Remudamom Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 First of all, why keep the placenta? I guess I'm just too old to want something like that in my freezer. This coming from someone who has had racoons, deer heads and mountain oysters in her freezer. You ladies have me beat for odd freezer contents. Secondly, why in the world don't you people bury those things? I don't get it. How many of you have those in your freezers?? Lastly, GET OFF YOUR DONKEYS AND BURY THOSE THINGS. IT'S GROSS. Go do it now. I don't care if it's too cold, too hot, frozen or muddy. I dare you, I double dog dare you, put those things down. I have shovels at my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I saved mine in case of PPD. I think most people want to "plant" them, but never get around to it until they move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 1st baby's was in there for a year. Then we burried it. 2nd baby's never made it to the freezer. Midwife took it home, dried it, and put it into capsules for me to take. Helps with PPD AND you can actually use them again in the menopausal years....if you have any left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm with Remudamom on this. I must have had my dd between the times it was popular to do this. Yuck and do something with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shell in SC Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 It's very strange, but I was thinking the exact same thing last night (and I hadn't even been online and viewed the revived thread.) I was wondering why would you and why haven't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Well, I had no idea they were actually useful for PPD/MP, but I'm holding my ground. I don't think I could swallow the capsules. I'm sending shovels all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Well, I had no idea they were actually useful for PPD/MP, but I'm holding my ground. I don't think I could swallow the capsules. I'm sending shovels all around. Honey, if you can eat mountain oysters - you could do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamnkats Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Well, I personally don't think a placenta is yuk, so there is one reason; the second reason is that I would have used them to fertilize a special child tree/flower/bush etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Lastly, GET OFF YOUR DONKEYS AND BURY THOSE THINGS. IT'S GROSS. Hey, don't you remember a previous discussion about putting the placenta in a smoothie and drinking it? Can't they do that instead of burying it? Especially if it is too cold outside to go and dig holes. Respectfully, An Idea-Laden RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricket1178 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I don't think I could swallow the capsules. :iagree: I have to say swallowing would be a hard one for me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hey, don't you remember a previous discussion about putting the placenta in a smoothie and drinking it? Can't they do that instead of burying it? Especially if it is too cold outside to go and dig holes. Respectfully, An Idea-Laden RC No, they may not do that. And don't you people ever razz me about mountain oysters again. Placenta smoothies??? Is there a smiley face that's tossing it's cookies, I need it now! Y'all are funny, I think you're pulling my leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueLobsters Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 http://www.mothers35plus.co.uk/plac_rec2.htm Placenta recipes including lasagana, roast, a placenta cocktail and others....EW EW EW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riada Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm too rural. I have had four kids in the past 9 years and nobody offered me my placenta. So out of pure curiosity do they put it in a jar, bag, or what?:glare: I am envisioning you being wheeled out of the hospital with a bag of placenta on your lap. Or if you home birth do you have your husband run and grab a large zip lock baggy to put it into the freezer? Now I'm going to go to our homeschool mom's night out and start a conversation about who has their placenta in the freezer! Wow! Apparently I live in an isolated area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riada Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 http://www.mothers35plus.co.uk/plac_rec2.htm Placenta recipes including lasagana, roast, a placenta cocktail and others....EW EW EW Oh my gosh!!! You people are serious? This is ucky, so very wrong in so many ways!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 The placenta thing strikes me as odd, too. I mean, heck, I don't save scabs or belly button lint, so what makes a placenta any different? I must be missing something. Are there any scientific studies that show that placental tissue is actually helpful for depression? If so, please link. Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm with Remudamom on this. I must have had my dd between the times it was popular to do this. Yuck and do something with it. :iagree::iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 :willy_nilly: :svengo: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugglin'5 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I mean, heck, I don't save scabs or belly button lint, so what makes a placenta any different? I must be missing something. Ria :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Is there a smiley face that's tossing it's cookies, I need it now! Y Or, better yet, you and I could vomit back and forth with each other, as I agree with you, LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Oh my gosh!!! You people are serious? This is ucky, so very wrong in so many ways!! If you had ever battled with PPD you would perhaps feel quite different. I swallowed my placenta in capsules. There was nothing gross about it. Many cultures around the world eat theirs. As do most mammals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I have a placenta in my freezer. It's over 10 years old & I've moved with it twice now. I was going to plant it somewhere special. With a special tree. And I can't decide where or what tree & so it just lies there, waiting. I was going to do it this summer & get a cherry tree for it, but then I got worried about the coyotes, raccoons, bears and now, the cougar, smelling it and digging it up.... At this rate, I might just save it to give to ds for his graduation. Let him figure out where to plant it. I rebagged it recently so it wouldn't look the same as the dog's raw meat food because I would have been really mad if dh accidentally gave it to the dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riada Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 If you had ever battled with PPD you would perhaps feel quite different.I swallowed my placenta in capsules. There was nothing gross about it. Many cultures around the world eat theirs. As do most mammals. I had PPD with my second child and I am still certain that if they recommended giving me capsules of my placenta I would not have done it. It is all a matter of opinion. I think way too much into things to be able to ingest a placenta. I can't twist it in my mind to make it anything other than a placenta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueLobsters Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Putting it in a pill to me is different than eating it raw in a drink or making it into a roast.....at least for the ick factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 At this rate, I might just save it to give to ds for his graduation. Let him figure out where to plant it. I rebagged it recently so it wouldn't look the same as the dog's raw meat food because I would have been really mad if dh accidentally gave it to the dogs. :lol::lol::lol: I am so glad I was alone when I read this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Well, I couldn't eat mine, but I can see why people would. I don't think it's any different than eating mountain oysters or the eyeballs, stomach, tongue, or brains of other animals. All of those things disgust me beyond belief, but I know that people eat them and LOVE them. Why is this different? (And on an unrelated note, I was recently privy to an online conversation about tongue recipes...where's that barfing smiley? I actually gag a little when I think about it too long :svengo:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 If you had ever battled with PPD you would perhaps feel quite different.I swallowed my placenta in capsules. There was nothing gross about it. Many cultures around the world eat theirs. As do most mammals. Hey, I'm kidding. If it helped you that's wonderful. I never had PPD so I'm sure not judging. Cows do eat them, but I've never seen any of my mares do that. I guess I'm more equiney than boviney. Although I have been referred to as a cow before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I think the "placenta in the freezer" phenomenon is mostly a result of homebirths. The placenta is considered to be "biological waste" and the midwife has no means of disposing of it. In our case, and many others, they were bagged up and placed in the freezer. I have one there now, and it is almost 2 1/2 years old. I am not particularly attached to it, I somply have not gotten around to disposing of it yet. My older ds's placenta was at least three before we finally buried it. My dd was born in a hospital, and we did not take the placenta home with us. Another interesting practice (not for me, but still interesting) is the Lotus Birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I had all my dc in hospital and wasn't offered the placenta to take home, nor would I have wanted it. The midwife that delivered #4 did give me an interesting 'tour' of the placenta after ds was born, though. I can't imagine eating it in any form, even in capsules. It just seems way too canibalistic. Yuk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I hadn't heard of it until my homebirth. My midwife offered it to me! We said no thanks!! She took it and disposed of it (she works with a doctor who could deal with medical waste). I don't think I could ingest mine either. But, in pill form, the gag factor wouldn't be there for me, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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