#comment-853 Jill Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:27:52 +0000 http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-853 Or go for the ultimate gross-out and eat it RAW. And watch people's faces when you tell them. Looks that are slightly squeamish but curious at the idea of dehydrating and encapsulating turn into horror and revulsion! It's great! :D To be honest, I ate it frozen in a smoothie and couldn't taste a thing. I think freezing it killed too many nutrients though because I still got PPD. Maybe I would have gotten it worse if I hadn't eaten it? Maybe next time I will think about encapsulating, although it sure sounds like an awful lot of WORK. Or go for the ultimate gross-out and eat it RAW. And watch people’s faces when you tell them. Looks that are slightly squeamish but curious at the idea of dehydrating and encapsulating turn into horror and revulsion! It’s great! :D

To be honest, I ate it frozen in a smoothie and couldn’t taste a thing. I think freezing it killed too many nutrients though because I still got PPD. Maybe I would have gotten it worse if I hadn’t eaten it? Maybe next time I will think about encapsulating, although it sure sounds like an awful lot of WORK.

]]> By: Sarah http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/placenta-for-dinner/#comment-851 Sarah Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:44:00 +0000 http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-851 Hehe:) That was a pretty funny article but I might be willing to try placenta pills one day! Hehe:) That was a pretty funny article but I might be willing to try placenta pills one day!

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