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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2005, 05:58:32 PM »
All of the blood in the cord is the baby's blood.  By waiting until it's done pumping, you ensure that the baby has all of it's blood back in it's body instead of getting thrown out with the cord.  Most of it's extra blood, but if the cord is cut to soon, you can leave the baby a little deficient.  It's not a problem for health babies, but imagine if you had run a triathlon and then donated blood, how would you feel??  It one less thing for their little body to do when they are born.

Wow, I had no idea!  :o  That's definitely something to keep in mind for the future!
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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2005, 06:10:16 PM »
Ooh, hadn't thought about that.  I can just hear it - "Jasper!  Placentas are for looking, not for touching!" ::)



LOL!!!

My fifth-grade teacher and his wife ate the placenta when their baby was born.

EEEEEW. 

I know it's supposedly all healthy, but just...eeew.


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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #17 on: August 18, 2005, 06:21:32 PM »
LOL!!!

My fifth-grade teacher and his wife ate the placenta when their baby was born.

EEEEEW.

I know it's supposedly all healthy, but just...eeew.

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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2005, 06:39:32 PM »
I've known a few people who did lotus birthing.  If the placenta is salted after birth, it quickly dries and doesn't smell.  It can be kept in a bag until the cord dries and separates.  It's not something I'd do but I don't really think it's that gross.  There are tons of websites out there that tell you how to care for the placenta to prevent all the things everyone has expressed concerns about.

After getting a good look at that thing, I was glad when it was time to cut the cord. 


Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2005, 06:40:39 PM »
LOL!!!

My fifth-grade teacher and his wife ate the placenta when their baby was born.

EEEEEW. 

I know it's supposedly all healthy, but just...eeew.

I know it's a common custom, but it still sounds like something from Fear Factor.  Ick.


Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2005, 06:54:00 PM »
I know it's a common custom, but it still sounds like something from Fear Factor.  Ick.

Considering I threw up the first thing I ate after DD was born and it was a piece of dry toast, the thought of eating a placenta is beyond repugnant. 


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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2005, 07:23:12 PM »
What meal would that constitute, anyway?  Is placenta a breakfast, lunch or dinner kinda thing? lol
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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2005, 10:37:28 PM »
I would love to know how the NHS would deal with such a request - the midwives wouldn't even put a cloth nappy on my baby so I don't know how they would have reacted if I'd asked them to please salt the placenta! I don't think it's for me.  My husband nearly fainted when he saw the placenta anyway so I don't think he would cope too well with it being part of the household for a couple of weeks!


Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #23 on: August 19, 2005, 12:28:40 AM »
I would love to know how the NHS would deal with such a request - the midwives wouldn't even put a cloth nappy on my baby so I don't know how they would have reacted if I'd asked them to please salt the placenta! I don't think it's for me.  My husband nearly fainted when he saw the placenta anyway so I don't think he would cope too well with it being part of the household for a couple of weeks!

I have a feeling if this is the sort of thing someone is into doing, they are probably not birthing in a hospital.  This is serious Earth Momma stuff.


Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2005, 01:41:34 AM »
I think this is probably more of a US thing because like britwife said, the NHS would have problems with dealing with it. As we all know,in the US they dont give a crap what u do as long as they get money they will let u do anything :-X And if you dont have insurance..well u can be bleeding to death and all they will do is hand u a bandaid



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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2005, 09:34:38 AM »
OMG i'm so grossed out

eating the placenta????!!  BARF


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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #26 on: August 19, 2005, 09:39:08 AM »
OMG i'm so grossed out

eating the placenta????!!  BARF

No kidding!  I'm all for natural childbirth, etc., but that's just one step too far!  [smiley=puke.gif]


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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #27 on: August 19, 2005, 10:18:40 AM »
i salt my chips, not my placenta


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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #28 on: August 19, 2005, 12:29:58 PM »
No, I did not make these up.

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Placenta Cocktail: 

Ingredients:
1/4 cup fresh, raw placenta 
8oz V-8 juice 
2 ice cubes 
1/2 cup carrot 
Method: blend at high speed for 10 seconds.  Serve. A tasty thirst quencher! 



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Placenta Lasagne: 


Ingredients:
1 fresh, ground, or minced placenta, prepared as above 
2 tblspns olive oil 
2 sliced cloves garlic 
1/2 tspn oregano 
1/2 diced onion 
2 tblspns tomato paste, or 1 whole tomato 
Method: use a recipe for lasagne and substitute this mixture for one layer of cheese. 
Quickly sauté all the ingredients in olive oil.  Serve. Enjoy! 



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Placenta Spaghetti Bolognaise: 



Ingredients:
1 fresh placenta, prepared as above 
1 tblspn butter 
1 large can tomato puree 
2 cans crushed pear tomatoes 
1 onion 
2 cloves garlic 
1 tblspn molasses 
1 bay leaf 
1 tblspn rosemary 
1 tspn each of: salt, honey, oregano, basil, and fennel 
Method: 

Cut the placenta meat into bite-sized pieces, then brown quickly in the butter and olive oil. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 1-1.5 hours. Serve. Yummy! 

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Re: Lotus Birth
« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2005, 12:42:02 PM »
Seriously, WHO WOULD EAT THAT?! 

Boak.  :P


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