I should get my DH to read this thread. He is so grossed out by the placenta! With our first homebirth, the midwives took it and had it incinerated at the hospital for us. (That was fine with me!). With the second, we put it in a container in the freezer, and had to wait until the ground thawed to bury it. DH nearly gagged every time he opened the freezer, and he was constantly worried that the container of frozen fruit (or whatever) that I took out would turn out to be placenta.... Poor guy. I have no idea what exactly the issue is, but I can tell you, there will be no placenta ceremonies here!