Placenta Encapsulation Process Pictures

[cali4niachef]

 

Here is my journey in pictures of doing placenta encapsulation, enjoy! (some are a bit yucky). Next time I do it I'm going to add some herbs like RRL, Red Glover and Ginger to the ground placenta before I encapsulate it to give it even more of a nutritional boost!

Getting all my equipment ready. 

Cleaning placenta

Notice the long cord?

Placenta Love. Later I cut the cord in half, formed it into 2 hearts and dehydrated it so Meghan could keep it as a keepsake.

Steaming placenta, traditional chinese method

Steamed placenta - yuck!

Dehydrating



Grinding


Encapsulating


Finished product, 146 capsules!

[butterbear]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 1:31 AM

WOW! It looks interesting but I do have to ask maybe a silly question but do you use those pots to cook in after you do all that? Sorry just curious but it is interesting.

[kittenripmaygo]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 1:44 AM

O_o omg... that's a bit disgusting to me lol

but whatever floats your boat..

and since it helps with postdepressions and whatnot.. i might have to try that lol. if i ever get it

[cali4niachef]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 2:10 AM

All the tools/equipment I use are *strictly* for placenta encapsulation. They are disenfected and sterilized several times.

You can pay someone to do it for you.

It helps with PPD, mood, fatigue, engergy, enriched and increased breastmilk and decreased lochia.

(Original Poster)

[KeeleyDawn]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 2:19 AM

WOW

[NoNonsenseMama]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 5:21 AM

I voted this POP Cindy, because I think others would be really interested in seeing it. 

I think, though, that you should write and link a blog on WHY someone would want their placenta encapsulated.  :)

[MSugarKane]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 9:06 AM

wow

[imthemama0608]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 1:28 PM

wow.. that is awesome!!!   kind of gross.. but awesome.. lol..

[TanyaR1024]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 2:46 PM

I agree it is kinda gross but thats why you pay your lovely doula's to do it for you! lol then you just pop your handy dandy pills and pretend they are multi-vitamins! lol

[BttrMom0407]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 3:51 PM

I know that some cultures do this and I think more power to them! However....I'm so glad this is one custom that hasn't got to America, lol. How did it smell while cooking it?

[cali4niachef]

Jul. 11, 2009 at 11:43 PM

It wasn't the worse smell ever, I've changed diapers that were worse but not the best smell. Tolerable. Next time I'm adding ginger and lemon when I steam it.

(Original Poster)