Something I never thought I would do - placenta encapsulation

**TeniBear** · April 15th, 2013, 08:36 PM

Revitalising this thread - has anyone encapsulated their own placenta? I'm thinking of giving it a shot when Pudding is born... That way if I fail, it's not like I'm letting someone else down

I've looked at a few tutorials on how to do it, and I think I'll be able to handle it.

What size capsules do you use? Where do you get them from? (There are heaps on eBay, are they okay?) How many do you get?

**Eenee** · April 15th, 2013, 08:41 PM

Teni I encapsulated my own and just got the capsules from the chemist.

**TeniBear** · April 15th, 2013, 08:57 PM

Ooh, really? Where in the chemist do they keep those? I suppose I've never looked, but I wouldn't have thought they'd sell empty capsules there...

**Eenee** · April 15th, 2013, 09:03 PM

I asked as I looked around and couldn't find the isle, but yep they have them and they directed me where to go

**LionsandBears** · July 5th, 2013, 03:28 PM

I am looking at doing this. I an high risk for PND, so want to do what I can to prevent it. I've pretty much stumbled across a local midwife who does it. I just need to find out price & process. She doesn't do the homeopath drops but hopefully I can work something out with my normal homeopath anyway.

i just need a way to explain to DH.

**PumpkinZulu** · July 5th, 2013, 07:11 PM

L&B, Cassius and I used the same lady and I really liked her, let me know if you'd like her info

**LionsandBears** · July 5th, 2013, 07:23 PM

That would be good. It looks like it might be an interesting process keeping the placenta & putting it on ice in a private hospital.

**BellyBelly** · July 5th, 2013, 07:35 PM

In the fridge in a bag

Thats what I did - they offered to put it in there. Mine did pick ups and drop offs too - its the norm I think.

**Traveller** · July 5th, 2013, 07:38 PM

You could bring your own esky and ice packs into hospital with you for storage

**PumpkinZulu** · July 5th, 2013, 08:06 PM

This lady does pick ups and drop offs

I'll FB you. A good tip I'm sure you've already need told is to mention repeatedly you're having a lotus birth (even if you're not) to increase the likelihood that they'll leave the cord and placenta alone.

**Cassius2** · July 6th, 2013, 03:29 PM

yep, second PZ on that. tell them that you are doing a lotus birth. that way they really do a delayed clamping and leave the placenta intact etc.

tupperware in the fridge. the lady PZ and I used does pick ups and drop offs and is lovely with a capital L!