Dear baby conrad,

hi, it's completely up to you as to what happens to your placenta, you can allow the hospital to dispose of it or you can take it home with you. Personally that won't be my choice when I have my bubby, but we must keep an open mind to the people who wish to do this. In some countries it is their custom to cook the placenta and the whole family eat it as a celebration of birth and a source of rich nutrients. Don't ask me why I really don't understand it myself, but there are many different religions and cultures out there who have different ways of doing things. There are also some cultures who believe the placenta must be buried.


Link:

http://www.Tidesoflife.Com/placenta.Htm

Really? Thats very interesting suzy. I wouldnt think about anything like that myself but that is quite extraordinary. I dont know what the purpose of bringing it home would be, but if you wanted to keep it im sure you could!

Lol tanya, they taught us about it in school, but it's certainly not my cup of tea. The hospital will be disposing mine, I don't feel any overwhelming need to bury it or eat it. Ew kind of makes me feel a bit sick when I think about it, guess we just aren't conditioned to have those kind of beliefs.

.::suzy::.

All I can say is yuk! I've seen it done on the tv-not nice