Placenta Encapsulation

 

The Benefits of Placenta Capsules

Your placenta is an amazing organ made by your body especially for you and your baby!

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the placenta has been used for thousands of years to correct hormonal imbalances, boost milk production in lactating women, heal infertility and various other health issues.  The placenta has amazing abilities during the postpartum period; it can heal, sustain, and strengthen. Many woman have experienced it’s healing properties, including me!

 

“I am a huge supporter of placenta encapsulation! With my first baby I was so emotional it put a strain on my marriage. With my second baby, my doula Kali encapsulated my placenta and I started on the pills the day after the birth of my baby. I had no postpartum depression this time and was able to take a pill every time I started to feel blue. It was like night and day. Can you imagine having a 22 month old along with new born baby and not having any emotional baggage?  It was wonderful! I still take one now and then during my monthly cycle and plan on taking them during the pregnancy of my next baby. I think everyone should at least consider it.” – Krista, 2nd time mom

Your Placenta Capsules may help in these ways:

• Balance your hormones & increase your energy
  
• Enhance milk supply
• Increase iron levels and replace lost vitamins, minerals and protein postpartum

Placenta Capsules have also been believed to:

• Give a quicker recovery from birth
• Shorten postpartum bleeding
• Assist the uterus to return to size
• Prevent the “baby blues” or eliminate or lessen Postpartum Depression or other postpartum mood disorders
• Be helpful during menopause (If you have any capsules left, you may freeze them indefinitely)

Read more about it at PlacentaBakery.

My Placenta Encapsulation Services

How much does it cost?
The fee for Placenta Encapsulation is $225 for non-doula clients or $200 for doula clients or birth photography clients* If you arrange someone to drop it off and pick it up from my house, the cost is $210.  A $50 deposit is needed by 37 weeks (unless you decide afterward 37 weeks to use this service), and is refundable only if you decide not to encapsulate before I pick up/you drop off the placenta.
*Within 30 minutes of Lindale, TX (I am willing to travel further for your placenta, but will charge a mileage fee or you can mail it to me.)

When do I need to call you to get my placenta?
Please call me as soon after the birth as possible. Ideally, the placenta should be encapsulated within 48 hours after birth, as your body will be at it’s lowest point hormonally around five days postpartum. I will make every effort to come pick up your placenta from you (or you may bring it to me) within 48 hours of the birth.

 

When will I receive my placenta pills?
The process takes 2 days with a fresh placenta: 1 day to dehydrate it and the second day to encapsulate it. If the placenta is frozen then the process will take 3 days. I will return to my house for the encapsulation process (you don’t have to be bothered by the mess), or if you’d rather, I can bring my equipment to your house and do it there. Please allow me about 2-3 days to encapsulate your placenta. Then I will deliver the capsules to you or you can pick them up. You can begin taking the capsules right away for maximum postpartum benefits.

What is the process you use?
I will steam your placenta,  dehydrate the placenta, grind it to a powder, and then encapsulated into capsules. I treat your placenta with utmost care and respect.

 

Is this safe? What about sanitation?
I thoroughly disinfect the area where I work before , during, and after the process. All of my equipment is disinfected as well. I am careful to observe FDA and OSHA guidelines to ensure total safety everyone involved. I have taken a special OSHA-compliant Bloodborne Pathogens training course in placenta encapsulation. I am also certified in safe food-handling as mandated by the State of Texas.

 

How many placenta capsules will I get?
Your placenta will usually make between 80-150 pills (each placenta varies in size).

 

Can you encapsulate my frozen placenta?
I can encapsulate your frozen placenta if it has been properly frozen (double-bagged and protected from freezer-burn) up to 6 months postpartum.

 

Will you still encapsulate my placenta if it has been taken to the Pathology lab at the hospital?
Most likely I cannot encapsulate it because the lab typically puts the placenta in formaldehyde. It pretty much ruins it for nutrition.

Have you personally encapsulated your placenta? How did it help?
I love to share my personal story; it is the reason I decided to start encapsulating placentas as part of my doula services. I had a good homebirth with my first child in 2007. He breastfed well and I had no real problems, except recovery from a 3rd degree tear. However, the “baby blues” lasted longer than the typical 2 or so weeks. Months after he was born, I was still feeling weepy, overwhelmed, and sluggish. I gradually got better, but it was around 9 or 10 months postpartum before I felt normal again. When my 2nd baby was born, I had become a birth doula, and had come to learn about what an amazing organ the placenta was and about it’s healing properties for the postpartum period. My mom and I encapsulated my placenta from my daughter’s birth, and I started taking the capsules right away. What a difference! I rarely felt weepy past the first week. My milk came in perfectly and was abundant. I did not feel overwhelmed or tired in the same way I did after my son’s birth. Even though it was the middle of winter, I did not feel depressed (I typical may have a touch of seasonal affective disorder). I was going back to the gym within weeks as my energy levels were great. As I gradually weaned off of them, if I had a day where I felt “hormonally off” I would just take an extra capsule and almost immediately feel better. After my experience, I was convinced this was an amazing gift our placentas can give us after they nourish our babies – to nourish us!

For more information and to schedule your encapsulation, contact me!

**I am not a doctor. These services (or any of my doula services) are not clinical, pharmaceutical, or intended to diagnose or treat any condition. The information in this entry have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Women who choose to utilize any such services take full responsibility for researching and using the remedies.**