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

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Have you ever heard of this type of request from a patient? I understand that there are a lot of cultural differences here in the US (so no flames please), but this honestly grossed me out. I also think this could have some really bad side effects for the mother's health.:barf01:

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Zumalong,

I can belive that they brought it back (in another form) to the hospital. Did they ask if you wanted any? YUCK!!

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OMG! I actually googled "placenta recipes" as a previous poster suggested, and this came up:

http://www.pugbus.net/artman/publish/04182006_placenta.shtml

I'm laughing so hard I could cry, and also a little sick at my stomach. :barf02::barf01:

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OMG! I actually googled "placenta recipes" as a previous poster suggested, and this came up:

http://www.pugbus.net/artman/publish/04182006_placenta.shtml

I'm laughing so hard I could cry, and also a little sick at my stomach. :barf02::barf01:

I wonder if he gave Brooke Shields those recipes to help her get over her post partum depression? :uhoh3::uhoh3:

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I can see that this is not a popular opinion here, but, here goes:

As someone who has suffered post-partum depression and who was willing to do ANYTHING to ensure that she wouldn't have it again......I did it. Yes, I ate a bit of my placenta. (I had a homebirth, so I didn't need to wrestle it away from hospital personnel.) My husband cut off a small chunk of it, put it in a shotglass and brought it to me. I closed my eyes, swallowed as fast as I could and gaggged a little. My husband said,"It's like Fear Factor-BolusOfCourage Style!"

Did I WANT to do it? Absolutely not. I REALLY had to get over the ick factor. However, if there was even the SLIGHTEST chance that it would help me not to have PPD again..........it was worth every gross second!

FTR, I didn't have PPD after that birth. It may or may not have been the placenta. I would do it again, though, just to be on the safe side.

I know that it is popular to ridicule what you don't understand. I remember when I first read about eating one's placenta and thinking,"eww, gross! I would nevah!" Then, I dealt with such horrifying depression that I stayed up all night every night because I was afraid to have the terrible dreams again. Some things are WORSE than eating placenta. :o

I still have the rest of it in my freezer. I meant to have it made into capsules, but kept putting it off. The baby just turned one, so it may not even be any good anymore. Spend some time at mothering.com and you may learn some more about this and other crazy ideas!

I don't see consuming one's OWN placenta as being anything NEAR kuru/danger territory. I wouldn't eat someone ELSE'S placenta.

I work as a CNA at a hospital and a nurse the other night found out about this whole placenta thing. (she and I were having a casual conversation about the birth) "Where did you have the baby?" On my patio, in a pool. "Who delivered her?" my husband. "Where did you dispose of the placenta?" in my freezer. You know, your everyday-run-of-the-mill conversation.

She said,"you are one of those unconventional kind of people, aren't you?"

Guilty as charged.

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regardless of how we all feel about the yuck factor of eating a placenta, there was no reason that hospital should have denied her the right to have it. what the heck do they want it for? and exactly what kind of "risk" is there to allowing dad to take it home in a container and a bag?
they just might possibly sell the placentas companies that make hair dye, and some cosmetics use them. i'm sure the administrators would not reveal that to any of the staff. i had a home birth too, but i didn't even think about eating my own placenta. it got buried along with all the other gook that came out beside my baby. did i have a doctor present? no

well, who delivered the baby? i did

who else was there besides you? my husband who got so shakey he went out to the kitchen and made me a cup of tea.

what happened after that? i vomited the tea up.

what else did your husband do? i asked him to sit on a chair that i placed by the side of the bed, but instead he disappeared.

where did he go? i was too busy giving birth to bother asking him.

what happened when he returned? i told him to stay put, and to open the jar on the stand at the foot of the bed where i had earlier sterilized 2 white shoelaces, a towel, and my pair of nursing shears.

did he do it? yes he did.

when the baby arrived, did he help you with it? yes, he followed all the instructions i gave him, including where to tie the 2 shoelaces, and what to do after they were tied.

then what happened? he placed the baby girl on my abdomen, then covered her as i instructed, then i placed her on the baby scales i purchased with plaid stamps, and i weighed her. she weighed 8 lbs 3 ozs.

then what happened? i placed her to my breast, and he went outside to bury the leftovers. after that, he brought her 20 month old sister in to show her her baby sister.

what did the 20 month old do? she was happy she had a baby sister, and claimed her as her own.

as time went on, what happened? my husband bragged about how he delivered the baby. i of course thought that was ridiculous. after all, i was the one who did all the work.

did you have prenatal and postnatal care? nope, i relied on the lord for the help i needed. and we did just fine.

after i became a nurse i learned how dangerous that can be, but i had no other resource at the time. my husband wasn't working, and we had no health insurance. god did take care of me just fine.

