What To Know About Placenta Encapsulation:

Placenta Encapsulation is the method of preserving and preparing the placenta for consumption. The placenta is preserved through dehydration, then ground to a powder and put into capsules for easy and convenient use by the mother. This method provides a simple way to replenish the newly postpartum body with some of the hormones that are known to drop after giving birth. Many cultures believe that consuming the placenta (Placentophagy) can help to bridge the hormonal gap in the postpartum.

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 placentas I’ve rarely had clients experience negative side effects but it’s almost always (except once) been easily resolved……

Three times now I’ve had clients experience a slight headache when they took the initial suggested dosage. In both cases, they simply adjusted the dosage by cutting it in half and they no longer had any issue.

A handful of people have had the “placenta burps”. This is lessened significantly by putting the capsules in the freezer.

I’ve only once had a new mom get a stomach ache if she took her capsules on an empty tummy – obviously easily resolved.

And in one other very rare case, the woman had been quite ill throughout her entire pregnancy and she when she took any amount of her capsules she would feel ill again. Sadly, she was able to benefit from her capsules.

What would cause a placenta to be unsuitable for consumption?

I don’t recommend encapsulation for women who have HIV. Infection is also a contraindication. In rare situations your care provider may want to send your placenta to the pathology lab for examination. If your placenta needs to be examined by a Pathologist you can give them permission to take only a few (or several) small slivers from the placenta and leave the rest intact, clean and secure from cross-contamination, chemicals or preserves of any kind should never come into contact with your placenta. Refrigerate it within 3 hrs afterbirth! If the results will take more then 72 hrs to receive then you should freeze your placenta, wait for the results and then encapsulate if your placenta is deemed safe for consumption.

How many capsules will my placenta make and how do take them?

Every placenta is unique in size and weight. The chosen method of preparation will affect the mass of the placenta and so the capsule yield will also be affected. Most placentas yield about 150+ capsules. The smallest placenta I’ve done to date yielded 92 capsules and my whopper record setting placenta yielded 316 capsules, 1 Mother Tincture and a Placenta Salve. Woo-who that was a big one!

When your placenta is returned to you in capsules you will receive instructions on dosage, contraindications and care of your capsules.

Thank you and much love!! 🙂

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