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UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 20:41
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone else took their placenta home. I took mine home and buried it. It was what kept my baby alive and kicking while it was in my tummy. Magical thing :)
Anyone else do the same?
A friend of mine buried her DD's with a tree at home, but she moved since :(
I looked at mine and asked them to take it away lol. I didn't like it :laughing:
I looked at mine and asked them to take it away lol. I didn't like it :laughing:
hehe I did the same thing. He showed me and I was horrified lol it was hideous. I said what do we do with it he said oh you can take it home if you like. I'm sorry not for me, no thank you:no: it did such a wonderful I know that but job done thank you!!
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 20:52
A friend of mine buried her DD's with a tree at home, but she moved since :(
I looked at mine and asked them to take it away lol. I didn't like it :laughing:
LOL! Doesn't look very appealing. But it's quite amazing when you actually think what is has been doing inside your body all this time. My midwife showed me mine and explained the bits to me.. not that I remember it all cos I had just birthed DD, but from what i DO remember, it was quite interesting!
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 20:54
hehe I did the same thing. He showed me and I was horrified lol it was hideous. I said what do we do with it he said oh you can take it home if you like. I'm sorry not for me, no thank you:no: it did such a wonderful I know that but job done thank you!!
Ah ya bunch of ingrates! LOL! Jokes :) It is quite ugly.. Shame! Now I feel bad for placentas!
LOL! Doesn't look very appealing. But it's quite amazing when you actually think what is has been doing inside your body all this time. My midwife showed me mine and explained the bits to me.. not that I remember it all cos I had just birthed DD, but from what i DO remember, it was quite interesting!
It's an amazing thing :yes: my midwives were the same, they were showing me this and that I'm like umm ok thanks away with it now :laughing:
I thought it looked a bit like one of those French hats.. what are they called?? Berets or something?? She kept lifting it up and :barf:I really haven't got a stomach for that sort of thing!
Ah ya bunch of ingrates! LOL! Jokes :) It is quite ugly.. Shame! Now I feel bad for placentas!
:laughing::laughing:
Nah, I ended up with a caesar and didn't even give the placenta a second thought - was too wrapped up in the baby! I've seen them before through my work, so I wasn't overly interested.
Burying it would be a lovely thing to do though :yes:
hayleysmummy
11-09-2008, 20:57
Ah ya bunch of ingrates! LOL! Jokes :) It is quite ugly.. Shame! Now I feel bad for placentas!
:laughing: I couldnt even look at mine it aint my thing
But people do bury it, eat and some leave it attached to bub til it drops off on its own. Not anything I would do but each to their own I have no probs with what others do with theirs :yes:
Ah ya bunch of ingrates! LOL! Jokes :) It is quite ugly.. Shame! Now I feel bad for placentas!
haha I think Andrew wanted to take it home he was quite facinated by it. I dont have a very strong stomach I couldnt watch while he was talking about the parts. Andrew was so excited about it I thought he was going to pee his pants:laughing::laughing::laughing:
sam's mum
11-09-2008, 20:58
I can remember after DD1 was born and they held up the placenta and said - isn't it lovely, all intact. I thought it was gross.
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 20:58
it's an amazing thing :yes: My midwives were the same, they were showing me this and that i'm like umm ok thanks away with it now :laughing:
I thought it looked a bit like one of those french hats.. What are they called?? Berets or something?? She kept lifting it up and :barf:i really haven't got a stomach for that sort of thing!
rofl!
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:01
haha I think Andrew wanted to take it home he was quite facinated by it. I dont have a very strong stomach I couldnt watch while he was talking about the parts. Andrew was so excited about it I thought he was going to pee his pants:laughing::laughing::laughing:
ROFL..well at least he was passionate about something that helped your bub grow. And it was YOURS! You should be pleased with yourself! :laughing:
Man, I didn't realise so many people found them icky.. I mean I know they don't look all that nice, but I kinda put that aside.. :)
jaydensmum
11-09-2008, 21:01
I asked to see mine just cause i was interested in it, i love medical things. :yes:Even when i delivered our precious angel i asked to see her placenta and it was the most amazing little thing.:angel::yes: It looked just like the full term ones but quarter of the size. They are amazing things, but i couldnt of taken them home. :no:
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:03
I asked to see mine just cause i was interested in it, i love medical things. :yes:Even when i delivered our precious angel i asked to see her placenta and it was the most amazing little thing.:angel::yes: It looked just like the full term ones but quarter of the size. They are amazing things, but i couldnt of taken them home. :no:
How come you couldn't take them home? That sucks! I specifically told my midwife I wanted to keep mine. She gave it to me in a tiny, handy little bucket with a lid hehe.
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:04
I enjoyed seeing it and was really interested in it...I had a big and healthy one the midwife said. Seriously it was HUGE, even they said it was a big one must have been why my belly was so big because DD came out small....I was all Placenta:laughing:
I didn't think of buring it but that is a nice sentiment:)
:laughing: Now they're comparing sizes of them hahahaha..
jaydensmum
11-09-2008, 21:06
How come you couldn't take them home? That sucks! I specifically told my midwife I wanted to keep mine. She gave it to me in a tiny, handy little bucket with a lid hehe.
