So… You’ve decided to have your placenta encapsulated, to encapsulate it yourself or perhaps, to use it in some other way. But wait…. now what? Well, you’ll have to wait until your baby decides to make his or her way into the world. While you are waiting to meet your new arrival, you can […]
What are the benefits of Placentophagy?
What’s in the placenta?
Prolactin
Oxytocin
Cortisone
Interferon
Prostaglandins
Hemoglobin
Gammaglobulin
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Gonadotrophin
Urokinase inhibiting factor and factor XIII
Human Placental Lactogen (HPL)
Placental Opioid–Enhancing Factor (POEF)
HEALTH CANADA NOW PROHIBITS ME FROM DISCUSSING HOW THESE HORMONES CAN BE OF BENEFIT.
PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE HORMONES. <3
Does anyone ever experience negative side effects?
Out of nearly 500 […]
Corticotrophin-releasing hormone is originally produced by the hypothalamus and controls the function of the pituitary-adrenal axis in response to stress by triggering the secretion of the stress hormone cortisol.1 CRH is also expressed abundantly by the human placenta and is present in high concentrations in maternal and fetal plasma during late pregnancy.2 After birth, […]
What is a Doula?
It’s a common misconception that a Doula and Midwife are the same thing. They aren’t. While a Midwife attends to the medical side of your prenatal care and the delivery of your baby, a Doula attends to the labouring woman and her partner by first preparing them for labour and then […]
Creating a Visual Birth Plan
Creating a Visual Birth Plan using simple icons to represent your wishes can be a fun, creative and easy way to depict your preferences. If you are able to create your own icons you can add your own personal flare to them or you can find icons that someone else […]
What is a birth plan?
A birth plan is a way to quickly and easily communicate your preferences, goals and boundaries about your labour, birth, the immediate postpartum and newborn procedures with your midwife, doctor, obstetrician, doula and nurse. Keep your birth plan short and to the point is key so that everyone will be […]
Whether you choose to blend your placenta into smoothies or preserve it for easy and convenient use by choosing Placenta Encapsulation, placentophagy can help restore low iron level after birth.
During the postpartum period new mother’s often experience fatigue as they adjust to their new role. This fatigue coupled with iron deficiency will greatly increase […]
Wow! The past two weeks have been full of celebration. We gathered with friends and family two weeks ago to celebrate our daughters first birthday, a few days later my husband and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary and yesterday we showered a dear friend with love for her soon to be new baby.
Beyond […]
Very soon I’ll be actively blogging about all things related to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting. Watch for guest bloggers such as Craniosacral Therapists, Acupuncturists, Herbalists and so on. I may even throw in the occasional random blog about well, who knows what?!
