https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:23:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta/page/2#post-2364110 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 21:35:15 +0000 peaches1038 2364110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had mine encapsulated. I have experienced issues with anxiety in the past and wanted to have all options available to me if I had postpartum anxiety/depression. I just had my LO 11 days ago and so far haven't had any issues. I'm not taking the pills every day so I'm not sure if they really help but it we worth the cost to me just in case. I think they will be helpful when I return to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta/page/2#post-2364034 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 21:02:07 +0000 pastemoo 2364034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Veggiemama: I don't know. also that is very expensive. I have time to decide, still. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta/page/2#post-2362839 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:41:42 +0000 Veggiemama 2362839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Are you planning on doing the encapsulation? I would recommend that first for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta/page/2#post-2361996 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:56:08 +0000 pastemoo 2361996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Veggiemama: Thank you. I am trying to decide what I want. Leaning toward a print and maybe salve. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2359345 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:25:57 +0000 Veggiemama 2359345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Yes! The service I used offered all those services so I did everything. She made a print with the placenta before the encapsulation process and also made a tincture and salve. I took the capsules during the immediate post-partum period and used the salve (which was similar to but a little thicker than aquaphor) on my c-section scar and stretch marks. The tincture I actually haven't used yet but I have 2, one is adult strength and one is for the child. She told me to use during times of transition - starting school, growth spurts etc. and that women use it during their menstrual cycle and especially during menopause. There are a few times in hindsight I realized I should of used it with my kids but I forgot in the moment. I hope that helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2354813 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:49:36 +0000 travelgirl1 2354813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I donated mine to research. They came and requested it when I was being prepped for surgery. The first time was medical waste. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2354804 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:42:32 +0000 autumnlove 2354804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Waste </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2354801 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:40:34 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2354801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was also sent away for testing. I think it would be cool to bury it in my garden so if I have that option next time I might! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2354779 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:22:52 +0000 pastemoo 2354779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: wow that is pretty neat. very helpful!<br /> @Veggiemama: can you please tell me more? I am considering especially the prints, salve and/or tincture.<br /> very cool all the research options! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2354326 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:40:10 +0000 LaughLines 2354326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard a story on npr that eating it (through whatever method) may actually be hazardous because part of the function of the placenta is to filter what gets to the baby so it may be "holding" the toxins that don't get through. The story said more research needed to be done, and also mentioned there's no proof it has benefits either, but maybe that's the kind of research that it's being done with the ones that have been donated! Interesting stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2353506 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 09:19:36 +0000 Happygal 2353506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I have a German Shepherd and many of the fellow GSD owners I know do search and rescue. I must have heard about it from them, but I don't really remember! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352822 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:45:38 +0000 JenGirl 2352822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I requested to see mine, because I'm a nerd, but then it went to pathology and medical waste. My husband wanted to cook it up and eat it, but I wasn't particularly interested in eating it and neither of us was interested in encapsulation. If we were in a permanent home, we might have buried it, but we rent, so we didn't bother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352809 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:41:16 +0000 IRunForFun 2352809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's always a lotus birth, where baby stays attached to the placenta by the umbilical cord until it naturally dries out and detaches . :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352764 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:28:28 +0000 MoonMoon 2352764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All I remember after giving birth is the Dr saying "do you want to see your placenta?" And I said "absolutely not." And that was that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352754 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:26:02 +0000 blackbird 2352754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had mine sent for research! There was a project going on in the hospital </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352631 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:49:32 +0000 littlebug 2352631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: That is super cool! How did you find out about that? Does any search and rescue accept donations? </p> <p>I wanted to see mine last time, but I was so out of it after 3 hours of pushing that I couldn't think straight. I'm hoping this time I'll be able to get a look at it. I'm just so in awe of what that thing does... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352626 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:48:09 +0000 Happygal 2352626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrswin: They only need a very small amount for each training session, so a placenta goes a long way. They were very respectful and grateful for the donation. I wish more people knew about this option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352622 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:45:28 +0000 Kemma 2352622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My midwife took A's placenta home and buried it in her orchard but Felix's placenta just went to medical waste. I did ask to look at both placenta's though because I think they're pretty amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352610 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:35:21 +0000 mrswin 2352610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: Wow, I have never heard of anything like this but you are right, such important work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352609 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:34:45 +0000 mrswin 2352609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: I think science is awesome, and is the reason I have a DD so it was important to find a way to "give back" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352566 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:19:03 +0000 Happygal 2352566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I donated it to a local search and rescue group for training dogs who find human remains. Specifically, the group that found the remains of Hannah Graham, if anyone followed that sad story. Morbid, I know, but important work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352477 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:28:23 +0000 Veggiemama 2352477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did 2, 4, 5 and 6 twice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352461 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:22:19 +0000 hitchhiker 2352461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband grew up on a farm, and his parents buried his placenta under an apple tree in the orchard. His dad still sends him a few of "his" apples every year for his birthday. He and his brother have mock fights about whose apples are better. We would like to do something similar with our daughter's placenta, but we have lived in a series of apartments since she was born, so it's still sitting in a mini-cooler in our freezer. We just bought a house, so we will need to figure out a plan for it in the spring! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352442 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:12:18 +0000 birdofafeather 2352442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: ha, i wanted to see it both times!</p> <p>mine went to medical waste. i thought about encapsulation more this time, but didn't do much research and ultimately didn't do anything about it, so off to the trash they went. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352404 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:57:25 +0000 catomd00 2352404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't even recall delivering it lol. So it definitely went into the hazardous materials bin. Next time I'm going to ask to take a gander at it, then let it be gone again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352402 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:55:39 +0000 hellobeeboston 2352402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrswin: I wish I donated mine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352375 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:31:15 +0000 lovehoneybee 2352375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea what happened to it, so I guess medical waste! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352349 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:10:18 +0000 mrswin 2352349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Mine was donated to research. I was participating in a study during my pregnancy and they came to get the placenta after I delivered 😊 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352311 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:50:36 +0000 Anagram 2352311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both times, it was medical waste! I don't have a history of severe hormonal mood swings, and no history of depression or anxiety, so I didn't research anything else. I also wasn't emotionally attached in any way, so planting under a tree or something is not for me. I didn't even look at my placenta--I've had two kids and literally have never seen a placenta in my life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-partum-and-the-placenta#post-2352300 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:42:08 +0000 littlebug 2352300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: It averages $225 in my area. </p>