No i mean i wasnt keen on the idea of taking them home, in fact didnt really think about it. I was more interested in the bub! :D
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:07
No i mean i wasnt keen on the idea of taking them home, in fact didnt really think about it. I was more interested in the bub! :D
Oh! LOL sorry, i misread your post :( Gosh, I odn't want to intrude or sound stupid.. but that must have been so hard for you, your angel baby :angel: shame :(
ROFL..well at least he was passionate about something that helped your bub grow. And it was YOURS! You should be pleased with yourself! :laughing:
hahaha well I'm not gonna lie I have the best looking placenta in town :laughing::laughing:. I did find it kind of cute tho. I was lying there holding our boy thinking you're looking at that while I'm holding the cutest thing ever haha.
iamLilysmummy
11-09-2008, 21:09
i didnt waNT mine,,,
but they lady i was in the room with kept hers.. i thought it was discusting.. she put it in the fridge.. totally grossed me out
lochiebearsmum
11-09-2008, 21:11
I was never offered to see my placenta and never thought to ask.... thats a shame i'd like to know what it looks like now!!
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:11
hahaha well I'm not gonna lie I have the best looking placenta in town :laughing::laughing:. I did find it kind of cute tho. I was lying there holding our boy thinking you're looking at that while I'm holding the cutest thing ever haha.
ROFL men! DH was interested in the placenta too, actually.. Although we were looking at it while the other midwife was cleaning up DD and getting her dressed into warm stuff.. We probably should have done that, but we were too busy looking the placenta LOL.
Man, I didn't realise so many people found them icky.. I mean I know they don't look all that nice, but I kinda put that aside.. :)
:laughing: I find all that sort of stuff gross. I remember when I was in the pushing stage and I got up from my sitting position on the bed and I pulled the cloths and sheets off the bed that had been stained with blood and you-know-what else comes out when pushing ;). I kept throwing them off I couldn't stand the sight of it. The middies must have thought I was strange!
hahaha well I'm not gonna lie I have the best looking placenta in town :laughing::laughing:. I did find it kind of cute tho. I was lying there holding our boy thinking you're looking at that while I'm holding the cutest thing ever haha.
:laughing: My man at the time was the same!! Fascinated by it! I remember he said "that is soooooo cool" LOL!!
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:12
I was never offered to see my placenta and never thought to ask.... thats a shame i'd like to know what it looks like now!!
Placentas are special! I am surprised they didn't offer.. maybe cos they just figured so many people are so grossed out by them, as I only just realised by reading these posts! LOL
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:15
:laughing: I find all that sort of stuff gross. I remember when I was in the pushing stage and I got up from my sitting position on the bed and I pulled the cloths and sheets off the bed that had been stained with blood and you-know-what else comes out when pushing ;). I kept throwing them off I couldn't stand the sight of it. The middies must have thought I was strange!
What I found icky (now when I look back at it) is that I birthed on all fours and the midwives must have just been looking up my a$$ crack hahaha. Didn't think about it at the time..
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:15
i didnt waNT mine,,,
but they lady i was in the room with kept hers.. i thought it was discusting.. she put it in the fridge.. totally grossed me out
It would be more disgusting if she left it on the bench to rot :)
i saw mine and that was it. they didnt explain anything they were just like it looks like this.
i agree'd to help with a study about child birth and kids growing up. i think the middies were more worried about getting the stuff they needed for that then me and DD.
What I found icky (now when I look back at it) is that I birthed on all fours and the midwives must have just been looking up my a$$ crack hahaha. Didn't think about it at the time..
:laughing: I'm sure they wouldn't have minded. Just another bum to them!
I felt sorry for my mum when she walked in and I was in styrups :o
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:18
:laughing: I'm sure they wouldn't have minded. Just another bum to them!
I felt sorry for my mum when she walked in and I was in styrups :o
HAHAHA thankfully mums are forgiving!
It would be more disgusting if she left it on the bench to rot :)
:barf::barf:
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:20
i saw mine and that was it. they didnt explain anything they were just like it looks like this.
i agree'd to help with a study about child birth and kids growing up. i think the middies were more worried about getting the stuff they needed for that then me and DD.
Oh wow, did they take your placenta as part of the study??
This is a completely different topic, but wasn;t there some doc who burnt his name on someone's placenta once? And he got into deep trouble? Or did I just make that up?
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:20
:barf::barf:
Haha yum yum..
mysonmysun
11-09-2008, 21:22
Yes, I kept mine too, absolutely!!!
I planned on planting a tree with it but as I am renting it is still waiting in my freezer for the right time and place.
I talked about wanting to keep it with my Midi's pre-natally and had it in my birth plan so even when I was rushed to theatre because it would not come out and I was hemoraging (sp) because of it I still wanted it and I remember hearing while in the theatre them saying (must have been when they finally got it out) " No, she wants to keep it" and they put it in a little tin bucket with lid. They must have thought I was mad considering it nearly killed me (well it wasn't its fault, it and bub wern't ready to come and they forced them - but thats another story) but I still respected it and feel connected to it. I think it means even more to me because of what happened..... and now you all think I'm crazy too :laughing: oh well. Each to their own.
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:24
Yes, I kept mine too, absolutely!!!
I planned on planting a tree with it but as I am renting it is still waiting in my freezer for the right time and place.
I talked about wanting to keep it with my Midi's pre-natally and had it in my birth plan so even when I was rushed to theatre because it would not come out and I was hemoraging (sp) because of it I still wanted it and I remember hearing while in the theatre them saying (must have been when they finally got it out) " No, she wants to keep it" and they put it in a little tin bucket with lid. They must have thought I was mad considering it nearly killed me (well it wasn't its fault, it and bub wern't ready to come and they forced them - but thats another story) but I still respected it and feel connected to it. I think it means even more to me because of what happened..... and now you all think I'm crazy too :laughing: oh well. Each to their own.
Aww I don't think you're crazy! I think that's awesome, and you're right it's not the placenta's fault lol.
they took cord blood and studied my placenta. i would of like to been told what was what.
they send out forms every 6 months and i have to tell them what she eats how she behaves etc. what environment she has been around.
Mysonmysun I don't think you're mad! I don't think any of us are mad hehe. I think they are amazing, wonderful things.. I just didn't want to take it home :laughing: but I can understand why many families do :)
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:26
they took cord blood and studied my placenta. i would of like to been told what was what.
they send out forms every 6 months and i have to tell them what she eats how she behaves etc. what environment she has been around.
I think my husband was in a similar study too. He has to have bloods taken and stuff now and questionaires to fill out.
How cool, your DD is in a study! :)
Yes, I kept mine too, absolutely!!!
I planned on planting a tree with it but as I am renting it is still waiting in my freezer for the right time and place.
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:laughing::laughing: thats sweet planting a tree with it
i can just imagine someone looking in the freezer going "oh is that steak"- no its my placenta:laughing:
sorry for my stupid sense of humour
Here's another good idea for your placenta......
Roast Placenta
1-3lb fresh placenta (must be no more than 3 days old)
1 onion
1 green or red pepper (green will add colour)
1 cup tomato sauce
1 sleeve saltine crackers
1 tspn bay leaves
1 tspn black pepper
1 tspn white pepper
1 clove garlic (roasted and minced)
Method
(Preheat oven to 350 degrees)
1. Chop the onion and the pepper & crush the saltines into crumbs.
2. Combine the placenta, onion, pepper, saltines, bay leaves, white and black pepper, garlic and tomato sauce.
3. Place in a loaf pan, cover then bake for one and a half hours, occasionally pouring off excess liquid.
4. Serve and enjoy!
:detective::detective::D:cool::eek:
mysonmysun
11-09-2008, 21:28
Aww I don't think you're crazy! I think that's awesome, and you're right it's not the placenta's fault lol.
Aw thank you :) poor placentas get such a hard time.... Hey, here is a brain wave - we could create a "cool group" like other people on here do and put "I LOVE PLACENTAS" or "I'M A PLACENTA KEEPER" on our signatures..... ya wanna, ya wanna? LMAO:laughing:
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:29
Here's another good idea for your placenta......
Roast Placenta
1-3lb fresh placenta (must be no more than 3 days old)
1 onion
1 green or red pepper (green will add colour)
1 cup tomato sauce
1 sleeve saltine crackers
1 tspn bay leaves
1 tspn black pepper
1 tspn white pepper
1 clove garlic (roasted and minced)
Method
(Preheat oven to 350 degrees)
1. Chop the onion and the pepper & crush the saltines into crumbs.
2. Combine the placenta, onion, pepper, saltines, bay leaves, white and black pepper, garlic and tomato sauce.
3. Place in a loaf pan, cover then bake for one and a half hours, occasionally pouring off excess liquid.
4. Serve and enjoy!
:detective::detective::D:cool::eek:
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I could never ever bring myself to eat something my body created, let alone a placenta!
I think my husband was in a similar study too. He has to have bloods taken and stuff now and questionaires to fill out.
How cool, your DD is in a study! :)
yeah my sisters where in a twin study till they were about 6. so i thought it cant hurt to help out
Mmmmmmm I wonder what it tastes like :laughing::laughing:
Who cooks it?
I wouldn't have the energy to make a roast with a 3 day old bub LOL!!
I actaully toyed with the idea of making placenta jerky....apparantly it is really, really good for you after you give birth...helps reduce chances of PND, iron deficiency etc etc......but DH wouldn't let me.....now I'm kind of glad hahaha, especially after reading this recipe....
