Summarizing a discussion over dinner the other night:
- Leave it attached to the baby until it comes off on its own
- Placenta and onions
- Taxidermy
- Peggy the Singing Placenta
- Add eyes
- Feed the pet(s)
- Hide it on an N Judah
- Placenta throwing contest
- Save it for the Seed’s first boyfriend
- Shampoo, skin cream, homeopathy, or anything else sold in the HPC category
- … especially not whitening cream
- Devin
Beth W. said,
December 4, 2008 at 8:52 am
Now that I think about it, adding eyes (at least temporarily) would be pretty funny.
Tara said,
December 4, 2008 at 11:02 am
1. Some cultures eat it!
2. Hiding it on the N-Judah would be excellent fodder for Muni Diaries.
3. There’s not THAT much placenta for a placenta-throwing contest, right? Dear god, I hope not!
4. Adding eyes would be fun. The Cute Overload people would be ecSTAtic.
Freiheit said,
December 4, 2008 at 12:05 pm
It seems obvious that if you *do* add eyes, they need to be Edible Googly Eyes.
thecarrawayseed said,
December 4, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Tara: our midwives have told us to have a large-size salad bowl and three gallon-sized ziploc bags for the placenta. It’s kinda big.
sara said,
December 5, 2008 at 11:49 am
Scene in my household, upon reading this entry:
Me (loudly, bent over laptop in living room): Ah! EW! Oh gross! *cackle cackle cackle*…
Michael (from kitchen): What’s that, hon?
Me: Oh… nothing, nothing, you really don’t want to know… *snicker*
Beth W. said,
December 6, 2008 at 10:57 pm
“Laughing while being grossed out” is one of my favorite things to induce in people… :)
Alyse said,
December 6, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Uhm they are pretty huge and its pretty messy lol. At the hospital they have a HUGE garbage can for all the mess..and boy it can be messy. Depends on how the child deceides to make their entrance I guess…
Mine were both face up (hope this is not what happens to you) and they deceided (midwife and female doctor thank god) to let the baby move down at its own pace. But I have to say, face up is a lot more hard work. You have to push extra long and hard. With my daughter it was a half hour of pushing and then they made me stop and sit in a very undignified position and take a break for about half an hour til I felt the need to push more. Then another 15 or so minutes of pushing and POP! Messy lol.
Just imagine though that this is the nutrients and cushion for your baby. It is not a small thing when you think of it that way. :)
Alyse said,
December 6, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Oh and I cannot even begin to express how glad I am that you are NOT going to eat it….
kasandra said,
December 7, 2008 at 3:17 pm
placenta and onions… lol!!!!
Tara said,
December 10, 2008 at 11:45 am
I’m a sick person and absolutely HAD to see what all the subsequent comments were. Placenta and onions is the kicker.
Re: mass of placenta, I didn’t think you could possibly have that much stuff in there (that’s what she said). Bodies are so weird.