A new trend that is making its way to pregnant couples is placenta ingestion. This is common in many other cultures but the American people are just now catching on. It starts out with a pregnant women requesting that her placenta be saved after the birth of the baby, and be allowed take it home to do what they want with it. The placenta is a temporary organ joining the mother and baby. The placenta transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the baby and permits the release of carbon dioxide and waste products. When the women get their placenta's home they have many options on what to do with it. The options include the making of a placenta print, encapsulation to prevent post-partum depression, or even eat it. Some simply just plant it in their backyard by a tree. Though you can find many recipes or even find people who will come to your house and cook it for you.
How do you feel about about eating a placenta?
Do you believe it really can prevent post-partum depression?
Do you think is helps with milk production?
Amanda
I personally will not be doing anything with my placenta once its role in the womb is finished; it’s at the doctor’s disposal. I think taking it home to bury it is one thing, but to devour it is another. I guess that is everyone’s choice, but ingesting it is not for me. I personally don’t know that I believe that it helps with milk production… I only say this because I’ve taken multiple biology and anatomy classes and this has never been mentioned before. I think that if it was proven to be beneficial to the woman’s health it would be presented in the material. I mean maybe it does really help, but there are going to have to be some very reliable test results showing me this before I ever consider it… At this point I’m not sold on it.
ReplyDeleteLauren
I think eating a placenta is disgusting and do not think it has an affect on one's mental health. Ingesting a human organ to me is like cannibalism and I just don't see how and why this would appeal to anyone. Why someone would want to save a placenta or make any sort of cast of it also surprises me. If you want a token of your pregnancy, look at your child. Take pictures of your belly, get a cast of your belly made, or even save the umbilical cord if you really deem it important. But as far as preserving the placenta, I just find this kind of gross and silly. Even if multiple test proved it had benefits, I would not save it or ever consume it. Think about all the different studies that come out on foods that cause cancer. One day eggs are good for you, the next they lead to cancer, and a week later they are essential to your diet. We can't believe everything we hear.
ReplyDelete-Alison Gammon
I am also not sold on the benefits of eating a placenta either. I kind of agree with the guy when he said that dogs eat their own feces, but that doesn't mean we should! A placenta has a purpose...inside a woman, but once it is out I think that is where it's purpose ends. Plenty of women have plenty of milk production and are mentally healthy after given birth, and for those that aren't their are other remedies that can help. I just can not image eating an organ that came out of me after giving birth, even if it does have benefits. There are proven facts about giving birth with midwives and whatnot, so maybe I will consider that, but I don't think there is enough research on this eating placenta thing.
ReplyDeleteJessie Pietroburgo
Eating placenta is pretty nasty when you think about it, but so are a lot of things. Like that our skin particles are in the air all around us. But if you don't think too much about what it used to be then it's just food that might be good for you. I can see why a lot of people find it weird, but I'm not going to think less of someone if they feel like trying it out.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen enough information to know if it is good to ingest or not. I would like to see more research done to see if this does help prevent postpartum depression or help with milk production, but also work done to see if there are any negative aspects to ingesting a placenta.
-Ryan Cuscaden