Placenta Cocktail
Ingredients:
1/4 cup fresh, raw placenta
8oz V-8 juice
2 ice cubes
1/2 cup carrot
Method: blend at high speed for 10 seconds. :eek:Serve. A tasty thirst quencher!
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:30
Aw thank you :) poor placentas get such a hard time.... Hey, here is a brain wave - we could create a "cool group" like other people on here do and put "I LOVE PLACENTAS" or "I'M A PLACENTA KEEPER" on our signatures..... ya wanna, ya wanna? LMAO:laughing:
LOL okay, NOW i think you're crazy! :laughing: Just kidding LOL
DId you end up finding a place to plant your placenta?
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I could never ever bring myself to eat something my body created, let alone a placenta!
Urgh.....I could never, ever, ever do it....I don't even eat the meat of other animals, let alone something that came from me....:barf: I can't believe I even entertained the thought....
GraceUnhearing
11-09-2008, 21:32
nope :(
i didnt even know you could.
i asked to see if cause i was curious.
im hoping to take this one home.
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:32
I actaully toyed with the idea of making placenta jerky....apparantly it is really, really good for you after you give birth...helps reduce chances of PND, iron deficiency etc etc......but DH wouldn't let me.....now I'm kind of glad hahaha, especially after reading this recipe....
Placenta Cocktail
Ingredients:
1/4 cup fresh, raw placenta
8oz V-8 juice
2 ice cubes
1/2 cup carrot
Method: blend at high speed for 10 seconds. :eek:Serve. A tasty thirst quencher!
Yeah, I have heard it's good for you too.. But honestly can you see yourself actually sitting down and eating, or in this case, drinking it??!
I actaully toyed with the idea of making placenta jerky....apparantly it is really, really good for you after you give birth...helps reduce chances of PND, iron deficiency etc etc......but DH wouldn't let me.....now I'm kind of glad hahaha, especially after reading this recipe....
Placenta Cocktail
Ingredients:
1/4 cup fresh, raw placenta
8oz V-8 juice
2 ice cubes
1/2 cup carrot
Method: blend at high speed for 10 seconds. :eek:Serve. A tasty thirst quencher!
:barf:
i can even handle raw egg let alone raw placenta:o
my mum said where she used to live the "alternative lifers" in her area would eat their placentas.
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:33
nope :(
i didnt even know you could.
i asked to see if cause i was curious.
im hoping to take this one home.
Yay! Will you bury it, or eat it? Ffrenchstar just posted a lovely recipe if you're interested? :) LOL
mysonmysun
11-09-2008, 21:34
Confused - lol lucky its in a tin otherwise bubs Dad might have ended up with it :laughing:
Well I coulda just had my placenta instead of the blood transfusions!!!!!:laughing::barf:
Yeah, I have heard it's good for you too.. But honestly can you see yourself actually sitting down and eating, or in this case, drinking it??!
Ummmm, noooooo, not me :barf: Ewwwww, blended placenta....
MMMM, I just found one for PLacenta lasagne too :chef:
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:35
Ummmm, noooooo, not me :barf: Ewwwww, blended placenta....
blended anything raw is pretty gross, hey? LOL.
Lasagne!? I wonder if anyone has actually made a Placenta recipe book.. Also, I wonder if people eat the placentas of other animals? For the same nutritional benefit, I suppose?
mysonmysun
11-09-2008, 21:37
Actually I seem to remember hearing about how you can take your placenta to a place where they put it into capsuels (sp) for you to take like tablets... That could be a less sickly option...
Omigosh yes.....who blends raw meat?! To drink?! :eek:
Yes, the placenta capsules sound like a better option....I have heard of that too.
Lasagne!? I wonder if anyone has actually made a Placenta recipe book.. Also, I wonder if people eat the placentas of other animals? For the same nutritional benefit, I suppose?
i cant believe you even thinking that:laughing:
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:39
Actually I seem to remember hearing about how you can take your placenta to a place where they put it into capsuels (sp) for you to take like tablets... That could be a less sickly option...
Less sickly, maybe.. But sick none the less! I couldn't stomach eating a part of my body, even if it was cremated and put into tablets or wahtever LOL.
a friend of mine ate a pice of raw steak for a dare i:barf:just watching
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:40
i cant believe you even thinking that:laughing:
LOL i was just wondering! I mean people eat every other organ from animals..
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:41
a friend of mine ate a pice of raw steak for a dare i:barf:just watching
:eek: How big was the steak? I guess it's kinda lke having a rare steak.. only even rarer...
:laughing::laughing: Still googling.....apparantly Tom Cruise's favourite is Polenta Placenta :chef:
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:42
:laughing::laughing: Still googling.....apparantly Tom Cruise's favourite is Polenta Placenta :chef:
Scientologists eat placentas?!
:laughing::laughing: Still googling.....apparantly Tom Cruise's favourite is Polenta Placenta :chef:
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laughing:
Actually I'd give the capsules a go, provided it was my placenta lol.. I'd imagine they were made of chocolate or something!
