Life With A Baby - What to do with the placenta

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2:00 PM

Message # 892532

Debbi (Administrator)

Hi moms

Did you do anything special with your placenta? In particular, those of you who had a home birth i.e. no hospital disposal option, how did you safely/ hygenically dispose of it?

Thanks

Friday, April 20, 2012 7:30 AM

Reply # 895233 on 892532

Rebecca

I did not have a home birth but I have heard that a lot of people burry the placenta in their backyard. It has to be burried at least 4 feet deep to avoid it being dug up by animals and apparently it is good fertilizer.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012 9:30 AM

Reply # 914670 on 892532

Carolina

Debbi wrote:Hi moms

Did you do anything special with your placenta? In particular, those of you who had a home birth i.e. no hospital disposal option, how did you safely/ hygenically dispose of it?

Thanks

Hi Debbi,
here are some interesting placenta traditions http://www.birthtoearth.com/FAQs/Placenta+Traditions.html
my favorite and what i'm doing with my daughter's placenta is Bury it under a baby tree :)
Good luck :)

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 10:06 PM

Reply # 1027300 on 892532

Sophia

You can encapsulate it and use it as a supplement, apparently it is very nutritious.

What to do with the placenta

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