Has anyone tried placenta capsules?

I have not but please keep us updated on the benefits, that’s so cool

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Absolutely!

I’ve booked with them too - love their IG! Just waiting on baby to arrive now!

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I’m really excited!

I have never heard of this.. I am so intrigued though! Let me know how you get on x

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Definitely will do! X

Same! I’m interested! Keep us posted please!

I had a mid waive do that with my first kid i thought it was nasty i didnt even finish them didnt do anything for me that i noticed

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Ah dear, that’s unfortunate. I’m hoping this company are different as they are the only lab based company in the UK to deal with placentas, and they’re skilled in the process. Hopefully it works out 🙏🏻

I did it with my first! I always forgot to take the pills and when I did it kind of grossed me out. I think they're still in my fridge over 3 years later 😂

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Haha! Oh it doesn’t look like the most pleasant thing; but I’m just going to close my eyes and knock them back 🤣

@Kailey you can also use them for menopause 👍🏽bonus

I did this and I feel like it helped with energy post partum and milk supply. The placenta is rich in iron and other minerals which is good during the first few weeks especially.

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Did you go raw or steamed??

Raw dehydrated

I’ve just got my freezer bag as I’m 36 weeks. My husband says I love a placebo but quite frankly I’ll do anything if it helps me feel a bit better during the new born phase so I’m very excited to try this! Placebo or not, worth a try!

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Me too! Anything to help us through postpartum 🙏🏻 hopefully it gives us the much needed boost

I’ve done this got my box ready, and can’t wait to see if there’s results, I just thought if I can do anything to help nourish my body and feel like myself again I will xx

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Same! Anything to give us a boost 🙏🏻 hopefully we reap the benefits xx

Are you planning on breastfeeding? There is research showing progesterone from your placenta inhibits the lactation hormone prolactin. Maybe have a chat with a lactation consultant and see what they advice.

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There’s also evidence displaying an increase in milk supply 🤷🏼‍♀️ not enough evidence on either side to support either view. So let’s see how it works out!

So that mean u will be eating ur own placenta then??👀

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Yes gal! ✨

Wow that's interesting. I have never thought of doing something like this. So u taking them in pill form???

can you get your placentas after you leave the hospitals?

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It’s your choice what you do with it! I’ve paid for the service where they come and pick it up from the hospital after I give birth, and it’s taken to a lab and processed.

I delivered 4 months ago I dint think that they still have.

I am also doing this with placenta plus :)

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@Lou what's the benefits of this

Exciting for us!

Done this with both my pregnancies. So much energy, clear skin and my hair and nails flourished 😍. You girls will love it 💕

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Did you do dried or steamed method??

Amazing to hear! I’m hoping to have the same benefits 🙏🏻

How much was it

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You can check their price list on their Instagram or website! So many different pills and packages to choose from, also pick up fees depend on where you are in the country/world.

I donated mine, hospital gave me the option to keep it or donate it. I donated it for stem cell research

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I figured instead of it sitting in my freezer let’s let it continue being used for good

That’s amazing! Such a great thing to do 🙏🏻✨

I was just thinking about this and where I could do it! Thanks for the intro!

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No worries 💪🏻

Interesting, never known anyone to do it.

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Me either! Hoping it lives up to it’s reviews.

I’m doing this! The encapsulation and I’m also receiving smoothies for the first couple days and a placenta print. My doulas are the ones doing it and I’m very excited!

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Beautiful 🙏🏻 I believe we’ll reap the benefits of this amazing organ

I had mine encapsulated by a postpartum doula. =] totally amazing.

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Glad to hear so many woman have had positive experiences with it 🙏🏻

I am! I’m getting my placenta encapsulated and steamed for a tincture

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Amazing! I’m so tempted to get the tincture too 🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s recommended for women who are prone to anxiety! I read it helps regulate sleep more and obviously the prevention of PP depression so I was like why not! My doula recommends it too.

