My SIL asked me about this over the weekend and I have not thought too much about it. Both my midwives have said there's no point to it and there isn't enough evidence to show that this will benefit women post-partum. What are your thoughts? Have you done it in the past? Opinions wanted!
I have not and don't plan to (a bit to crunchy mom for me). However I know people who have done it and they feel like it really made a difference. (Though it could just be coincidence).
I was fairly sold on doing it during my early pregnancy but I've decided not to do it. All the evidence is so hit or miss I lean towards not believing in it. If postpartum is a major struggle for me I'll reconsider for the next pregnancy.
I was fairly sold on doing it during my early pregnancy but I've decided not to do it. All the evidence is so hit or miss I lean towards not believing in it. If postpartum is a major struggle for me I'll reconsider for the next pregnancy.
Post by ThePalindromicOne on Apr 29, 2015 10:43:04 GMT -5
I'm doing it. I figure it can't hurt (except for my wallet) since side effects are reported to be minimal and I totally believe in the placebo effect if nothing else. I would argue the evidence is weak because it's a newer concept and not well studied... so doesn't mean it doesn't have positive effects, it just hasn't been documented well enough yet. Who knows!
Post by tatersalad on Apr 29, 2015 11:06:40 GMT -5
Hell no. And the placenta smoothie thing is even worse than encapsulation. Anytime this is discussed I flashback to the Kardashian episode where Kourtney pan fried a placenta to feed to Kim. Yuck.
Not going to be doing this... DH and I talked about it with my OB at one of my appointments. She said there arent enough studies done yet to know if it super effective or not. Plus its expensive!!
I have not and don't plan to (a bit to crunchy mom for me). However I know people who have done it and they feel like it really made a difference. (Though it could just be coincidence).
Nope. I didn't struggle with PPD/PPA or anything like that with DD, and hopefully I won't this time as well. And even if I did, I'm not confident enough in the results to go this route.
I'm doing it. I figure it can't hurt (except for my wallet) since side effects are reported to be minimal and I totally believe in the placebo effect if nothing else. I would argue the evidence is weak because it's a newer concept and not well studied... so doesn't mean it doesn't have positive effects, it just hasn't been documented well enough yet. Who knows!
How much does it cost? Do they come to the hospital to collect?
I looked at 2 people that do it, one charged $175 and the other $250. They both come to the hospital to pick up and drop off the pill within 48 hours. I'm going with the more expensive one because I felt more comfortable with sterilization process during preparation and clean up and subsequent uses and the training she's been through. I guess that's one other thing that could make one nervous. There aren't many quality control measures (certifications/licenses) that you can fall back on, although I certainly made sure the individuals have gone through what seemed like to me a reasonable amount of training/education. For example, they aren't going to buy a new dehydrator or pulverizer for each patient's placenta, so you have to comfortable with how they clean their equipment considering we're talking about people's blood, right?
LMK if you want me to PM you the link to the gal I'm using so you have an idea of a website that was comprehensive enough to make me comfortable with the whole process.
I was talking to a friend about this at lunch today. The thought had never crossed my mind and she said she was completely caught off guard when in the delivery room they asked "would you like to keep your placenta?!" Right after she had given birth. I'm all for those who want to keep it, but that is definitely not for me. Honestly, it's making me nauseous to think about it.
Post by wegrowsheep on Apr 29, 2015 16:12:36 GMT -5
This goes beyond crunchy and into tinfoil hat territory for me. Just eew. I've seen cows and sheep down them immediately following birth, and that is seriously gag worthy.
This goes beyond crunchy and into tinfoil hat territory for me. Just eew. I've seen cows and sheep down them immediately following birth, and that is seriously gag worthy.
Well if the cows and sheep are doing it I may have to change my stance. They might be on to something...
This goes beyond crunchy and into tinfoil hat territory for me. Just eew. I've seen cows and sheep down them immediately following birth, and that is seriously gag worthy.
Well if the cows and sheep are doing it I may have to change my stance. They might be on to something...
They do it to minimize the scent, as it attracts predators. When the ewes are in the barn to lamb, they usually don't eat it.
I wanted to early on. But we'll be an hour and a half from anyone that does it and I don't want to do it myself. It's money we don't really have to blow on a "maybe this will benefit us somehow" kind of purchase. And I don't have th balls to do it myself.
And I was reading about how everything I consume passes through the placenta to the baby soooo I feel like I've been eating way too shitty for it to benfit either of us and I just need to step my postpartum game up and be healthy and produce healthy milk.
But if we have another and I have the option to and after this baby my life is too hard then I would like to try it
Then Comes Family, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising
program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.