Placenta Services
Honor Your Placenta™
Your placenta is amazing.
This organ, also known as the “tree of life,” sustained your baby during pregnancy, and has been honored for centuries in various cultures.
Despite the importance, it’s often discarded without reverence and consideration of its potential benefits after birth!
Almost all mammals consume their placenta after birth. Humans can also harness its nutritive properties through placenta preparation methods like encapsulation, tinctures, and salves.
It is believed to be a way to revitalize and consume nutrients that would otherwise be lost during the birth. Advocates for consuming your placenta believe that it:
☛ Improves postpartum moods
☛ Increases milk supply for breastfeeding mothers
☛ Decreases postpartum bleeding and recovery time
Placenta Preparation Options
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Encapsulation Only $225
Preserve the nourishing properties of your placenta by encapsulating it into easy-to-consume capsules. Experience potential benefits such as improved postpartum moods, increased milk supply, and reduced postpartum bleeding and recovery time.
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Add-on: Salve $25
Nurture your skin with a soothing placenta salve, made from the healing properties of your own placenta. This natural remedy can provide relief from dryness, promote healing of minor skin irritations, and support your postpartum recovery journey.
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Add-on: Tincture $25
A placenta tincture can be a long-lasting supplement that supports your emotional and physical well-being, even after the initial postpartum period.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Placenta encapsulation involves transforming your placenta into easy-to-consume capsules, allowing you to benefit from potential postpartum advantages, just like many mammals do after birth.
We also offer options for tinctures, salves, and smoothies.
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Placenta encapsulation advocates believe it may help improve postpartum moods, boost milk supply, decrease bleeding, and aid in faster postpartum recovery.
“It has been shown that the feeding of desiccated placenta to women during the first eleven days after parturition causes an increase in the protein and lactose percent of the milk... It is evident that the recovery from the postnatal decline in weight is hastened by the consumption of milk produced under the influence of maternally ingested placenta."
McNeile, Lyle G. 1918. The American journal of obstetrics and diseases of women and children, 77. W.A. Townsend & Adams, original press: University of Michigan.
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Placenta consumption has roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine, dating back thousands of years, and has been practiced across various cultures.
One of the methods that we can use to prepare your placenta is the Traditional Chinese Medicine method which involves steaming your placenta with ginger and lemongrass before preparing it for encapsulation.
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Yes, placenta encapsulation is considered safe when performed by a trained specialist using proper sanitation and handling procedures.
Our placenta preparation specialists are certified, and can ensure the safe and sanitary processing of your placenta following our OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen and food safety training.
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It's best to plan for placenta encapsulation while you’re still pregnant. This service is most beneficial when performed within 48-72 hours after birth, so setting up your contract with us well ahead of time will ensure things go smoothly.
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The placenta is prepared through cutting, drying, powdering, and encapsulating. You can choose between the raw method and the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) method, where we steam your placenta with warming herbs prior to drying.
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We’ll work with you to confirm release and transfer details specific to your birthing location. You’ll text us when you’re in labor so we can be prepared to receive it!
If you drop off your placenta to us, there is a $25 discount.
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The number of capsules varies depending on the placenta's size, which is influenced by your baby's size. On average, an 7 lb. baby yields 80-120 capsules, but it can differ for each placenta.
