What is Placenta Encapsulation?

Placenta encapsulation is the process of transforming the whole placenta into a powder form and then made into pills for ingesting. There are 2 different types of placenta encapsulation. Traditional Chinese Inspired Method (also known as TCM/Heated Method) and the RAW method. As a standard, we prepare using the TCM/Heated method (unless otherwise specified).

Why do Moms Encapsulate Their Placenta?  

The placenta is saturated with endorphins. These are natural pain relievers that counter stress by flooding the body with a profound sense of well-being and biochemically orient the mind to a positive and energized perspective.

Ingesting your placenta can be beneficial to a mother adjusting to the physical and emotional changes and demands of parenting a newborn, as well as helping her heal from the birth. Although the research on placenta ingestion is very limited, there is a large amount of women who agree that ingesting their placentas greatly benefited them during the postpartum period! 

Benefits of Placenta Encapsulation

Consuming the placenta can have amazing benefits for women in the postpartum period. Which includes:

• Lower risk of postpartum hemorrhage

• Decreases postnatal bleeding/shorter lochia phase

• Increase in milk production

• Restoration of iron lost at birth/prevents postpartum anemia

• Helps fight the ‘baby blues’, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety

• Replenishment and regulation of hormones

• Improved & accelerated healing and recovery

• Provide natural pain relief from soreness/tenderness from birth

• Helps return your uterus to pre-pregnancy size

• Helps return your body to pre-pregnancy weight as it aids in hormone regulation

• Facilitates oxytocin production (the love hormone) & encourages bonding with baby

• Prevention and relief from headaches

• Treatment and prevention of hypothyroidism

• Increased energy, as it replenishes several B vitamins

• Increase in CRH (Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone), a stress reducing hormone

• Improved quality of sleep

• Increased libido