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Ensure that your doctor, midwife, birthing team and family are aware that you wish to keep your placenta and note this in your birth plan. Discuss your plan to keep your placenta with your midwife during your prenatal appointments.
Your placenta needs to be kept cool to ensure it remains safe to consume. Your placenta should be stored in a refrigerator or freezer after the cord is cut, however not all hospitals will allow you to use their fridge/freezer. This is why it is important to be prepared with either a cool bag or Placenta Collection Kit option. Talk to your midwife, doctor and family Add a note to your birth plan to ensure staff know you are keeping your placenta.
We can collect your placenta from your home, birth center, or the hospital. When you book we will ask for your due date and contact you before this date to make sure you are prepared. When you go into established labor you should text us, with another text once you have given birth. You (or a family member) can then coordinate pick up location and time.
This is very rare. Conditions, such as signs of infection during labour, may mean that consuming your placenta is not advisable. The most usual reason is that your hospital, doctor or midwife are not aware that you want it to keep your placenta. Clear communication is therefore essential!
Encapsulation is still possible if you give birth with an epidural or if you have a Caesarean section. The placenta acts as a filter, filtering out toxins and sending them back to the mother’s liver to be detoxed from the system.
Yes. But it is important that the placenta is delivered onto a clean surface (such as an chux pad or towel) and NOT into the birthing pool.
Unfortunately the temperature and condition of the water makes it the perfect breeding ground for bacteria.
Chances are once baby is born you will want to be out of the water for proper skin on skin.
Your birthing team will also encourage you to step out of the water shortly after birth.
Meconium is sterile, does not contain the fecal bacteria that normal stool does and therefore is perfectly fine to encapsulate. Meconium is only dangerous for the baby to inhale, but is otherwise harmless. If your placenta is stained, we will wash it thoroughly before encapsulation preparation. We will advise you once we have checked it.
Delayed cord clamping (waiting at least 10 minutes after delivery to cut the cord, preferably until it has completely stopped pulsing) has been proven to hold lifelong benefits for babies, and is something we encourage all families to research before giving birth. Delaying cord clamping will not negatively impact your placenta.
Group B Strep is a common bacteria that does not normally pose health risks to the mother. All bacteria in the placenta are killed during the steaming process.
Placenta encapsulation is not contra-indicated for mothers with pre-eclampsia. Many women who have had pre-eclampsia have very successfully used placenta capsules. No one fully understands pre-eclampsia or exactly how to prevent it, and although the placenta does seem to play a part, it is not usually unfit for consumption. After the birth, your placenta will be examined for irregularities and problems. Most of the time the placenta is completely fine and you should have no problem encapsulating.
Yes, moms of premature babies need all the help they can get bringing in their milk, healing quickly, and balancing post-natal mood.
You cannot have capsules made from your placenta if you have a blood-borne virus such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or HIV.
Placenta Encapsulation is the process of turning your placenta in to safe to consume capsules, similar to herbal supplements. Placenta goes through a verified set of processes in a clinical setting, over a number of hours.Your placenta is dehydrated and ground in to fine powder, then manually filled in to capsules.
Your placenta can be processed and 'encapsulated', meaning it can be turned in to capsules for you to take in the weeks or months after birth. We can also make placenta tinctures.
We only ever process one placenta at a time in the practice. It is physically impossible to work on multiple placentas at the same time. Furthermore, our processes, including Stock Control Measures, Labeling Methods, Temperature Control Measures to ensure the safety of your product.
Anywhere from 100-200 capsules.
Capsules can be stored in a cool dry dark cupboard, but not the fridge, for up to 6 months. We strongly advise clients to wash their hands before handling their placenta capsules and avoid leaving the jar open.
Tinctures will last 40+ years because of the alcohol preparation.
Most women consume one or two capsules three times a day during the first couple of weeks post-partum or until they feel their hormones have returned to normal. You can take one or two capsules whenever you feel you may need a little more energy or to boost your milk supply when breastfeeding. Placenta capsules can be taken as needed and there is no single correct dose. You may adjust your dose as you feel right. Listen to your body – it will tell you what it needs!
We highly recommend you follow the care instructions. Storing your placenta properly will reduce the chances of you experiencing side effects.
However, if you experience any side effects that you suspect are caused by your remedies, please stop taking them immediately.
We can only comment on cases reported to us by our clients. Web searches will reveal articles and opinion pieces about placenta encapsulation, typically of American origin.
-5 clients reported headaches when they took their capsules at the same time as other supplements. For this reason, we recommend taking your capsules at a different time than any other supplements, especially if they are iron supplements.
While not a side effect, we had 3 clients report they did not feel their capsules did anything, or 'worked' for them. They felt they did not see any difference being on and off their capsules.
Each individual, and their placenta, is unique. We simply process the client's placenta into remedies in a safe environment, using a tested and verified system. Clients's experiences using their remedies will be different than any other individual. We do not guarantee results and do not offer refunds should a client's expectations are not met.
Clients who choose to use our services take full responsibility for their health and for researching and using the remedies we provide.
Clients agree that Holmes Placenta Services is not liable and does not take responsibility for any results or effects the Client may experience before, during,g or after consuming the placenta.
Do not take placenta capsules while you are pregnant because of their hormone levels.
If you do experience any side effects stop taking the remedies immediately and seek medical advice.
Yes! If they are not stored in a cool, dark, and moisture free environment, they will spoil. Do not store in the refridgerator.
We process each placenta within 1 hour of receiving it at the practice. Over 90% of clients will receive their remedies around 2-3 days after collection (excluding Placenta Tincture remedy, which takes 6 weeks to produce).Weekends and severe weather conditions can delay delivery, if that looks to be the case we will inform you.
We service Duval, Clay, St. Johns, and Nassau, and Baker counties.
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