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a couple of you guys take yourself way too seriously. i commented that animals eat stool half joking juts to show that the "animals do it" arguement doesn't hold water. gee whiz.
that's right, and dogs run to eat the poop out of the cat pans. that's why i don't own any dogs anymore. my last one, (and he was a totally loyal mutt)ran to anything that was any sort of in that line including a relative who didn't wear underpants when her womb came out. it was a very gross, smelly experience for me and i'll probably remember it for as long as i live.
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i can see that this is not a popular opinion here, but, here goes:

as someone who has suffered post-partum depression and who was willing to do anything to ensure that she wouldn't have it again......i did it. yes, i ate a bit of my placenta. (i had a homebirth, so i didn't need to wrestle it away from hospital personnel.) my husband cut off a small chunk of it, put it in a shotglass and brought it to me. i closed my eyes, swallowed as fast as i could and gaggged a little. my husband said,"it's like fear factor-bolusofcourage style!"

did i want to do it? absolutely not. i really had to get over the ick factor. however, if there was even the slightest chance that it would help me not to have ppd again..........it was worth every gross second!

ftr, i didn't have ppd after that birth. it may or may not have been the placenta. i would do it again, though, just to be on the safe side.

i know that it is popular to ridicule what you don't understand. i remember when i first read about eating one's placenta and thinking,"eww, gross! i would nevah!" then, i dealt with such horrifying depression that i stayed up all night every night because i was afraid to have the terrible dreams again. some things are worse than eating placenta. :o

i still have the rest of it in my freezer. i meant to have it made into capsules, but kept putting it off. the baby just turned one, so it may not even be any good anymore. spend some time at mothering.com and you may learn some more about this and other crazy ideas!

i don't see consuming one's own placenta as being anything near kuru/danger territory. i wouldn't eat someone else's placenta.

i work as a cna at a hospital and a nurse the other night found out about this whole placenta thing. (she and i were having a casual conversation about the birth) "where did you have the baby?" on my patio, in a pool. "who delivered her?" my husband. "where did you dispose of the placenta?" in my freezer. you know, your everyday-run-of-the-mill conversation.

she said,"you are one of those unconventional kind of people, aren't you?"

guilty as charged.

as long as it worked for you (or seems like it might have) ....... and you didn't try to serve any to unsuspecting guests !!!

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you betcha honey. i thought the article was rather interesting myself. i just learned something new, but i'm going to have some chowder for my evening meal, but without placenta as the main ingredient.:lol2:
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:lol2::lol2:Love your reply, Leslie.

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

perhaps with bacon and onions?

leslie

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well, if my memory serves from my earth child days, the articles always said it tasted like liver! (that alone would have kept me from trying it)
that makes two of us, dear.:lol2:
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II know that it is popular to ridicule what you don't understand. I remember when I first read about eating one's placenta and thinking,"eww, gross! I would nevah!" Then, I dealt with such horrifying depression that I stayed up all night every night because I was afraid to have the terrible dreams again. Some things are WORSE than eating placenta. :o

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Sorry if you felt riddiculed. I did not intend to riddicule anyone's actions. I'm glad it helped you and no judgements from me. :icon_hug:

I reserve the right to laugh at Tom Cruise any chance I get, though:lol2:

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Sorry if you felt riddiculed. I did not intend to riddicule anyone's actions. I'm glad it helped you and no judgements from me. :icon_hug:

I reserve the right to laugh at Tom Cruise any chance I get, though:lol2:

No, not exactly that *I* felt ridiculed,......I just inititally felt something along the lines of,"hey, I did that and *I'm* not a total freak!" I do get that it seems (and very well just may BE) really weird!

I, too, reserve the right to laugh at Tom Cruise! :lol2:

and, to answer another poster, no, I would NEVER serve it to someone else without their knowledge! (I used to joke about making breastmilk cake, breastmilk cookies, etc just because I thought it was so funny that people get so skeeved about MY breastmilk when they drink a COW'S breastmilk everyday!!!

And, truly, I have no idea whether or not the actual eating of the placenta had any effect on my lack of PPD after her birth, but..........that moment of ick was worth it just in case.

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