I Never Thought...

(You'll probably think this is gross so don't say I didn't warn you)



...I could do it, but I did. I encapsulated my placenta. I took 2 capsules twice a day for 3 weeks, then 2 capsules once a day for 3 weeks. I have a few left. I take a couple whenever I'm feeling particularly moody and emotional.

They're a HUGE help. It might be that whole 'you believed it was going to work, so it did' thing. But I don't really care. ; )

After Jayme was born, postpartum bleeding lasted for over 2 months. To be honest, I never thought it would stop. Horrible. I wanted to die....or at least just sleep until it was all over.

This time around, I wasn't going to 'suffer' for 2 months. No way!!

So, I did something society sees as disgusting and borderline cannibalistic. I consumed my own placenta. And it was totally worth it.

Postpartum bleeding only lasted 3 weeks. I was much much less emotionally unstable than with the other two. My moods were more stable. So on and so forth.

I cleaned it, took the sac off, cubed it, and dehydrated it for 12 hours. I then ground it up in a food processor and used an encapsulation machine I found for cheap. I kinda of felt like a drug pusher while I was filling the capsules with placenta powder. Odd. Anyway, I put the finished capsules in a jar and labeled it Happy Mama Pills. And that's exactly what they are. Happy pills.

Do your research before you freak out. Humans, besides whales, are the ONLY mammal that doesn't consume their placenta. Maybe it's because animals are well...animals, or maybe its because animals are smarter than humans. I don't really know. Regardless, I would recommend this to just about anyone.

P.S. If you're really curious, I took pictures. I'm totally fascinated by it...a little grossed out, but mostly fascinated. I'm pretty sure the general public has no desire to see it but, if you want to see the weirdness that is my placenta, I'll totally share pictures.