by Angela Bailey, CPES (PBi) We happily welcomed a guinea pig to our home in July after my son was intrigued by the movie G-Force. I noticed her belly growing bigger and bigger as a few weeks passed. Soon enough, to our surprise, her belly began moving, and we knew she would soon be a […]
Placenta Love
Placenta: Happy Pills for Postpartum Recovery
This article originally published in Fun & Fit Life Magazine, March 2010 By Jodi Selander The placenta is generally referred to as “after birth”, as though it were merely a remnant of the pregnancy. In this view, it completes its role of supporting the newborn baby and is rendered useless upon its birth. Simultaneously, […]
A quest for placenta – for dinner
Cynthia Mitchell, in her article The Afterlife of Afterbirth: Notes on eating human placenta, has a clever and humorous take on eating placenta. Apparently placenta was the hopeful entree for an Adventures in Dining group. Even though their plans were thwarted by formaldehyde, her curiosity is sparked and she decides to learn more about placentophagy. Including […]
ATM 2010 Conference
The Association of Texas Midwives put on a wonderful conference this year. I am honored that they asked me to come speak about the benefits of placenta for postpartum use. My presentation went well – I got a few chuckles (at the appropriate parts, even!), and there was a lot of enthusiasm after the […]
Victory!
Erin Martinez received her placenta this morning from Sunrise Hospital. We held a celebratory rally out front of the hospital in honor of the occasion, and presented the nursing staff with flowers, balloons and a Thank You card. The hospital had told her she would need a court order, but then reversed their decision once […]
Afterbirth, After Birth
Nicole D from the Bellies & Babies blog publishes a positive post about placenta. Thanks for helping to spread the placenta love! “It started with the lentil soup. I looked into the bowl, the light orange swirls of legumes had bits and flecks of ham and mushroom and smoky black beans, and it was sprinkled […]
