Benefits and Price of Placenta encapsulation
Benefits
There's a ton of great benefits to getting your placenta encapsulated. It could help with milk supply, reduced chance of postpartum mood changes, and help you body heal after birth with fatigue and pain. It overall puts healing back into the body after baby so new moms can feel better after birth.
I give out samples when available!
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Are you eligible?
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All circumstances below are fine for placenta consumption:
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Delayed Cord Clamping/Cutting
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Having an Epidural
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Having a C-section
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Having a Waterbirth
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Meconium in sack​
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Group B Strep Positive
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Cord Banking
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Pre-eclampsia unless sent to pathology
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Placenta Previa
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Gestational Diabetes
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Frozen placenta that's been in the freezer up to 6 months
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Premature birth
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Having multiples
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When is encapsulation not an option for you?
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Your provider wants to send your placenta to lab testing: In some cases your placenta will get sent off to pathology for testing and the reasons may be suspected substance abuse, suspected maternal or neonatal infection, neonatal neurological concerns, and placenta abnormalities among others. Please note that you may ask them to take a piece of your placenta and not the whole placenta. It is illegal for your provider to deny you being able to take home your placenta. In this case either your support person can take it home to freeze or if I am requested to still pick up for possible encapsulation after you receive results, I will come pick it up and place in the freezer
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Signs of a Chorioamnionitis infection during the labor process and birth: This is an inflammation of the fetal membranes of the placenta, associated with a bacterial infection. Ways to tell are by the mom having a fever of 100.4 or higher during labor or the baby has a fever at birth and unpleasant smell of discharge or fluid is also a good telling sign of a present infection.
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Improper handled placenta: Placentas have to be placed on ice or refrigerated within 4 hours right after birth. If you take home your placenta yourself, it can be refrigerated up to 5 days but needs to be placed in the freezer if the encapsulation process hasn't started yet. You can leave it in the freezer for up to 6 months. Any time past 6 months may not be very beneficial for encapsulation. To thaw, it should be placed in the refrigerator for no more than 72 hours. If proper protocol wasn't followed then it is deemed unsafe for encapsulation.
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Exposure to heavy toxins: Even though the placenta filters a lot of things out, if the pregnant person is intaking alcohol, tobacco, or drugs or constantly exposed to it, then we assume the placenta is not safe to consume with risking it being toxic.
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Having a Lotus Birth: This is when the umbilical cord falls off naturally, which can take between 5 to 15 days. This process makes it unsafe for consumption.
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choriocarcinoma: This is cancer of the placenta
Please note if you are unable to consume your placenta, you can always take it home to plant or your specialist can do some keepsakes for you.
For umbilical cord keepsakes, ensure the cord is long enough before cutting to give more design options.
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Pricing
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Encapsulation only $250
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Encapsulation + Keepsakes $260
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Encapsulation + Tincture $350
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Keepsakes + Tincture $120
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Keepsakes only $50
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Tincture + Powdered Placenta $150
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Powder Only $135
Keepsakes include a cord design and placenta print. ​
How it works? - Contact me once you've had the baby, I'll come pick it up, do the requested service, then drop off when done. If you live in the Jacksonville, NC area but are birthing in Wilmington, I will travel to pick up your placenta and will deliver to your home. If you are not in the Jacksonville area, we will do the shipping process of your placenta.
​Not local and want to ship your placenta to me? We can do that!
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