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 21:45
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laughing:
Actually I'd give the capsules a go, provided it was my placenta lol.. I'd imagine they were made of chocolate or something!
I love how she put the little chef's hat icon there.. Cute! LOL
Well, Tom Cruise seems to, not sure about other scientologists :detective:
MMMM Angike....you could be onto something there....chocolate coated placenta? Chocolate mousse placenta?
Ooh, ooh......Chopped placenta fondue :thumbsup: :chef:
I love how she put the little chef's hat icon there.. Cute! LOL
LOL me too hahahaahahah!! I kinda picture chefs in a kitchen.. cooking up a placenta ROFL! And such happy chefs :p no Gordon Ramsay's cooking up our placentas lol!
Well, Tom Cruise seems to, not sure about other scientologists :detective:
MMMM Angike....you could be onto something there....chocolate coated placenta? Chocolate mousse placenta?
Ooh, ooh......Chopped placenta fondue :thumbsup: :chef:
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mmmmm! Maybe they should start offering more of these "meals" in the post natal ward!
:laughing::laughing::laughing:
i suppose we do eat all the other animal bits. i guess in some countries its probably the norm to go home and roast up some placenta
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mmmmm! Maybe they should start offering more of these "meals" in the post natal ward!
hahaha, you could be onto something there....:detective:
The little chef guy makes me think of the chef from the muppets (or was it sesame st?)....dum da dum da dum.....not sure he was ever stirfrying a placenta on the show though :doh:
:eek: How big was the steak? I guess it's kinda lke having a rare steak.. only even rarer...
it was like the size oh your palm. but it was dripping. i like my steak med rare but that was just eeeeewwwwwww
hahaha, you could be onto something there....:detective:
The little chef guy makes me think of the chef from the muppets (or was it sesame st?)....dum da dum da dum.....not sure he was ever stirfrying a placenta on the show though :doh:
i think it was the muppets. lol "HEY KIDS LETS COOK SOME PLACENTA!!!! yayyy.
i dont think it would go down well:laughing:
i think it was the muppets. lol "HEY KIDS LETS COOK SOME PLACENTA!!!! yayyy.
i dont think it would go down well:laughing:
:laughing: Noooo, methinks not....although if they got Tom to guest star on the show....and eat placenta.....well, you know the power movie stars have....there would be kids all over the place requesting placenta meatloaf for dinner:shakehands:
studyingECS
11-09-2008, 22:01
:barf::laughing: * Gets image of someone eating a placenta*
:laughing: Noooo, methinks not....although if they got Tom to guest star on the show....and eat placenta.....well, you know the power movie stars have....there would be kids all over the place requesting placenta meatloaf for dinner:shakehands:
:laughing::laughing:
Heyyyyy, who wants to some round to my place for dinner sometime at the end of October? We are having, ergh, meatballs :chef:
Ok enough from me.:ecomcity:...thanks ladies you have cheered me up immensly tonight with this thread :thumbsup:
mum_inlove
11-09-2008, 22:06
No we didn't. I didn't even remember about the placenta, I was so out of it with ds. And I forgot with dd as well. Now I feel so bad..
If I could turn back time, I would take both home and buried it. In my home country, ppl say placenta is the baby's friend. When the baby kicks, it because s/he is playing with the placenta :yes::D
Heyyyyy, who wants to some round to my place for dinner sometime at the end of October? We are having, ergh, meatballs :chef:
errrr I'm busy that night :p
If I could turn back time, I would take both home and buried it. In my home country, ppl say placenta is the baby's friend. When the baby kicks, it because s/he is playing with the placenta :yes::D
What a cute thought :goodvibes:
No we didn't. I didn't even remember about the placenta, I was so out of it with ds. And I forgot with dd as well. Now I feel so bad..
If I could turn back time, I would take both home and buried it. In my home country, ppl say placenta is the baby's friend. When the baby kicks, it because s/he is playing with the placenta :yes::D
thats so cute:D
UmmInayah
11-09-2008, 22:19
No we didn't. I didn't even remember about the placenta, I was so out of it with ds. And I forgot with dd as well. Now I feel so bad..
If I could turn back time, I would take both home and buried it. In my home country, ppl say placenta is the baby's friend. When the baby kicks, it because s/he is playing with the placenta :yes::D
Aw shame, don't feel bad.
Man, that is so adorable about the baby playing with the placenta. AWwwww.. See people?! Placentas are your baby's friend!
Ffrenchstar - You're a completely bloody crack up hahahahahaha. I love meatballs!
I kept my placenta too...in fact, 16 months on I still have it in the freezer :D
I have been meaning to bury it but am waiting for my backyard to be landscaped...then I will do it. I was thinking maybe underneath a fruit tree like an apple or peach.
I think placentas are so amazing. I still take it out from time to time and marvel at it. I almost can't bear to part with it :o. Sounds silly I know but I'm such a sentimentalist. It just reminds me of my DDs amazing homebirth :goodvibes:
maorimama
12-09-2008, 09:13
For us it is a cultural thing to keep the whenua (placenta). We buried our childrens ones at our Marae (tribal land) under a tree and said a blessing for each one. It has alot of meaning for us and the kids will always acknowledge them when ever we are back home.
