Comments on: Placenta: It’s What’s For Dinner http://midwifemonologues.com/placenta-its-whats-for-dinner/ The soapbox of Brynne Potter, CPM. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:31:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Laura http://midwifemonologues.com/placenta-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Laura Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:50:46 +0000 http://midwifemonologues.com/?p=202#comment-115 It's nutritious and delicious. I recommend a red wine marinade for 1 to 1 1/2 days in the fridge, covered. That tenderizes it and gives it flavor. Then cut into pieces and brown it in a little oil. Then cook it with the marinade, spices of your choice, and some vegetables. I like mine with potatoes, garlic, carrots, olive oil. I always felt quite rejuvenated by eating the placenta. Farm animals almost always eat it. For an excellent detailed recipe, see Anne Frye's textbook: Holistic Midwifery Volume II Care During Labor and Birth (Labrys Press). Only one of my clients who ate their placenta ever had any postpartum depression of any kind. It’s nutritious and delicious. I recommend a red wine marinade for 1 to 1 1/2 days in the fridge, covered. That tenderizes it and gives it flavor. Then cut into pieces and brown it in a little oil. Then cook it with the marinade, spices of your choice, and some vegetables. I like mine with potatoes, garlic, carrots, olive oil. I always felt quite rejuvenated by eating the placenta. Farm animals almost always eat it. For an excellent detailed recipe, see Anne Frye’s textbook: Holistic Midwifery Volume II Care During Labor and Birth (Labrys Press). Only one of my clients who ate their placenta ever had any postpartum depression of any kind.

]]> By: Bex http://midwifemonologues.com/placenta-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Bex Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:06:41 +0000 http://midwifemonologues.com/?p=202#comment-112 why would someone want to eat their own placenta? I have never heard of this before??? and straight after birth? what is this world coming to? why would someone want to eat their own placenta? I have never heard of this before??? and straight after birth? what is this world coming to?

]]> By: Melinda Ring http://midwifemonologues.com/placenta-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Melinda Ring Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:14:54 +0000 http://midwifemonologues.com/?p=202#comment-77 I too enjoyed the tour of the placenta; it made it into my birth story. Thanks, Brynne! It has made two moves with us - in a freezer. It might be the best-traveled placenta ever - Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, . . . next. . .? I'm still looking for the right place to bury it under a tree when we settle down and still hoping we don't have any power outages so it'll stay frozen! I too enjoyed the tour of the placenta; it made it into my birth story. Thanks, Brynne! It has made two moves with us – in a freezer. It might be the best-traveled placenta ever – Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, . . . next. . .? I’m still looking for the right place to bury it under a tree when we settle down and still hoping we don’t have any power outages so it’ll stay frozen!

]]> By: Michael Davis http://midwifemonologues.com/placenta-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Michael Davis Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:30:14 +0000 http://midwifemonologues.com/?p=202#comment-70 Speaking of placentas. One of my clearest memories of our first home birth was when you gave me a full post birth tour of it. It was fascinating to see the two sides, the vein structure and sack that held my daughter for those 9 months. Something I had never thought much about became very real and much appreciated. Thanks Brynne. Speaking of placentas. One of my clearest memories of our first home birth was when you gave me a full post birth tour of it. It was fascinating to see the two sides, the vein structure and sack that held my daughter for those 9 months. Something I had never thought much about became very real and much appreciated. Thanks Brynne.

]]> By: TheFeministBreeder http://midwifemonologues.com/placenta-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-69 TheFeministBreeder Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:02:34 +0000 http://midwifemonologues.com/?p=202#comment-69 I took pictures of my placenta, which people thought was strange enough. If I had known it would help boost my milk supply, I definitely would have found a way to ingest it though! My son has thankfully been exclusively breastfed (well, he gets food now, but never formula) for 9 months (even though I work and go to school and sometimes don't see him for 17 hours a day) but my supply is always on the brink of disaster. I had no supply with my first baby thanks to the c-section that ripped him from my body and wasn't able to breastfeed at all, so I'm thankful for what I do have with baby #2. Perhaps I'll try this whole placenta-eating thing with baby #3. if/when there is one. I took pictures of my placenta, which people thought was strange enough. If I had known it would help boost my milk supply, I definitely would have found a way to ingest it though! My son has thankfully been exclusively breastfed (well, he gets food now, but never formula) for 9 months (even though I work and go to school and sometimes don’t see him for 17 hours a day) but my supply is always on the brink of disaster. I had no supply with my first baby thanks to the c-section that ripped him from my body and wasn’t able to breastfeed at all, so I’m thankful for what I do have with baby #2. Perhaps I’ll try this whole placenta-eating thing with baby #3. if/when there is one.

]]> By: Brynne Potter, CPM http://midwifemonologues.com/placenta-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Brynne Potter, CPM Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:38:25 +0000 http://midwifemonologues.com/?p=202#comment-67 That's fabulous! Did you have a problem with milk supply with your last baby? I think that it makes physiologic sense that the nutrients in the placenta (the organ that fed the baby in utero) would be perfectly suited to keep feeding the baby by increasing milk supply. That’s fabulous! Did you have a problem with milk supply with your last baby? I think that it makes physiologic sense that the nutrients in the placenta (the organ that fed the baby in utero) would be perfectly suited to keep feeding the baby by increasing milk supply.

]]> By: Joanna http://midwifemonologues.com/placenta-its-whats-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Joanna Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:18:51 +0000 http://midwifemonologues.com/?p=202#comment-65 I ate a piece raw, right after the birth -- the piece was about the size of my thumb. I rinsed all the blood off, and then held it under my tongue for a minute; then I swallowed it whole. (Didn't taste like anything at all!) I cut about fifteen more chunks out of it and put them in the freezer; I've been thawing them and putting them in smoothies every few days. For what it's worth, I've been feeling really good postpartum this time, no depression or anxiety, milk supply excellent, very quick recovery energy-wise. I ate a piece raw, right after the birth — the piece was about the size of my thumb. I rinsed all the blood off, and then held it under my tongue for a minute; then I swallowed it whole. (Didn’t taste like anything at all!)

I cut about fifteen more chunks out of it and put them in the freezer; I’ve been thawing them and putting them in smoothies every few days. For what it’s worth, I’ve been feeling really good postpartum this time, no depression or anxiety, milk supply excellent, very quick recovery energy-wise.

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