placentas<\/a>\u00a0are amazing. I\u2019ve had two babies and I didn\u2019t get to fully look at my<\/p>\nplacenta either time, which made me really sad. And having since examined another<\/p>\n
placenta, I\u2019m even sadder that I didn\u2019t get to check out the organ that kept both my babies<\/p>\n
alive and well.<\/p>\n
Following the traumatic birth of my first baby I suffered terribly with, firstly, the shock and<\/p>\n
then the \u201c3 day blues\u201d and then ongoing depression and PTSD. I felt disconnected,<\/p>\n
emotionally exhausted, drained and sad.<\/p>\n
I was determined to have a different birth for my second baby, but I was also determined<\/p>\n
that, no matter what, I would have a different postpartum period. I wanted to spend my first<\/p>\n
weeks after birth bonding with baby and feeling joyful.<\/p>\n
This led me to research about placenta consumption. Turns out that the placenta isn\u2019t only<\/p>\n
awesome for keeping babies healthy, but can have benefits for mum after the birth too.<\/p>\n
I was informed that the benefits of placenta encapsulation (consuming the placenta in dried<\/p>\n
capsule form) included:<\/p>\n
Less bleeding;<\/p>\n
More emotional stability;<\/p>\n
Better milk supply;<\/p>\n
Higher iron stores;<\/p>\n
and improved energy levels.<\/p>\n
All the things that I absolutely wanted!<\/p>\n
So I got in touch with a placenta encapsulator and away we went. The reason I didn\u2019t get to<\/p>\n
fully examine my second placenta was because it had to be packaged up for my doula to<\/p>\n
deliver to the encapsulator. I went home from hospital on day 2 and was very upset that<\/p>\n
night (I had another traumatic birth). Then I was worried that I would be going down the<\/p>\n
same postnatal road as last time.<\/p>\n
On day 3 my capsules arrived and I started taking them twice a day. I won\u2019t say that it was<\/p>\n
all rainbows and unicorns, but was 100 times better than my previous postnatal experience. I<\/p>\n
had no milk supply issues and my mood was significantly more stable.<\/p>\n
If you have the chance to get your placenta encapsulated I HIGHLY recommend it! I don\u2019t<\/p>\n
know anyone who has regretted it and I\u2019m sure that you won\u2019t either!<\/p>\n
About the author: My name is Lizzie Carroll and I am a Cairns local Hypnobirthing Australia<\/p>\n
Certified Practitioner, Doula, writer and mum. I am passionate about helping women to<\/p>\n
discover the tools they need to empower themselves on their journey to motherhood and<\/p>\n
embrace the transformation with joy and confidence. If you would like to chat about how I<\/p>\n
can help you plan for your positive birth please give me a call on 0459 543 514 or you can<\/p>\n
email me\u00a0via Sproutbirthing@Hotmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following the traumatic birth of my first baby I suffered terribly with, firstly, the shock and<\/p>\n
then the \u201c3 day blues\u201d and then ongoing depression and PTSD. I felt disconnected,<\/p>\n
emotionally exhausted, drained and sad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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