Placenta Eating (DO NOT MOD)

Gonna have to with big fat NO, Never...never... I have two daughters, and I did just fine without eating it, or having it in pill form. Are there any large studies to prove this is actually helpful? Exercise and eating right after having a baby can also help with PPD, so can sunlight (Vitamin D)

---To each their own, I guess.

Animals eat their placentas to regain some nutrients that are lost through pregnancy and *MOSTLY* to clean up the mess so predators can not find their den. There is no nutritional value for modern women (goofy-*kitten* Hollywood women) to gain from eating their own placenta. And if you have to pay some doctor thousands of dollars to make it into a pill, don't talk to me. Slurp it down raw, or shut up. Otherwise it's all pretense.

Hardcore!

I had twins, milk came in after 3 days, breastfed both of them for 18 months, did not have any PPD. And NO I did not eat my placenta.

Every pregnancy is different and every post-pregnancy experience is different and I don't believe it has anything to do with placenta eating.

I come from one of the oldest and largest cultures (Indian) in the world and have never ever heard of this in our culture. Please don't say this has been done for thousands of years. There is no proof of that.

I'm breast feeding. . . But when you breast feed in public people stare and stare and make comments like its wrong. . . I don't think its taboo. I'm just trying to say that most people (that dont have kids, or have kids and never Breast feed, or men) find it odd that a woman pulls out her boob to feed her child in public. At least thats how it is in chicago. . .

I've gotta go into bat for the men here as by 'people', breastfeeding women generally mean 'men' because men are far more likely to openly look / stare at breastfeeding women.

Also before I commence I have a gorgeous wife & daughter and am totally pro breastfeeding wherever, whenever. I think breastfeeding is absolutely fantastic. Appreciate and sympathise with those that cannot physically breastfeed though.

OK onto boobies. For some bizarre reason breasts are irrevocably associated with sex. That is the context in which men most frequently see bare breasts being shown / used and is the context that most men view breasts. Again note this is product of environment & education.

As such men are programmed from birth to view breasts as sex organs, not food. This is hammered into our heads again and again and again and again and again and again and again by movies, popular culture, and the most insidiuous influencers in the use of breasts as attention-seekers - young women.

Don't stop to argue, just go for a walk out at about 11pm around a bar and see what I mean. Ever worn a push-up bra to make your boobs look bigger? Hey, you just used your breasts as sexual objects to attract attention. Likewise for low cut tops, boob tubes, lifters, separators, and anything which is boob-related that doesn't specifically relate to your comfort. 'But I just wanted to look nice!' - well what links boob prominence with looking 'nice'??

The net result of this is that men see boobs as being part of sexytime. The awkwardness felt by men when they're confronted with a woman breastfeeding is the CONTEXT. "I am seeing something OUT OF CONTEXT. This breast, which I know as a sexual organ, is being used to feed a small child." It's nothing to do with the action of feeding any more than watching a child eat or use a bottle is disgusting. Proof? Woman breastfeeding a child vs woman bottle feeding a child with expressed breast milk. If the objection of the viewer is that the child is eating a human product then they would surely react to the latter situation with as much objection as to direct feeding.

Further proof? Other cultures. Tribesmen out in African countries aren't titillated by boobies - and don't care if babies latch onto their moms in public. Why? Because those societies don't label breasts as sexual organs, and as a result they're fine to have them hanging out.

Western society has its roots puritanical religion ('reproduction is dirty, you filthy sinners') and has some idiotic components to it. Boobs (a) aren't sexual and (b) are an incredibly important part of baby nutrition, and we should support women who are willing and capable of breastfeeding in whatever environment they choose (within reason).

Thankfully we are moving towards a more open society where simple body functions like breastfeeding are accepted, or at the least tolerated.

If you don't want to eat it, donate it to the local Search & Rescue K9 unit for cadaver training!

It's difficult to get human material to train the dogs with, so we rely heavily on donated placentas. It allows us to train the dogs to recognize human tissue scent, human decay scent and appropriately alert on it. We also rely on pulled teeth, detached fingers that couldn't be reattached, bloody gauze, nose bleed tissues, and if we are really, really lucky...donated tissue/bone when a family member dies and wanted their body to be used for SAR K9 training. We can even use tissue/bone from people that might not qualify for transplant or regular tissue harvesting.

Something to think about....

Jillian
with 2 dual-certified airscent (live find) and cadaver SAR dogs!


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Why are people on here comparing humans to animals as a reason to justify eating their own placentas!?! Animals also eat their own feces, should humans start doing that too??? I, for one, do not want to compare myself to an animal! Animals engage in cannibalism, and eat their own offspring...is that acceptable for humans too? GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK!