 Consuming the placenta has been found to be beneficial in the postpartum period to help alleviate postpartum hormone fluctuations (aka "baby blues"), increase milk supply, and reduce postpartum bleeding. More and more women are choosing to ingest their placentas to take advantage of these benefits, and you can read about other benefits of "placentophagy" HERE.Did You Just Insinuate, “Placenta” and, “Eat” in the Same Sentence? Why, yes. Yes, I did.
When we first heard about it, both Bruss and I were completely grossed
out and questioning if the natural birth community had finally gone off the
deep end. |
Anytime a request comes across my desk three times in the same week, I figure
it’s time to write a blog post about it. And so it was with morning sickness this week. It is so exciting to hear that our alums are expecting again - some of the best news that there is!!
Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
Now that a high-profile celebrity is suffering from this condition of
pregnancy, you will be hearing more about it.
I watched a morning news anchor butcher the pronunciation this morning –
my bet is that in another six months, everyone will know how to pronounce it
correctly. It took me a few times to get
it right. 
