Comments on: Placental Encapsulation…

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:44:35 +0000

Hi there, could you please tell me more about the dehydrating phase? I mean, did you just put it on a baking paper and left it there to dry or did you put the all thing in a cupboard, in the oven? Not sure I have understood it well enough ^^
Last question: do you how long after the birth we can do that and how to store it until being able to actually encapsulate it?
Many thanks in advance if you can help!

By: Keith Ng

Keith Ng — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:55:45 +0000

yes my wife have delivered safety, it a big healthy baby girl, i haven’t try it yet as my wife deliver at my home town sabah, and we dont have all the equiment, so i have frozen it as per time been, but i have been trying with oven with other food, so that i wouldn’t make mistake on the real one ^^

parenting is fun, see baby cry, feed them milk, etc etc and they grow up so fast every month is different

will post again once i have done it and i have succesfully done it or not

By: Jaimy

Jaimy — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:19:35 +0000

@ Keith Ng: Hi, I am also from Malaysia and come across this website. Saw your post, based on your comments date i presume that your wifey already delivered safely, have you tried to encapsulate her placenta?

By: paxye

paxye — Tue, 24 May 2011 22:15:12 +0000

Hi Keith,
1: It does not become water like but more of a meaty paste. You can spread it on the dehydrator sheet with holes and it will not seep through.

2: You can use an oven at the lowest setting with the door slightly open. Spread it on a pan and start the process by using a non-stick sheet and then when it starts getting dry you can take it off the sheet and put it directly on the pan. You do not want to bake it, but just get all of the moisture out.

3. The last part is when it is completely dry it will be in brittle sheets… you can use a food processor, blender or a mortar and pestal to crush and powder those sheets so that you can then put it in the capsules. I have heard that some people just rip off small pieces of the brittle sheets and swallow them like that instead of powdering it.

I hope that answers some of your questions.

By: Keith Ng

Keith Ng — Sat, 21 May 2011 11:41:04 +0000

I’m from malaysia, i was planning to do this for my wife as she is giving birth next month, but in my country no people really pratice it. Even my parent this the idea is crazy, but thank you so so much as your side have lot of infor. i have few question,

1.after we wash te placenta clean and cut the coil off, i put in to a blander right? how fine do i need to bland it? would it become water like?

2.Beside using a dehydrator, is there any other way to dry it in case if i cant get a dehydrator?

3.I dont quite understand the last process, how do u make into powder form?

It would be much help and i would really thank you so so much. kindly send me as much infor as posible. once again your side is really great

By: cgccgcmgcplg

cgccgcmgcplg — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:37:18 +0000

@ paxye:
I am due in the beginning of may 2011 and was interested in encapsulating. Have you thought about doing this as a service? How much do you charge?

By: Lindz

Lindz — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:16:33 +0000

I have mad insane respect for you lady.

By: paxye

paxye — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:35:03 +0000

In reply to Trudy.

I have heard of people using a small cooler with icepacks etc to hold the placenta cold and fresh for a few days until the cord falls off, however, I don’t think that it can/should be held off for too long if you plan on encapsulatiung because it can and will spoil after a few days. However, of you can keep the placenta cold then you can always wait a day or two and cut the cord when it completly dried out and shriveled. It may not be a complete lotus birth but it may be a good comprimise.
I also wouldn’t leave the placenta out for too long either. You could either start the drying right away or refridgerate/freeze until you are ready. I did the drying in a dehydrator, I don’t think that air drying would work well for a placenta.

By: Trudy

Trudy — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:54:13 +0000

Hi there,
I’m wondering if this can still be done if the lotus method is used. I think it could take 3 to 10 days for the placenta and cord to naturally fall off of baby. Could one still bake the placenta after all of this time and then encapsulate?
If not, how much time can the placenta be left out (not attached to baby)before drying begins? And is drying done in the oven/dehydrator or does it air dry first and then get heated?
Thanks for the post, this is a wonderful idea.

By: paxye

paxye — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:33:19 +0000

In reply to ashley. Sorry, I didn't use an oven, I used a dehydrator at a high setting. But I have heard/read that you can use an oven at a very low temp and it takes quite a bit of time. You need to dry it until it becomes hard and brittle.