New Mothers Are Choosing Placenta Encapsulation To Help Them Breastfeed
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New Mothers Are Choosing Placenta Encapsulation To Help Them Breastfeed

ByCarmen Calvo

A growing number of mothers are choosing to consume their placenta, in order to have greater breastfeeding success. August is National Breastfeeding Month, a time that highlights the importance of increasing a collaborative effort to support a breastfeeding-friendly landscape. A growing community of mothers are turning to alternative practices like placenta encapsulation, to help them…

Is Placenta Encapsulation Safe for GBS+ People?
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Is Placenta Encapsulation Safe for GBS+ People?

ByAlayna Spratley

Is Placenta Encapsulation Safe? Recently, The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) released an alarming single case report, in which a newborn was found to have a recurrent infection of group B Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS, group B strep), that was attributed to the mother’s consumption of placenta capsules. This has many people asking, ‘Is placenta encapsulation…
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Six Tips For Hiring A Placenta Encapsulation Specialist

ByCarmen Calvo

Are you considering hiring a specialist to encapsulate your placenta? Placenta encapsulation is an awesome process that transforms your baby’s placenta into capsules. You then take your ‘placenta pills’ as a postpartum supplement. Placenta encapsulation can improve your overall postpartum wellness experience, and may help: balance hormones, support lactation and enhance milk supply, replenish iron,…

Is Placenta The Perfect Postnatal Supplement?
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Is Placenta The Perfect Postnatal Supplement?

ByCarmen Calvo

While pregnant did you take a prenatal supplement? And what about after baby is born; have you considered taking a postnatal vitamin? It is well known that a high quality prenatal supplement can provide you with extra folate, vitamin D, and magnesium to support a healthy pregnancy. Once baby arrives, you may still need additional…

Why You Should Consider Hiring a Postpartum Doula
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Why You Should Consider Hiring a Postpartum Doula

ByCarmen Calvo

  Postpartum mothers need support, especially in a culture that unrealistically expects women to bounce back so quickly after giving birth. As a society, we can be so hard on new mothers. Culturally, new moms often receive messages that there is shame in needing help. This is a huge shift from 100 years ago when…

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