Will you be encapsulating your placenta after birth?
Anybody else out there planning on placenta encapsulation??
Just a bit of info on the subject for people who don't know about it:
Placental encapsulation is the practice of ingesting the placenta after it has been steamed, dehydrated, ground, and placed into pills. Traditionally, this is taken by the mother and is believed to impart numerous health benefits. It is frequently taken shortly after giving birth, during a woman’s menstrual period, or during menopause with the belief that it helps counter some of the symptoms of menopause.
Benefits:
- Increased release of the hormone oxytocin, which helps the uterus return to normal size and encourages bonding with the infant
- Increase in CRH, a stress-reducing hormone
- Decrease in post-partum depression levels
- Restoration of iron levels in the blood
- Increase in milk production
Here is a link to the full article I grabbed this information from:
http://americanpregnancy.org/first-year-of-life/placental-encapsulation/
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