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5 things you can do with your placenta after its birth:

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Updated: Jul 29, 2023


New mother laying down in a hospital bed holding a newborn
Your baby is here!

It's that magical moment you've been waiting for- your baby is here! Your first thought probably isn't, 'Now- what about that placenta?!'


So, before the time comes, here are some ideas for honouring the amazing organ that helped to sustain your baby before they made their way earth-side- 5 things you can do with your placenta after its birth.

Optimal cord clamping

What is optimal cord clamping? Waiting until the umbilical cord stops pulsating and becomes white before it is clamped and cut.

Newborn baby curled up with its umbilical cord attached

This allows all baby's circulating iron, oxygen and stem cell rich blood to move from the placenta to the baby.


Baby makes a gentle cardio-pulmonary transition at birth and the parent-baby dyad is protected, enabling the benefits of skin to skin contact and initiation of breastfeeding if the woman/birthing person chooses.

Ask to see it

A washed placenta. The umbilical cord has been shaped into the word love

Your midwife will be happy to show you your placenta and explain the different parts of it... the side that was attached to you and the side that was facing baby in the uterus. Yes I am biased but they are so interesting!



Placenta print with an umbilical cord keepsake placed on top.
Placenta Print & Cord Keepsake

Keepsakes

You have a few options when it comes to keepsakes:

  • You can take a photo

  • Placenta prints are VERY easy to make, as is shaping and drying out the umbilical cord.

  • Some breastmilk keepsake jewellery companies (like Eternally Cherished) can also use placenta in their makes-using fresh placenta or dried powder from placenta capsules.


Burial

A potted tree

Don't have the desire to use or consume your placenta but feel it's too sacred to dispose of at the hospital?

You could plant the placenta in some earth or in a pot. This symbolises a baby's link to the earth in certain cultures, but some modern parents like the idea of planting their placenta alongside a tree/bush in their garden that will grow with their baby.

It's a sweet visual reminder of how mum/birthing person and baby

were once physically connected to one another.


Placenta Remedies


Of course, you can also consume your placenta, replenishing lost hormones and vitamins post birth.

Placenta capsules in a jar

Feedback from many mothers show that consuming your placenta via smoothies or capsules may help with:

Balancing moods, lessening the baby blues Giving you an energy boost

Targeting healing sites to support recovery

Encouraging a healthy milk supply

Which of these options appeal to you? Let me know in the comments.



To find out more about placenta encapsulation, request a free info pack and follow us @southcoastplacenta on Instagram or Facebook

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