Okay, I guess I am too old or put of the loop but what in the world is it?

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Ha! It’s a company that takes your placenta after birth and dehydrates it to put into pill form. The benefits of it are recorder to be amazing! However there’s no definitive evidence so it’s still in the “testing phase” if that’s the right way to put it?

Yeah, I'm old and out of the loop.

I had mine encapsulated with my second! I didn’t suffer from any postpartum depression like I did with my first. I also successfully breastfed for 18 months when I barely made it a week with my first.

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I also only bled for maybe a week and it was light. Recovery was so much smoother second time around.

Wow that is amazing to hear! Such a turnaround for you 💪🏻 there are definitely benefits of consuming after birth clearly.

I’m not pregnant but I eventually want to have another baby. How do you go about getting your placenta from the hospital? Just say “hey, can I keep that???” Id like to make capsules or save the stem cells.

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I’m not sure about the US, but in Scotland we just tell the midwives we’re keeping our placenta. It is yours after all! It’s really important to have someone who’s skilled in the process to carry it out for you, and get the most nutrients as possible out of the placenta.

You have to ask your hospital about their placenta release policy :)

I did this with my first, but thought with covid it not being a great time.

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I wasn’t sure about the regulations but it’s still going ahead thankfully!

I plan on encapsulating mine! I’m hoping it’s helpful with postpartum

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So excited to see how it helps!

I’ve heard a lot of great things about the benefits and all, but am I the only one that just the thought of it just seems to gross to me?! Not bashing anyone who does it by any means, obviously it seems to be very beneficial! I just can’t get past the thought of it seeming so gross to me personally 😭🤦‍♀️

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Girl YES LOL I’m dreading seeing and feeling it on my birthing date

GLAD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE!! LOL With my first I didn’t see anything! All I saw was my baby haha and I’m glad. My bf mentioned something about doing this with this pregnancy tho since it’s so beneficial and everything and I was immediatley like NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. I just can’t, just seems way to gross to me!

I think there’s been nothing but anecdotal evidence that this works. Once the placenta is dead it’s dead.

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Yeah I disagree - we eat meat which is nutritious and that’s dead. The placenta is an amazing organ the body builds from scratch to grow our babies. It’s incredible and full of good stuff! Whether it’s worth consuming it isn’t clear but I did because I would rather get the benefits even if just a placebo! 😊

Yeah, the feedback from women who have used their placenta is unreal! Can only study it further and continue to monitor how helpful it is to postpartum recovery

I honestly wish I knew about this with mine or was at least informed about the option

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I happened to stumble across it on Instagram one day which is how I found out; otherwise I’d be clueless about it!

How much did it cost?

Anyone in the US do this? With little to no hassle from the hospital?

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Yes, but I think it matters what state laws are.

I did! We just brought a little cooler for it

It is amazing! I did it with both my children and felt amazing postpartum! It helps w milk letdown, pain management, mood, and so much more! Its seriously highly recommended 👌

What is encapsulated ?

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Oh wow 😯. Okay! Thank you!

Its where the placenta is steamed and dried with herbs (traditional chinese method) or just dried and then put into capsules to be taken orally x

I had mine encapsulated last June upon giving birth. I decided to go with a local provider - a lovely woman who is professionally trained and this was amongst other services she provided all around pregnancy, child birth and PP. I'd highly rate her! Obviously one could never say what their PP journey would have been had they not ingested their placenta and even previous PP periods could not be compared but is say money well spent, definitely! I did not have any baby blues, felt very good soon after the birth (still made sure I rested a lot), energised and in good mood as much as I could with all the sleep deprivation. I also did not have much cramping while breastfeeding and bleeding wasn't bad at all, it ended in good time. ☺

sorry for this comment and i seriously couldnt..it freaks me out too much to even consider it. I feel this is a huge social influence now. sorry not trying to be cruel to people who want to do this, just personally i couldnt

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It's your personal choice so that's fine, no need to apologise. Certainly no one is going to make you ingest your placenta against your will. The thing is whether you think X or Y it could be a social construct either way, nothing is set in stone. The "trend" that you're referring to is that more and more people chose a more natural holistic way of living. I see nothing wrong with that personally. 😊

I did this when I had my son. Felt so good post birth. I had my daughter October 2020 and didn't get it encapsulated. Wish I did because never felt so low and rubbish. Will 100% be doing it again with the next baby. Money was too tight with my 2nd and covid restrictions didn't help either x

It helped me immensely.

