Honoring Your Placenta: Capsules, Tinctures, Soil, Burial, Smoothies, and more
in Ventura, Santa Barbara, Ojai, Thousand Oaks, and more
" . . . the placenta is a kind of language--perhaps our first one, our true mother tongue."
-Ocean Vuong
The placenta is incredible. Pure magic in flesh form. A temporary organ grown solely for the sake of supporting the gestation of new life.
Placenta Consumption
Some of the potential benefits:
🌀decrease in postpartum mood disorders
🌀increased production of oxytocin
🌀decrease of stress hormones
🌀increased milk supply
🌀restoration of iron levels
🌀supports balancing of hormones
Baby arriving soon (or is already here) and don’t have time for a consult?
What your Placenta Package can include
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The number of capsules varies depending on size of placenta and steaming.
Options for preparation are: Steamed with ginger and lemon, steamed with nothing added, or not steamed.Your placenta is then dehydrated and put into vegetarian capsules.
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We can prepare your placenta so that it is ready for you to consume postpartum in a smoothie.
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We can dehydrate the umbilical cord and create a sweet, sentimental keepsake. The shape depends on the length of the cord: a heart or spiral are typical options.
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A print can be made of your placenta. A simple, basic print is included in the base price. We can make the print more detailed with natural dyes, etc. for a more dynamic portrait.
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We include a couple of herbal remedies/self care products, which can include body or foot scrub and herbal spritz.
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We can use some of the placenta powder and put it into a tincture, salve, or both.
A tincture is part of your placenta powder soaked in alcohol, creating a highly concentrate. When stored properly, it can last a lifetime and give you the benefits stored in your placenta beyond immediate postpartum. For example, this could support you with hormonal changes when weaning from nursing or during menopause!
A salve is a thick balm with your dehydrated placenta. You can use the salve for lots of things including cesarian scar, psoriasis, hemorrhoids, cracked nipples from bodyfeeing, and so much more.
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If you aren’t ingesting your placenta, there are ways you can honor the organ as your baby’s first nourishment. We are happy to support you in any way that would help you create a meaningful ritual for a ceremonial burial.
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If there is a contraindication, we can still make a print of your placenta, create an umbilical cord keepsake, and support you tending to a ritual to honor the placenta.
You can let your provider know that you still want to keep your placenta or take it home.
“Katherine took my encapsulation experience to the next level, bringing much appreciated ceremony and reflection into the process.”
-Ventura Mama
Your Placenta Prepared
with Love and in ceremony
In Cariñosa’s Garden, the preparation of your placenta is honored as a ceremony. Held with love and care and within OSHA standard cleanliness, we prepare your placenta in the manner of your choosing and with keepsakes at your request.
Your placenta is picked up and capsules delivered to you. With drop off, you are welcome to a postpartum family check-in if you feel called.
Contact for options and pricing.
Placentophagy: consumption of the placenta postpartum
The majority of mammals instinctively practice this in the wild, including cows, who are vegetarian otherwise!
The scientific and biological understanding lags. There’s limited, old, and poorly executed studies on placenta consumption and its benefits and risks for humans. The majority of our current understanding is primarily anecdotal. (More research, please!)
What research has informed us of:
👩🔬 hormones remain present in the placenta after processing
👩🔬progesterone and estradiol are present at high enough levels to have a physiologic impact
👩🔬 the APA (American Pregnancy Association) has found that placenta encapsulation has assisted with blood stabilization through oxytocin present