When I was studying midwifery we learnt of various different cultures and their views on the placenta and there are a few cultures that do eat the placenta as it contains alot of nutrients.
What doesn't sound very appealing to us is pretty normal for others.
La Que Sabe
12-09-2008, 09:16
yep i did!
we had a lotus birth, so it stayed attached to DD until it fell off and then we buried it in the garden!:yes:
ROFL men! DH was interested in the placenta too, actually.. Although we were looking at it while the other midwife was cleaning up DD and getting her dressed into warm stuff.. We probably should have done that, but we were too busy looking the placenta LOL.
hahahahaha, I cant believe you were looking at the placenta thats so funny. My poor boy didnt get clothes on till he was 4 hours old hehe. I just wouldnt let them take him, he was so squishy and nudie it was nice. They touched him and said he's getting a little cold how about you have a shower and we'll dress him. Reluctanly I agreed lol. Maybe next time I'll take a look at the placenta so they can dress bubs. The nurses might not be so cranky at me then:laughing:
My man at the time was the same!! Fascinated by it! I remember he said "that is soooooo cool" LOL!!
hahahaha, I thought Andrew would pass out but he proved me wrong lol.
Mysonmysun I don't think you're mad! I don't think any of us are mad hehe. I think they are amazing, wonderful things.. I just didn't want to take it home but I can understand why many families do
:iagree:
Placenta Cocktail
Ingredients:
1/4 cup fresh, raw placenta
8oz V-8 juice
2 ice cubes
1/2 cup carrot
Method: blend at high speed for 10 seconds. Serve. A tasty thirst quencher!
:barf:I read a story about a lady who hours after homebirthing her bub she cut a piece of placenta and ate it, its apparently supposed to help stop haemroging(sp) Still cooked, blended or raw chewy placenta - not for me lol.
Still googling.....apparantly Tom Cruise's favourite is Polenta Placenta :chef:
OMG thats too much LMAO
Heyyyyy, who wants to some round to my place for dinner sometime at the end of October? We are having, ergh, meatballs
hmmm only if they're Tuscan Meatballs:chef: hahahahahahahahhahhahahha
pinkgingham
12-09-2008, 09:17
no, i wouldnt. not my thing but have nothing against those that would. i didnt even see the placent first time. i hemorrhaged (sp) after having DS and was too weak to even care, with DD i asked to see it coz i wanted to see what one looked like and i was grossed out by it lol. even more gross was part of it was still left inside me and i had to pass it out over the next few days. it was the size of a golf ball and was quite freaked out by it even though they told me that it would happen. is that TMI about my placenta :laughing:
La Que Sabe
12-09-2008, 09:40
eating your placenta is SO healthy!
not only does it help stop the after birth bleeding, but if you freeze it and eat it reguraly after the birth, it helps with PND!
having said all that tho, i didn't eat mine and don't think i will! but like i said, we did have a lotus birth.
my sister had a spoonful of her first babies, not s ure what she did with the second.
but all animals eat their placenta. =]
Each to their own.....if you like placenta then so be it. :p
It does give me visions, though, of all these post-op patients leaving hospital with little doggie bags.
Man: "So, what do you have there, ma'am?"
Woman: "Oh, I've just had a hysterectomy, and this is my uterus. We have been so close over the years, I couldn't bear to part with her"
Man: "That's exactly how I feel. I just had my large colon removed...but boy!! have we been through some rough times together. He's coming home with me!!"
:laughing::laughing:
Okay, joking...please nobody take offence. As I said, if you want to eat placenta...ummm....just make sure you hold your nose. :D
yep i did!
we had a lotus birth, so it stayed attached to DD until it fell off and then we buried it in the garden!:yes:
wow. how long did it stay attached for??
eating your placenta is SO healthy!
not only does it help stop the after birth bleeding, but if you freeze it and eat it reguraly after the birth, it helps with PND!
having said all that tho, i didn't eat mine and don't think i will! but like i said, we did have a lotus birth.
my sister had a spoonful of her first babies, not s ure what she did with the second.
but all animals eat their placenta. =]
:barf:i know its healthy but just the thought of eating something that came out of me. each tot here own
NibbleCurlynBub
12-09-2008, 17:56
I certainly loved it and appreciated it for the job it had done.. But I did not want to keep it once it had finished its job. :no:
subaruforestermum
12-09-2008, 18:15
Heck no....
I was sick at the sight of it, my darling mother took photos of it, it was purely disgusting in my opinion...
I cant stomach that sort of stuff....
But each to their own, that's just my personal view on it...
I wont be looking at it this time either....
