Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Jul 21, 2007

So did she tell the guests what she was serving and did they choose to partake?
Having traveled to a few third world countries and entertained many internationals in my house, I long ago learned not to ask what I was eating. It is easier to keep it down when you don't know!

Y'know, if I were a guest at this party and KNEW I was being handed a cracker with Pate of Mom on it, I know I'd decline. There's just no way, no matter how good a friend someone is, that I'm gonna eat a body part of my hostess!

And if I DIDN'T know and found out later, I'd be way ticked off at her for doing that. It's usually a safe assumption that the food one is served at a party is not....umm....HUMAN!

medsurgnurse, RN · Jul 21, 2007

Well, golly gee, Medsurgnurse, I'll be sure to only take you half seriously the next time you post, then.
Sorry, it's the internet. One liners can come across as pretty snide, can't they? Without the facial expressions, give and take of conversation, and intonation, we kind of have to work with what you give us. And you didn't give us much in that one little sentence.
Sorry I took your comment as a serious one; unfortunately I've heard similarly rediculous ones before in regards to other activities some regard as fringe (hence the comment about the public breastfeeding). I apologize to you for thinking that from your comments you thought eating the placenta was disgusting and were comparing it with an unhealthy and truly disgusting activity. I should have known that a nurse who works on med/surg has probably taken care of his/her fair share of poop-eaters and would realize that there really is no comparison!
While I'm at it, I'll also apologize for appearing to take myself too seriously. I don't know, I always thought I was a more tounge-in-cheek sort of gal. I'll have to try to review my posts better, I certainly don't intend (or desire) to come across as a humorless stick-in-the-mud. It's probably always a good idea to review a post before clicking that submit button. Thanks for the heads up and reminder!

Ok. we're all good. Maybe I'll try emotioncons. Is there one for a sly smile?

allnurses Guide · Jul 21, 2007

There are a couple of long threads about Lotus Births (someone mentioned them) . . . here is just one.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f35/lotus-birth-what-do-yall-think-about-94862.html

As to being able to keep the placenta - that should be ok. I don't want to do it though.

steph

banditrn · Jul 21, 2007

*gack*
But then, animal mamas eat the placentas.......

Yeah, but Tazzi - animals lick their babies behinds too! :lol2:

Heloisea3 · Jul 22, 2007

But when someone bashes a practice that has shown to be beneficial for women in helping to prevent post partum hemorrhage (a serious, life threatening occurance) and post partum depression (another serious illness-any mama or family who's suffered knows this) because of a gut reaction "ew" factor, yep, I'm going to suggest that opinions be based not on knee-jerk reactions, but on reasoning.

By starting the thread, I wasn't trying to bash the practice. Yes, there is an "ew" factor in it for me, but I question the safety of the practice. For some reason, the first thing I thought of when I read the article was the book Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague by Richard Rhodes which traces the origins of certain types of spongiform encephalopathies. I am not a microbiologist and don't pretend to be, but it did lead me to question this practice. In the book, the author talks about a form of spongiform encephalopathy known as kuru which occurred in New Guinea among people who ate the flesh of their dead relatives after they died. This was a common practice in their culture. I know that eating placenta and dead relatives are two different things, but it does make me wonder if there could be some possible unknown risks to this practice that people do not know about. Maybe there are risks as well as benefits. If people want to do this, more power to them, but I still question the safety of it. Anyway, I understand and appreciate your position. I just wanted you to know that mine was based more on science than "ew."

leslie :-D · Jul 22, 2007

i'm confident if you cooked placenta, it would be safe.

perhaps with bacon and onions?

leslie

LydiaNN · Jul 22, 2007

i'm confident if you cooked placenta, it would be safe.
perhaps with bacon and onions?
leslie

"It tastes like chicken"...

EmmaG, RN · Jul 22, 2007

At least she was going to dry it and put it in capsules.

In one of my L&D lectures (the class immediately before lunch lol), our earth-mother-type instructor told us how she'd once lived in a commune. Whenever a baby was born, the placenta was pureed, then they'd all gather outside holding hands in a circle and drink it.

Kumbaya, y'all.

morte, LPN, LVN · Jul 22, 2007

i think the causitive organism for the spongeform encephalopathy is not killed by ordinary cooking temp///

EmmaG, RN · Jul 22, 2007

By starting the thread, I wasn't trying to bash the practice. Yes, there is an "ew" factor in it for me, but I question the safety of the practice. For some reason, the first thing I thought of when I read the article was the book Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague by Richard Rhodes which traces the origins of certain types of spongiform encephalopathies. I am not a microbiologist and don't pretend to be, but it did lead me to question this practice. In the book, the author talks about a form of spongiform encephalopathy known as kuru which occurred in New Guinea among people who ate the flesh of their dead relatives after they died. This was a common practice in their culture. I know that eating placenta and dead relatives are two different things, but it does make me wonder if there could be some possible unknown risks to this practice that people do not know about. Maybe there are risks as well as benefits. If people want to do this, more power to them, but I still question the safety of it. Anyway, I understand and appreciate your position. I just wanted you to know that mine was based more on science than "ew."

That's interesting, but as far as I'm concerned, "ew" is enough for me, thanks :lol2:

sphinx, BSN, RN · Jul 22, 2007

Well, at least she had planned to have it dried and put into capsules, not have it with fava beans and a fine chianti....

I can imagine there are a lot of nutrients, and honestly, a capsule doesn't seem too bad....but those recipes? I'll pass. Burying it is a nice idea. I didn't think a thing about mine, they could have served it in the hospital cafeteria and I wouldn't have known/cared, I was just so tired from birthing those boys!

Too bad she had to go to court, though.

fronkey bean · Jul 22, 2007

Y'know, if I were a guest at this party and KNEW I was being handed a cracker with Pate of Mom on it, I know I'd decline. There's just no way, no matter how good a friend someone is, that I'm gonna eat a body part of my hostess!
And if I DIDN'T know and found out later, I'd be way ticked off at her for doing that. It's usually a safe assumption that the food one is served at a party is not....umm....HUMAN!

:lol_hitticouldn't agree more