Placenta Options
Placenta Encapsulation – $150
Ingesting your placenta can have numerous benefits for the mother. Taking your own placenta capsules after birth restores much of the hormones lost after delivery and can help stave off the “baby blues”, give you more energy, and increase lactation. For more information about the benefits visit http://www.placentabakery.com/
Megan is offering this service for our clients and by referral only. Megan has her Texas Food Handlers License and has had blood borne pathogens training specific to placenta encapsulation. She can only prepare your capsules in your own home. She cannot transport your placenta.
Your placenta will be encapsulated using the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) method. Contact your encapsulator as soon as possible after birth so arrangements can be made to begin the process. If the process is unable to begin within 1-2 days, double zip-lock bag your placenta and put it in the back of your freezer. Below is a list of supplies your encapsulator will use (she will provide all supplies) and a description of the process.
Supplies:
Stainless Steel Steamer Stainless Steel Knife Stainless Steel Scissors
Food Dehydrator Parchment Paper Disposable Cutting Board Gloves
10% Bleach Sanitizing Solution Anti-Bacterial Soap Lemon Peppers
Ginger Spice Grinder Vegetarian Capsules Capsule Filler
Cleaning Brushes Sponges
Process:
1) Your sink and counter will be cleaned and sprayed with sanitizing solution.
2) All placenta preparation tools will be washed and sterilized.
3) Your placenta will be rinsed of all blood clots, and the cord and membranes will be removed.
4) Your placenta will be lightly steamed over a bath of water, lemon, hot pepper, and ginger. If you are allergic to any of these foods, please let us know.
5) Once steamed, you placenta will be thinly sliced and place on parchment paper in a food dehydrator.
6) Your placenta will be dehydrated for 8-12 hours. This can be done overnight or I can start the process in the morning and finish in the evening.
7) All disposable items will be bagged and disposed of. All reusable items will be washed and sanitized.
8) Your placenta will be ground into a powder and put into pills.
9) Your placenta pills will be put in a glass bottle. They will need to be stored in the refrigerator during daily use and in the freezer for extended use.
Dosage:
Take 2-3 Pills 3X day for the first 1-2 weeks. After that, take 3 pills 1X day as needed. Increase your dosage if you are feeling fatigued, emotional, or low on your milk supply. Do not take placenta pills if you have cold or flu symptoms or if you have mastitis infection. You can resume once the infection has cleared.
This advice is not clinical, pharmaceutical, or intended to diagnose or treat any condition. Families who choose to utilize these services take full responsibility of their own health and for researching and using the remedies.
Placenta Art Prints – $30
In addition to the medicinal uses, another way that we can bring back the tradition of honor and gratitude toward birth and the role of the placenta is to make artistically beautiful prints with it. We make your prints before we wash and prepare the placente for encasulation. They are printed with the natural placenta blood on canvas board. We also offer the option of soy based edible painted prints if you’d like to embellish your prints with an extra touch. Included in this price is 6 prints. Some families frame them and display their prints as art or others choose to save them as personal keepsakes.