I brought it home and we buried it under a lemon tree for Sam. It never occurred to me that I wouldn't bring it home.....it was part of him and I couldnt let them just throw it in the rubbish:barf:
Although I am not Maori, I am a Kiwi and relate to the Maori concepts behind burying the whenua - I see it that for Sam it is his Turangawaewae ( place to stand ) - a place he can always come back to.......although we do have a giggle that it is a lemon tree - he will always have a place to pee!:laughing:
La Que Sabe
12-09-2008, 18:28
wow. how long did it stay attached for??
it stayed on for about a week.
so we had to carry it around everywhere with DD. we had it wrapped in a cloth nappy =p so we buried the nappy with it.
NibbleCurlynBub
12-09-2008, 18:29
The idea of a lotus birth is nice. :yes:
Did you put lavender and salt it on it?
La Que Sabe
12-09-2008, 18:36
The idea of a lotus birth is nice. :yes:
Did you put lavender and salt it on it?
nope, we just left it. it actually didn't smell too bad at all! we even managed to co-sleep withi t! don't remeber how tho!! =p
NibbleCurlynBub
12-09-2008, 18:38
A newborn isn't too big.. I can't imagine a newborn and a newborn sized lump would be too bad. :p
I have never expected it to smell bad.. Apparently it just doesn't.
Many women do sprinkle it with salt and lavender to help preserve it and well.. Lavender is nice. :)
FluffyBunny
12-09-2008, 18:56
Both DH and i are Maori so we kept all of our childrens whenua (placenta) and hubby took them back to his family land where he is from and buried them. He planted a Pohutukawa Tree (NZ Christmas tree) on top of our firstborns whenua.
Each child we've had, hes taken it back to the East Coast and buried it under the tree.
We kept our last DD's whenua (9mths) and I'm hoping to take it back to NZ when I go home.
Someone mentioned that it needs to have a special clearance or something to go through customs?? Does anyone know anything about this?
UmmInayah
12-09-2008, 20:44
it stayed on for about a week.
so we had to carry it around everywhere with DD. we had it wrapped in a cloth nappy =p so we buried the nappy with it.
Man, that is so cool. I have never met anyone who has done a lotus birth before. How special!!! Does it drop off at bub's belly button like the other stumps do if they've cut the cord?
~BEXTER~
12-09-2008, 21:03
I have no idea how you could think to do this but i know someone who took theirs home and cooked it.
made placenta lasagne and was going to give it to the family but decided to eat it herself.
i had never heard of anything like it before and i did a search on google and found all these recepies for placenta lasagne.
each to their own i guess:rolleyes:
but no i didnt see mine or take it home
JabberJaw
12-09-2008, 21:25
I had to sign something and mine went to be studied,,where and by who, i have no idea!
As for the eating it, i never did or dont think i could but i was reading a post on here called
~ Ginger the waterbirth Baby~ and she ate some of hers.
I think its fine if thats what people want to do, i just couldnt stomach it myself.....
The Lotus birth, well i never heard of that either, so that was interesting for me to hear about.
tyler's mum
12-09-2008, 21:27
I didnt even see mine :no:
UmmInayah
12-09-2008, 21:44
I didnt even see mine :no:
That's a pity. Did you wish you had? I thought they always let you see it! I mean it belonged to you for so long..
tyler's mum
13-09-2008, 08:35
That's a pity. Did you wish you had? I thought they always let you see it! I mean it belonged to you for so long..
Yea i did want to see it but i had a hard labour and it took them over a hour to stitch me back up. So at the time i didnt care iukwim
Mrs Potts
13-09-2008, 09:17
I'm not interested in taking mine home, but after 2 c/s's where it didn't even occur to me to have a look, when this bub is born I want to see the placenta. Just out of curiosity. As others have said, it's been a part of me and bub for 9 months so I should give it a little attention :D
As for the recipes, my DH is a chef and we were even talking about placenta dishes with our Ob. :laughing: Maybe hubby could whip something up with it while I'm in hospy and bring it in to share with the middies? :laughing::barf:
They showed me with both but the thought of taking the placenta home it didnt occur to me but i think its about ewww....
Never heard of anyone wanting to take it home til now...but good on you -
La Que Sabe
13-09-2008, 14:04
Man, that is so cool. I have never met anyone who has done a lotus birth before. How special!!! Does it drop off at bub's belly button like the other stumps do if they've cut the cord?
yea it still drops off!
the cord dries up and falls off and instead of just being a cord you've got the dried up placenta as well to deal with =p
MountainGirl
13-09-2008, 18:42
My girlfriend made some stamp like stencil prints with hers,.. she did them on some lovely parchment paper,..and they look like perfect trees. she framed them,.and they are really lovely,earthy and botanical.:yes:
westerner
13-09-2008, 18:54
My girlfriend made some stamp like stencil prints with hers,.. she did them on some lovely parchment paper,..and they look like perfect trees. she framed them,.and they are really lovely,earthy and botanical.:yes:
Wow how interesting. Where did she get the idea?
Would love to see that, how special :goodvibes:
ETA - just googled, it looks amazing.
UmmInayah
13-09-2008, 21:56
Wow how interesting. Where did she get the idea?
