Placentas are amazing repositories of vitamins, minerals, and hormones! If you would like to make use of your placenta as medicine after your baby is born; I can prepare and encapsulate your placenta for you. I offer preparation of the placenta using either the raw dehydrated method or the Steamed Method. I do not add herbs to the placenta capsules because I am not an herbalist.
You will receive between 60 and 180 placenta capsules that you can take for at least the first six weeks postpartum. The capsules may be kept at a cool room temperature for the first 3-6 months at which point they need to be frozen for longer-term storage in order to retain freshness. The usual time-frame to receive your capsules is by the third day postpartum if I pick up or receive the placenta on the day of the birth.
I have been encapsulating placentas professionally since August 2011 and have had more than a few repeat clients now who cannot imagine having a new baby without having their placenta encapsulated. I offer a home birth discount for those who are already paying out of pocket for a midwife-attended home birth and a military discount, as well.
Please contact me if you have questions, if you want to know my prices, or if you'd like to receive a copy of my encapsulation contract.
I also am very happy to offer preparation for placenta burial. I usually offer this service in conjunction with a la carte placenta prints. Placentas can provide wonderful nourishment for plants and many families find great meaning in saving their placentas in preparation for planting a special tree or shrub over the placenta. The plant then becomes the baby's plant and the burial can be a very significant, sometimes religious or spiritual, practice for many people in order to honor the organ that has nourished their baby throughout gestation.
Please be aware that some of the area hospitals have recently changed their policies regarding releasing the placenta to the parents, despite the fact that the placenta belongs to the mother and the baby. This has been an issue particularly when the parents express the intent to consume the placenta in any way. Unfortunately, you may have to be prepared for resistance to your simple request to take home your own placenta, so please talk to your doctor and the hospital ahead of time about the hospital policies and get something in writing, if possible, stating that you may take your placenta home.
You have the right to refuse consent for all tests and procedures, including placenta pathology. Pay attention to the admissions paperwork you sign and cross out anything that gives permission for the hospital to test, examine, or destroy any specimens/tissue/organs that come out of your body. Do not let the placenta out of your sight once you've birthed it. If the hospital staff insists upon keeping your placenta for testing purposes, it should be sufficient and more than generous to offer a small piece for them to keep. You do not need to tell the hospital staff or your doctor what you are planning to do with the placenta unless you wish to do so.
You will receive between 60 and 180 placenta capsules that you can take for at least the first six weeks postpartum. The capsules may be kept at a cool room temperature for the first 3-6 months at which point they need to be frozen for longer-term storage in order to retain freshness. The usual time-frame to receive your capsules is by the third day postpartum if I pick up or receive the placenta on the day of the birth.
I have been encapsulating placentas professionally since August 2011 and have had more than a few repeat clients now who cannot imagine having a new baby without having their placenta encapsulated. I offer a home birth discount for those who are already paying out of pocket for a midwife-attended home birth and a military discount, as well.
Please contact me if you have questions, if you want to know my prices, or if you'd like to receive a copy of my encapsulation contract.
I also am very happy to offer preparation for placenta burial. I usually offer this service in conjunction with a la carte placenta prints. Placentas can provide wonderful nourishment for plants and many families find great meaning in saving their placentas in preparation for planting a special tree or shrub over the placenta. The plant then becomes the baby's plant and the burial can be a very significant, sometimes religious or spiritual, practice for many people in order to honor the organ that has nourished their baby throughout gestation.
Please be aware that some of the area hospitals have recently changed their policies regarding releasing the placenta to the parents, despite the fact that the placenta belongs to the mother and the baby. This has been an issue particularly when the parents express the intent to consume the placenta in any way. Unfortunately, you may have to be prepared for resistance to your simple request to take home your own placenta, so please talk to your doctor and the hospital ahead of time about the hospital policies and get something in writing, if possible, stating that you may take your placenta home.
You have the right to refuse consent for all tests and procedures, including placenta pathology. Pay attention to the admissions paperwork you sign and cross out anything that gives permission for the hospital to test, examine, or destroy any specimens/tissue/organs that come out of your body. Do not let the placenta out of your sight once you've birthed it. If the hospital staff insists upon keeping your placenta for testing purposes, it should be sufficient and more than generous to offer a small piece for them to keep. You do not need to tell the hospital staff or your doctor what you are planning to do with the placenta unless you wish to do so.
Articles and Info About Placentas and Placental Encapsulation - links to be updated soon:
Research Supporting Placental Encapsulation
What's the Deal With Placental Encapsulation?
Medicinal Uses of the Placenta
Placental Encapsulation Instructions (if you're interested in doing it yourself)
Placenta Recipes
Traditional Chinese Medicine Method vs Raw Encapsulation Method
The Importance of Placenta Burial Rituals in Many Cultures
What's the Deal With Placental Encapsulation?
Medicinal Uses of the Placenta
Placental Encapsulation Instructions (if you're interested in doing it yourself)
Placenta Recipes
Traditional Chinese Medicine Method vs Raw Encapsulation Method
The Importance of Placenta Burial Rituals in Many Cultures
