Placenta Encapsulation, and why I Highly recommend it!

Dana Taormina
Nov 15, 2017
5 min read

I am sure that many of you that are reading this are here more for curiosity then anything else. However if you are currently pregnant, and or one day planning to be a mother then I hope to help change your perspective on Placenta Consumption.

Yes, the placenta is an organ, and yes I ate Mine, but in the form of encapsulation. I have been hoarding my last four pills because the thought that I will have none left is hard to bear. Maybe because I am not certain that I will ever be able to have another baby again, or maybe because its a bit of nostalgia. However I look at it, it's Raw, Pure Energy was my creation. There is something so amazing about that. Can you consider for a moment how special it is that your body produces the placenta so that it may nourish your body, and your baby while it grows in the womb?

Many cultures honor the placenta by burying it in the ground and placing a tree to grow as a symbolism of birth, and life. Other's burn it, eat it, and dehydrate it and wear it as jewelry. In Western culture we tend to be quite opposed to these other cultural traditions. Most women don't even know that they can use the placenta in another way. It simply gets tossed in the garbage after birth.

So what are the benefits of eating Placenta:

The ingestion of the placenta is known as “placentophagy,” to be technical.

For starters it contains your own natural hormone, which means that it's uniquely balanced for your body. Therefore making is perfect for post - natal recovery.

- It is believed to replenish depleted iron

- Reduce the post-natal bleeding,

- Shorten healing and recovery time,

- For breastfeeding mama's it helps with milk production, my favorite benefit it the amount of energy that you get.

- It is also helpful for those women menopausal, and post menopausal.

What is Placenta Encapsulation:

Basically it is a dehydration process, which takes the placenta into a mass / liquid state into a dry state making it possible to encapsulate into a pill.

You feel like you are taking a vitamin, I promise it's magical! A magical pill that you were responsible in creating.

There is more then one method for dehydration.

Traditional Chinese Method (TCM) and Raw. One method is not better than the other.

Traditional Chinese Method is the oldest-known and most commonly-used recipe. The placenta is steamed during this process, using lemon, ginger and hot pepper into the preparation.

Raw preparation of the placenta is not steamed, as to save the vital nutrients and hormones that may be depleted once the placenta has been heated.

I went with the Raw Method because it made sense to me. I wanted energy, after all isn't that what every new mother is looking for? The investment was approx $300. This covered the pick up of the placenta at the hospital, the capsules, a tincture, umbilical cord keepsake, and a placenta art print, placenta ice cubes (for smoothies), and delivery to my home.

You may be asking yourself "placenta ice-cubes". It is believed that by making some raw placenta ice-cubes, yes from your placenta, right after birth, you can use them in a smoothie to help recover. I used the ice-cubes just a few times. You do not taste blood or anything gross. I promise you! Toss them in the blender with mixed fruit and some of your favorite protein and it will be totally disguised.

I remember the first day I took the capsule I soon after felt a surge of heat rush through me and this weird sense of energy enter my body. I thought to myself "well this was worth every penny"!

More importantly my plan to nurse my daughter was so important to me that I felt it crucial to find a natural and beautiful way to nourish my body so that I could in turn nourish my baby.

I felt that I was a Lion in the jungle!!! Insert in your mind the Lion King theme song now!

How does the process work?

Once you make the decision to encapsulate your placenta you need to find the right people to work with. If you live on long Island then I highly recommend the Long Island Placenta Specialists.

Right from the start they were so helpful, kind and informative. They explained the entire process to me, and all the benefits right over the phone and answered any and all my silly questions.

Once I was in labor and at the Hospital they said to then have my Husband call and let them know after baby was born, so they could come to the hospital and pick up my Placenta.

Here is the thing, once you make the decision to do this, you need to speak with your Midwife and or Doctor so that they can save your Placenta and put it in a bag and on Ice in a cooler.

I had the most amazing Midwife Melanie Sumersille. She was more then happy to help me with this process and in fact she encouraged it. She is simply the most kind and patient Midwife, and I would recommend her to everyone seeking a natural birth! She practices out of Garden City OBGYN, and delivers out of Winthrop Hospital.

Ok, so now the Placenta is on ice and on route to be encapsulated and turned into art.

In just a few days you will get a call that everything is ready for delivery to your home!

It is that simple!

what is a Tincture?

Have you ever heard of Bach Flower Essence? Well it's sort of like these little bottled remedies. If you know the power of homeopathy and nature as a remedy, then you can understand the positive energy and stress relief that is associated with flowers and herbs. You can then appreciate the Placenta being able to act a a hormonal remedy as well. It will last forever. All you have to do as the bottle gets low is add a little alcohol. Simple and easy.

For many women post-natal depression is real. This can help as one natural remedy. * Although you need to also check in with a professional to help you through this very emotional process.

I hope that this post brought some insight into a new and possible concept for new moms, and future moms. I hope that you can have an open mind, and consider how Placenta encapsulation is actually something exciting and positive!

If you have any questions please contact me!