I decided this pregnancy that I would encapsulate the placenta… In the world of Natural birth and parenting it is becoming more and more a common thing to do and even in the mainstream world it is getting to be known…. it is rich in Iron and protein and other vitamins and minerals, and full of hormones such as Oxytocin and Estrogen… all that make it a great way to help the Uterus go back to normal, boost milk supply, prevent anaemia and regulate hormones after birth which helps fight off post-partum depression. From those who have done it I have not heard a bad comment, only praise…

I looked at websites once in a while and thought about the process somewhat but I didn’t act on anything until about two weeks ago when I woke up and realized that I needed capsules… So I enquired around and found out that I could only buy large quantities so I hesitated on ordering… then one of the local health food stores called me soon after asking if I wanted to buy some leftovers from someone else’s order… it was perfect…

When I went to pick them up, the owner of the store enquired about what I was going to be doing them and was intrigued when I told her… she asked about the process, and when it came to drying, she asked about how I was going to do that. I told her that I would most likely be using the oven since I don’t have a dehydrator and then she offered to lend me her Excalibur dehydrator… I said yes right away… especially since I have been wanting to buy one for a long time now and it is a great way to try it out first…

So, when Wilhelmina was born I called the store and my mom picked it up for me…

So the Process started…

Here is the Placenta in all of its glory…

Placenta

After I trimmed the membrane and cord I cut it up and put it in the blender…

placenta smoothie...placenta smoothie...

then  spread it out on the drying sheet and dehydrated it for about 6 hours until it was brittle… (I forgot to take pics) but this is what it looked like after coming out…

dried placenta

Wilhelmina was born with a true knot in her cord, so I thought it would be a good keepsake to make a heart with her cord using the knot as the middle…

umbilical heart

The dried placenta then went into the food processor to grind up as much as it could…

crushing...placenta powder...

then onto the mortar and pestle to do the rest….

crushing placentaplacenta powder...

Then it was time to encapsulate…

encapsulating placenta...

encapsulating placenta...

In all I got 129 capsules from it…

129 capsules..

Last night I took two and soon after I passed a large blood clot and my after pains started to subside… though it could be coincidence, because of the presence of oxytocin in placenta, I feel that it was directly related…

I took two this morning and I have felt a large boot of energy today also… I have never felt like this so soon after birth before…

The process itself was very easy and I am so glad that I did it…