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Consuming the umbilical cord-thoughts? Opinions?

So I had heard about this before and I thought people who did this ate it raw! Yuck. Lol but today I was told by a friend that she has a friend who did it and how it has amazing effects after giving birth. She also told me that the doctors can make it into a powder and capsulate it to make it into like a daily vitamin ! I didn't know this before. Has anyone else done this?
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I can't imagine eating it! Ewww, I caught a glimpse of it while they were stitching me up & wanted to puke just seeing it. Lol- but to each their own.
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It is the best thing ever!  Doctors don't prepare it.  Usually a doula. I would Google placenta encapsulation in your area.
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I had my girl 9 weeks ago and it never crossed my mind to want to try this at all. But everyone's different. There's also been reviews where people have done it and had adverse effects too. I do wish though that I'd saved stem cells for my daughters, sadly the thousands of dollars it costs is what stopped me. Good luck!



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I meant placenta!!!!! Not umbilical cord!
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