Placenta
i ate a tiny piece of my placenta - it was the 4th day after birth and i was crying at everything, which i know is totally normal…but i decided i wanted to try it anyway… i had read so much about it - i figured it couldnt hurt…
i had it in the freezer since the birth, so i thawed it out and used my kitchen scissors to cut off a chunk about the size of a large vitamin, i rinsed it really well and put it at the back of my throat and swallowed with water.
i dont know if it helped with ppd or not, but i didnt feel like i needed to eat anymore after that first little bit…
it didnt really taste like anything, and it didnt gross me out like i was afraid it might. it made me feel really cool and empowered afterwards…
the rest of the placenta is still in my freezer waiting to be planted with a tree at a later date…
on another note, my mw gave me a great idea for the umbilical cord, i formed it into the shape of a heart and put it in the sun to dry…
it turned out sooo pretty, a deep shade of red, and i am going to put it in a shadowbox with a photo from her birth 
