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You ATE your placenta?! Inspo behind our Placenta Design

You ATE your placenta?! Inspo behind our Placenta Design


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An in-depth look into our placenta-inspired design and how I ended up selling items like placenta shirts and placenta stickers. I've had two babies. My birth experiences were VERY different. One birth, I did not consume my placenta, and the other one, I did. 

What is a placenta?!

When I was pregnant with my first, I didn't know much about placentas at all until I started researching. A placenta is an organ a pregnant person's body GROWS FROM SCRATCH during pregnancy. Hello, superpower! The purpose of the placenta is to provide the baby with oxygen and nutrients. The placenta is what forms the umbilical cord! 

After you give birth to your baby, you have to give birth to the placenta as well! This usually happens about 5-30 minutes after the baby is born. 

Can you imagine?!

Picture this... Ice breaker challenge is to say a random fact about yourself now; depending on your group, it could be pretty hard to top someone blurting out, "I ate my placenta after I gave birth." I've come to enjoy this shock factor when talking to those who don't get it. 

Eating IT?!

So you might be wondering how you go from birthing the placenta to eating it? The most popular way to consume the placenta is having it dehydrated and turned into capsules though you can eat it raw, and some people will add them to their smoothies after birth. Now for me, I opted for the pill method as I wasn't sure I could stomach chugging down a raw organ I expelled from my body, but MORE POWER to anyone who does this! 

Benefits

Okay, but WHY?! There's got to be 'placenta benefits' for people to want to do this? Now, like many more 'natural' things with experienced benefits, there is very little research. But if you chat with anyone who has consumed their placenta, they report back with experiences like more energy, leveled mood swings, increased milk supply, less bleeding, etc. 

My Personal Experience 

With my first, I had a very traumatic birth and did not consume my placenta. With my second, I had a magical homebirth and did consume my placenta. My overall recovery with my second was a breeze compared to my first. I got my placenta pills back around day three postpartum, and I for sure noticed a difference in energy levels and mood swings. I saw a difference, especially on days when I'd forget to take them. Needless to say, if/when I have baby number three, I would opt for placenta pills again! I genuinely feel they helped me on my journey.

Finding a placenta encapsulator

I recommend reaching out locally to see who is recommended. If you're local to Tampa Bay, I highly recommend One Love Doula, the owner Yamel is fantastic, and I'd trust her team with my placenta any day! The key is finding someone you can TRUST and who handles things BY the book regarding sanitization and processing procedures. 

Our Designs 

Our placenta designs were inspired by all the magic of this amazing organ! Our Placenta Tee quickly made its way onto our bestseller list, and we are here for it! We also recently introduced a placenta sticker. We are super excited you guys love these designs! See below to shop the Placenta Items! We can even add some of your placenta pill and make customized placenta jewelry for you! 

Placenta Sticker

Placenta Sticker

$5.00

Placenta Sticker! Choose from black and white line art, green pop of color or Mocha! This listing is for one sticker only. Perfect doula or birth worker gift. (Or anyone amazed by placentas!) It is waterproof AND dishwasher safe, making… read more

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Milky Celebration Duo: Breast Milk Necklace & Ring

Milky Celebration Duo: Breast Milk Necklace & Ring

$360.00

SOLD OUT?! Join the waitlist to jewelry listings here! Our BEST selling Breast Milk Jewelry Set!  Customize your set! Choose from Silvering Silver or Gold Filled metal.  Please see our FAQ page prior to placing your order.  Please review all options before ordering;… read more

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