eating placenta??

Question

Hello mamas! 
I’m pregnant with my first baby and I’ve been really interested in learning about placenta encapsulation & eating the placenta in pill form after birth to prevent postpartum depression.

Any mamas who have tried this can you tell me your experience? Did it help you? I’ve also heard it can make you more emotional & effect milk supply so i would love to hear first hand experiences.... was it what you expected??

Thanks for your input!

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Not for me. There are too many other health risks involved and multiple studies site that after putting it in a pill form or cooking it, the placenta doesn't even have any of the nutrients and therefore benefits that people claim it has.

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Science alert just posted an article about this, someone put on my news fed this morning. If you google you should be able to find it. Not sure if it's for or against.

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It is beneficial because it has loads of good minerals and vitamins you will need. However, if you take postnatal vitamin pills it is just as good. So just what you prefer really. But was pretty smart before we had access to vitamins and possibly a varied diet (many many years ago). That’s why animals eat it.

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I encapsulate placentas but I'm pregnant with my first so I don't have first hand experience with consuming my own (yet). 
The idea behind encapsulation is basically that (first of all we all want research so we can know exactly how all of this works) it's basically a heavy duty iron supplement and mild hormone supplement. 
The meat of the placenta itself provides a nice dose of iron which can do wonders for our energy levels postpartum. Placenta caps are actually a stimulant so I recommend my clients take them in the morning and afternoon but avoid evening. This boost of energy makes us feel more capable of handling all the new tasks being thrown at us, therefore less stressed, therefore less self conscious, therefore a reduced risk factor for depression. Reduced stress also contributes to more confidence in breastfeeding and improved ability to make milk.
I have had multiple clients tell me that their partners even notice a difference when they forget to take their placenta caps, and that their partner will come bring them their dose to try to help the day run more smoothly!
The amniotic sac also gets put into the caps and the sac contains trace hormones. These are thought to help taper us off of our pregnancy hormonal load more gradually as opposed to a steep drop off postpartum - which can trigger postpartum mood disorders (depression, anxiety, psychosis, etc). The hormones in the sac are not thought to treat or guarantee the avoidance of a mood disorder, just that the tapered reduction of hormones is less dramatic and can help some people acclimate back into their non-pregnant brain a lot more smoothly. -Many- women who have had pregnancies both with and without encapsulating have noticed a huge improvement in their mood and/or a postpartum with depression vs without depression with the caps; but that's not a claim I'm comfortable making yet as an encapsulator until there is research and evidence.
I intend to encapsulate my placenta for the energy help which I know will help me with stress reduction. ✨ I hope this made sense, it's 4am and I'm very pregnant and tired 😂

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