13 Well-known Mothers Who Consumed Their Placenta

The controversial follow is alleged to assist with postpartum melancholy and may promote a wholesome hormone steadiness within the physique in addition to enhance temper, power and milk provide, per the Mayo Clinic, however it’s not really helpful by many well being professionals. It poses the danger of carrying infectious micro organism and viruses that may be handed on to your child.

However regardless of the dangers, many celebrities are utterly on board for the follow. Many stars have been very open about their determination to devour their placenta — and say it’s utterly benefited them, regardless that it’s controversial.

Discover out what these stars needed to say about their placentas…

After Kim Kardashian welcomed her second baby in 2015, she shared that she was planning to encapsulate her placenta within the hopes of avoiding postpartum melancholy. She shared that she felt instantaneous outcomes when she took the capsules and acquired a fast power increase.

“I’m having it freeze-dried and made right into a tablet kind — not really fry it like a steak and eat it (which some individuals do, BTW). Each time I take a tablet, I really feel a surge of power and really feel actually wholesome and good. I completely suggest it for anybody contemplating it!” she wrote in a put up on her former web site.

Mandy Moore has consumed her placenta greater than as soon as. When she welcomed her first child in 2021, she shared on Dr. Berlin’s Knowledgeable Being pregnant podcast that she had encapsulated her placenta. Then, after welcoming her second baby the next yr, Mandy posted to her Instagram story with a photograph of the capsules, writing, “Spherical 2 with @feelgoodplacenta.”

After welcoming her son Miles, Chrissy Teigen opened up about consuming her placenta whereas sitting down for an interview on CBS Sunday Morning. When host Rita Braver appeared skeptical in regards to the thought, Chrissy mentioned she was beneath the impression it was broadly practiced.

“Actually? That’s not a standard factor?” she mentioned through the interview. “I’m in L.A., it’s very regular. They grill it right here. You’ll be able to attempt a few of mine after.”

Katherine Heigl labored with a naturopath all through her being pregnant, so when it was advised that she freeze-dry her placenta, she was all in. After giving beginning, she had an organization make the capsules and she or he started taking them.

“They informed me that one other mom down the corridor had an organization that freeze dries capsules. This man got here, he was a complete cowboy: Cowboy hat, cowboy boots…and a bag of placenta! He took it to his spouse who freeze-dried it and turned it into capsules and I’ve been taking them,” Katherine informed Folks.

Kourtney Kardashian has lengthy been a proponent of latest mothers consuming their placenta. Again in 2015 after welcoming her son Reign, she shared a photograph of her freeze-dried capsules and admitted she was going to be unhappy when she ran out.

“Yummy…PLACENTA capsules! No joke…I will likely be unhappy when my placenta capsules run out. They’re life altering!” Kourtney captioned a photograph on Instagram.

Sharna Burgess welcomed her first baby in 2022 and later opened up about her determination to eat her placenta after giving beginning. Throughout an Instagram Q&A, Sharna shared that she took the capsules twice a day like a vitamin and defined that they’re “mentioned to assist with hormone balancing, milk manufacturing, PPD prevention and throughout restoration.” She credited the placenta capsules with being a part of her “wonderful” postpartum restoration.

“I extremely suggest this. So I had my placenta picked up by our child nurse who can also be a doula. She processed my placenta…and put it into capsules for me,” Sharna wrote on Instagram. “My restoration has been wonderful and my temper and milk the entire time have been optimistic.”

Again in 2012, January Jones shared that she had her placenta dehydrated and made into nutritional vitamins. Whereas she admits she was initially “hesitant” in regards to the thought, she says it ended up being a giant assist for her throughout postpartum restoration.

“It’s one thing I used to be very hesitant about, however we’re the one mammals who don’t ingest our personal placentas,” she informed Folks. “It’s not witch-crafty or something! I counsel it to all mothers!”

Alicia Silverstone first revealed that she encapsulated her placenta in her 2011 parenting ebook, The Sort Mama. When later requested in regards to the expertise, she mentioned she was grateful she did it and felt that it actually helped by means of the postpartum interval.

“Somebody gifted me my placenta within the type of a tablet. They encapsulate it. I assumed that’s innocent. I’ll attempt it. And I’ve to let you know that I actually cherished it,” she shared on Stay! with Kelly and Michael. “I’ve acquired to the purpose that my husband mentioned ‘Did you’ve got your joyful capsules right now? And I used to be actually unhappy after they had been gone. It actually helped me.”

After welcoming twins, Kim Zolciak selected to devour her placenta within the hopes of avoiding postpartum melancholy. On the season 3 premiere of Don’t Be Tardy, Kim and her then-husband, Kroy Biermann, drank a placenta smoothie collectively.

“Dr. Hood has actually scared the s–t outta me with this complete postpartum melancholy, particularly with twins as a result of your ranges are by means of the roof and my pal Google informed me consuming your placenta might help with that. I can do something by my infants,” Kim mentioned on the episode.

In 2017, Nikki Reed shared that she had encapsulated her placenta and had been taking them each day whereas recovering from giving beginning. She defined that it had been really helpful by her doula and she or he was unhappy that she was virtually by means of her jar.

“Final day of placenta capsules. Not able to say goodbye!!!!!” she wrote on Instagram. “Ps sending like to all you mamas on the market doing no matter feels best for you! This was really helpful to me by my doula however that doesn’t imply it is for everybody :). Simply do you! ❤️”

After welcoming her daughter Banks in 2018, Hilary Duff revealed that she drank her placenta in a smoothie. Whereas she admits she was a little bit “wigged out” by the concept at first, she determined the potential advantages had been value it. From there on out, she started taking it in ice dice kind.

“It was probably the most pleasant smoothie I’ve ever had,” she shared on Dr. Elliot Berlin’s Knowledgeable Being pregnant podcast. “I haven’t had a smoothie that pleasant since I used to be 10. It was calorie-filled with juice and fruit and all the pieces scrumptious.”

Teddi Mellencamp took her placenta in tablet kind following two of her pregnancies and says she seen a serious distinction. Whereas chatting on her Instagram story, Teddi defined that she felt a lot further power when she had them.

“I’m, like, past obsessed. I’m scared for them to expire. I didn’t have them with Slate. I swear once I did them with Cruz and now once I take them with Dove, I’ve a lot power,” Teddi shared on her story.

In Padma Lakshmi’s memoir, Love, Loss, and What We Ate, she revealed that she ate her placenta after the beginning of her daughter Krishna in 2010. Since she had handled melancholy at factors in her life, she mentioned she did it within the hopes of “fending off postpartum melancholy, one thing I feared greater than fatigue.”

“I’d have finished something to defend myself towards collapsing from stress and fatigue and succumbing to the postpartum melancholy I used to be so afraid would beset me,” Padma wrote.