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I am interested in making a placenta smoothie has anyone else done this??

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Smileysar1 · 02/05/2015 22:59

I've done lots of research and really keen to make a placenta smoothie after the birth. I've found lots of recipes. But nowhere does it say how to store the placenta or how many days to drink it for. I know that research is minimal but just wondered if you or anyone you know have made placenta smoothies and what you did?! Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

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mammuzzamia · 03/05/2015 22:56

Eat it like the mammals do then Wink They eat it raw and tear at it with their teeth, not flambeed, pureed, sauteed, or even ... encapsulated (!)

Encapsulate! Grin I've heard it all now.

mammuzzamia · 03/05/2015 22:58

Good point Ehric. Lots of examples of things lots of mammals do that we don't (usually). Lots of mammals, for example, eat their own excrement. For the nutritional value etc etc I'm sure you could get that encapsulated too.

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LadyCatherineDeTurd · 04/05/2015 08:25

Every other mammal does not eat their placenta chicken. That's just plain wrong. Camels don't. Nor do marsupials. Those that do, certainly don't pay a load of money to some bullshitting pseudoscientific fraud to encapsulate it. That particular practice is limited entirely to certain humans! Also, there's quite a long list of things other mammals do that we don't. Eating one's own offspring, as cats sometimes do, is generally frowned upon. I presume you wouldn't go down that road yourself?

OP if you're going to do it, ffs be careful. Seems like quite a risk to take for the sake of a placebo effect that might disappear now you've read the responses on here and perhaps got more idea about what it is the placenta actually does and what happens to it once it's out.

Lemondrizzletwunt · 04/05/2015 08:36

To ignore all the haters and actually answer your question, OP, I would imagine it's best to chop it into chunks and then freeze it...that way you can just blend it into a smoothie on demand. I haven't done it but am 13wks and reading up on it too Smile

Good luck for next week!

EhricLovesTheBhrothers · 04/05/2015 08:57

Blend raw chunks of frozen uterus meat into a smoothie? I'm just going to say it - that's fucking nuts.

LynetteScavo · 04/05/2015 08:59

Lots of mammals also cuff their young round the head when they misbehave....not sure humans should do that.

I think traditionally humans have buried the placenta. Just saying.

LadyCatherineDeTurd · 04/05/2015 08:59

Ur totes a h8er ehric. What could possibly go wrong?

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temperamentalamongcorvids · 04/05/2015 09:05

A friend did this. Someone came round and made the smoothies and capsules in exchange for money, I don't know how much. She said the smoothie was mostly fruit so didn't taste like offal. I don't know what the effects were.

yummymango · 04/05/2015 09:14

Just to say, I felt great within a few days of my baby being born and I didn't have to eat my placenta to achieve that. I think pregnancy just doesn't suit some people and naturally when that's over you start to feel much better.

LadyCatherineDeTurd · 04/05/2015 09:21

The big difference between offal and placenta is that the latter is human meat springtimemama. Obviously there are humans who have eaten and continue to eat their own species, but I think the health risks there are quite well known? Cannibalism is a taboo amongst most humans for a good reason, and I suspect that's why placenta consumption is actually pretty rare. There's a visceral association. After all, the evidence for it having occurred much before the mid twentieth century is quite patchy: it seems at best occasional amongst humans as a species.

I'm another one who was very interested to see the placenta though. It was grimly fascinating!

MrsUnderwood · 04/05/2015 10:16

I am tempted to eat mine. Not for any bollocks woo reasons, but purely because I've always been curious what human flesh tasted like Wink

CaptainAnkles · 04/05/2015 10:25

I vaguely glimpsed mine out of the corner of my eye and immediately looked away. That's about as much involvement as I could take. Can't imagine wanting to eat something so revolting.
Even burying it under a rose bush is a bit too yogurt knitty for me but if you feel like it should be treated with reverence then it seems like a good plan.

LadyCatherineDeTurd · 04/05/2015 10:38

Plus it's cheaper than a takeaway mrsunderwood. Waste not want not!

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LadyCatherineDeTurd · 04/05/2015 16:21

It is, but I do reckon that might be why humans don't usually eat it. If you think about it, jokes aside, placenta is a ready source of protein. Obviously there are risks attached to eating it, but equally starvation has loomed large for a lot of human history too. The bacteria count isn't going to worry you if you've died of malnutrition. I mean, even in this country people were still starving well into Victorian times. New mums included. And those who had enough food to survive were often poorly nourished. In those conditions, you'd think people would be queueing up for free protein. But it seems not.

Bluepetra · 04/05/2015 16:48

If anyone hasn't suffered from nausea so far they will now after keep seeing this thread all the time.
Repulsive to say the least !

MissOutstanding · 04/05/2015 16:56

I was determined to eat a piece of my placenta to prevent PND after the birth of dc2, my midwife and dh were on board. I ver

MissOutstanding · 04/05/2015 16:57

Oops! I very quickly changed my mind when they showed me it.
Go for it, if you can stomach it!

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Smileysar1 · 04/05/2015 23:17

I knew this was going to create a lot of mixed responses. I am grateful for everyone's views and opinions and take many of them on board.
Thanks lemon drizzle I thought freezing it may affect/lose nutrients. But seems the most realistic and sensible option.
I sat down with my consultant obstetrician and discussed this topic at length. He said although there is not enough evidence to support eating our placentas as re nourishment post partum, there is plenty to assure us that it is not harmful. Just to put people's minds at rest.
However it is raw meat and will only last a few days and needs to be stored correctly hence the original post.
It will cause debate but I'm open to change. It is only disgusting in your opinions and as my obstetrician pointed out some people find breast feeding disgusting (yes I'm aware there's more evidence to support this and I agree breast is best, just saying).
Thanks again for all your replies!!!

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Bluepetra · 04/05/2015 23:28

You cannot compare breast feeding to eating a placenta.

mammuzzamia · 05/05/2015 00:16

Yes, please don't be silly and compare breastfeeding to eating your own placenta. Honestly!

EhricLovesTheBhrothers · 05/05/2015 07:09

He said although there is not enough evidence to support eating our placentas as re nourishment post partum, there is plenty to assure us that it is not harmful^

= 'it's pointless but he's going to appease the crazy pregnant lady and at least it won't do any harm'

Please don't compare it to breastfeeding. That's just thick.

Stinkersmum · 05/05/2015 07:16

Fucking disgusting. There's no way on earth that would go anywhere near my mouth. I think I'd have to fight DH for it anyway - he'd like to use it a fishing bait Confused