I was planning to get my placenta encapsulated and had planned to for the longest, but I did some more research and reconsidered. There’s such little evidence that proves that consuming your placenta has significant health benefits. They say it’s more placebo. Also, consuming your placenta can be risky to not only you, but baby too (if breastfeeding). It acts as a filter while in utero. Let’s say you ingested an amount of vitamins that were ok for you, but slightly too much for baby- the placenta will filter the excess amount of vitamins, or even heavy metals. Same with being sick. It’ll fight off bacteria and protect baby. That bacteria could still be stored in the placenta when you encapsulate it. Eating it would re-expose you and the baby (if breastfed) to the harmful stuff it initially took away. Another thing, these companies that conduct encapsulation.. they’re not regulated by the FDA. How would one know if they’re actually getting their own placenta back..

Yes, it's counter-indicative if during pregnancy the woman was on medication for example or she had certain conditions. You do get asked about that beforehand. A healthy pregnancy (as mine) and a healthy mother is another thing. Not everyone agrees with or trusts FDA regulations and after all some things will always remain outside of that framework which doesn't make them automatically dangerous. I was very happy with mine!

I did and I have to say, I really regret not doing it the first time. I healed way better, felt less depressed, and they helped me with energy.

Which company did you all use??

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I’ve used Placenta Plus - it was more expensive due to courier charges but the only one that prepares the products in a Lab setting... a lot of others prepare the placenta in their homes which made me feel a little funny! They also had backup in case they had to self isolate for Covid exposure.

Thank you! Looks like this is the best one, I will try and book through them 😊

Wow very cool

I plan on doing it but I’ve heard stories of doing it yourself so I’m going to find someone to do it for me who is trained in it. The one thing people told me what the smell when you do it yourself(dehydrate it at home) and I am so sensitive even before being pregnant that I can’t imagine doing it myself now 😅 But also my friends who did it for one and didn’t do it for another, said they noticed huge benefits especially with their PP energy levels and hormone regulation/mood balance etc. Keep us updated on how it goes!

I didn't use thise company I use a different one but it worked really well helped my skin, hair and body feel like I wasn't lacking all the extra iron I was consuming before so I would do it again if I could and hope to finish off mine soon, I read that getting a common cold and taking them isn't advised so I paused mine alittle while because they just aren't sure what the effects would be in that time immune systems are weaker etc but the energy I day allowed me to not sleep for a day or two and clean like it wasn't a waste of energy

Also I am in Edinburgh too 🖐 I used Placenta Solutions, Johanne Sked who was amazing but feel free to message me if you have any questions or just to chat 😁

I did mines with my babygirl,..I’m currently still taking my pills ;)

I thought it the benefits have been amazing. Placebo or not, I’ve had more energy, amazing milk supply, no signs of baby blues or PND, the list goes on. I missed four days of capsules due to being in hospital and I can say that this had a massive effect on my mood. I wouldn’t think twice about doing it again, although it’s not for everyone.

We encapsulated my first one! A fun experience, and great benefits!!

Thank you for posting this and all the comments it’s sooo informative

For the people who commented did any of you have group B. I know my doctor don't recommend it in general especially if there was any infections in the body.

I had mine encapsulated but actually stopped taking it as it made my milk supply drop. I popped them in the freezer and started taking them again when I got my period back (at 7months pp) and it helped heaps with the hormones.

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It did the same thing to mine I had to stop I’m excited to start back