Would love to see that, how special :goodvibes:
ETA - just googled, it looks amazing.
Oooh.. I am going to google too!! What a cool idea! I guess you could make like little thank you cards for people who sent you gifts.. with your placenta! :) LOL
tyler's mum
13-09-2008, 22:21
I think thats really weird to want prints of the placenta. I get that its a special thing its what kept your baby alive. I just find it so strange at how many people do things like this or eat it. Guess this is just not something for everyone
reAllytee
13-09-2008, 22:27
My girlfriend made some stamp like stencil prints with hers,.. she did them on some lovely parchment paper,..and they look like perfect trees. she framed them,.and they are really lovely,earthy and botanical.:yes:
OMG AWESOME !
Hadnt even dreamed of anything like that !!!!!!
I didnt think about keeping Boof's because I dunno too busy worrying about others I suppose. I knew about planting it etc but just thought like with everything else that if I did anything like that it would be 'weird' & people would be like :eek:
With G I soooo wanted to keep it & sooo wanted to use some for helping with PND but yet again caved for feeling like a right twit asking the middies for it. I was already a novelty cause I had a doula etc. So we waited until I birthed the placenta & I whispered to G we would now cut the cord & we did so. I viewed it & off it went ... At the time I honestly didnt really care because I was on such a high from the birth but ever since ive regretted it something shocking especially when suffering from PND again :(
I know better so next time will do better :yes:
UmmInayah
13-09-2008, 22:50
OMG AWESOME !
Hadnt even dreamed of anything like that !!!!!!
I didnt think about keeping Boof's because I dunno too busy worrying about others I suppose. I knew about planting it etc but just thought like with everything else that if I did anything like that it would be 'weird' & people would be like :eek:
With G I soooo wanted to keep it & sooo wanted to use some for helping with PND but yet again caved for feeling like a right twit asking the middies for it. I was already a novelty cause I had a doula etc. So we waited until I birthed the placenta & I whispered to G we would now cut the cord & we did so. I viewed it & off it went ... At the time I honestly didnt really care because I was on such a high from the birth but ever since ive regretted it something shocking especially when suffering from PND again :(
I know better so next time will do better :yes:
Shame :hugs:. You would be surprised how many people ask to keep it though.. When I mentioned it to my middie she was really nice about it and even told me that lots of people prefer to keep it. So don't stress about it :) I don't know of anyone who has eaten it, but I think that is fairly common too. It's better than suffering for months at a time, I am sure :) And as much as it erks me (just as taking it home erks others), if it helps, that's great!
I have a book about the development of baby in the womb from day one to the end. It has a HUGE picture of the placenta in it and has a whole section dedicated to how gooda job it does etc. I think that's what made me become "passionate" about it. Cos it does so much without us even thinking about it!
reAllytee
13-09-2008, 23:01
Yeah a lot of people when they hear of 'eating' it they see a woman sitting down with her knife & fork LMAO !
There are so many ways you can 'eat' it without realising if that makes sense !
It can be cut into tiny amounts like the size of a capsule then frozen. You then basically put it into your mouth & swallow, so tastes nothing more than an ice chip ! Others dry it then use it in capsules to take.
So its not as bad as it seems :D
I guess a lot of people dont see it for what it does.
Its basically the babe's life support & womb twin.
Its just as precious as baby is :yes:
I didn't get to see mine. After a 60 hour labour and a c/s I didn't even think about it. I wish I had now but I dont' really have any regrets, I was so out of it by then, it might have freaked me out to see it before I was stitched up - didn't really want to see any blood. I didn't even get to see the chord or it being cut which I do regret but I was just so happy and relieved it was over, I wasn't thinking about what was happening. I put so much effort into a birth plan for a natural birth, I probably should have had one for a c/s and then maybe things would have been different. :confused:
MountainGirl
14-09-2008, 14:16
Wow how interesting. Where did she get the idea?
Would love to see that, how special :goodvibes:
ETA - just googled, it looks amazing.
mmmm,.,.:yes: they are very beautiful,.. they are framed and on the wall in her entry foyer.... I love them:yes:,.. the amazing thing is that the prints for each of her children are completely different,... just like handprints:goodvibes:
Yeah a lot of people when they hear of 'eating' it they see a woman sitting down with her knife & fork LMAO !
There are so many ways you can 'eat' it without realising if that makes sense !
It can be cut into tiny amounts like the size of a capsule then frozen. You then basically put it into your mouth & swallow, so tastes nothing more than an ice chip ! Others dry it then use it in capsules to take.
So its not as bad as it seems :D
I guess a lot of people dont see it for what it does.
Its basically the babe's life support & womb twin.
Its just as precious as baby is :yes:
Totally.....yep, all jokes aside, I was serious when I was actually looking into this a few years ago (when pregnant with ds2 I think.) I wanted to make the capsule thingys...DH wasn't too keen though...I do believe in it's healing properties.....Placenta Lasagne freaks me out a bit though, I must admit :laughing:
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