I'm totally on the fence about placenta encapsulation - I'm a "crunchy" woman of science so I have no idea which way to go. When I first heard of it I was "yuck" like most people, but as time has gone on I have to admit I am curious.
I know there's not much (any!) formally published research, or at least not enough to give a definitive answer, I love me some supplements and the anecdotal reports sound interesting. But on the other hand, well, there's not much research, is there?
Anyway, regardless of whether it is in reality a pointless thing to do or not I am interested as to whether anybody here has had it done, and what the reaction was of the midwife/consultant when you asked for it? At what point did you ask for it?
I think part of me is afraid I'll lose all credibility by even mentioning it which might make some of my more orthodox but still slightly unusual requests be less likely to be listened to!
I'm having an ELCS (DC4) for medical reasons if that makes a difference, so unless I have PTL, there's a good chance it will be easy to organise beforehand and so on. There's also a very experienced lady who lives very near me who offers it, presumably she often goes to the same hospital I will deliver at so they must have encountered it before. But still I am afraid to ask!
Anecdotal experiences of the asking, the procedure itself as an addition to the birth (did you get faces in the delivery room? were people helpful?) and what encapsulation method you used and whether you felt it made a difference all welcome
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Placenta Encapsulation - how do doctors/midwives etc react to the request?
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CrispyFB · 02/01/2014 21:29
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