We’re delighted to be sharing this spoken word by our Placenta Remedies Specialist Rhia Mandela, the Creole Birthkeeper. The piece is called “I am Just Jumping On It cos It’s Fashionable” and it’s a poem she wrote about being of mixed heritage in an increasingly identity-based political climate. Rhia covers areas in London and Greater … Read more
“I was fourteen when I was diagnosed with lupus (SLE) and was informed that should I want children in the future then I could face some hurdles as a result of the disease, becoming pregnant in the first instance, being one of them.” Lupus can be described as a systemic autoimmune disease that occurs when the … Read more
Welcome to Louise Grainger from Good for Mumma, Placenta Remedies for the Mums and Mums-to-be of Manchester. Louise wanted to share her own experiences of making use of her placenta and we love the many ways she found to make use of it.
Read moreThe Surprising Ways I Used My Placenta by Louise Grainger
This week the fabulous Hannah shares her birth story of her second child, who was born at home in Hawaii with the support of a local midwife. “By the time we had decided to move to Hawaii I had already given birth to my son. At that time although I had thought a lot about … Read more
At the end of May with hot sun, surrounded by spring green and situated on the edge of the Ashdown Forest (made famous by Winnie the Pooh) PRN visited a countryside retreat created by Wyld Experiences. Deeply committed to reconnecting with nature the Wyld Experiences team Poppie, Dora and Sofie have set up a weekend … Read more
Katie Hickey, the Balanced Doula’s life-affirming gift – When I attended the doula UK conference, as a friend of Doula UK, in 2017 I was yet to decide who I was going to do my doula training course with. I wanted to get more of a feel for the doula community first and to see … Read more
Wyld Experiences have created a brand new pregnancy/mother retreat concept just a stone’s throw from London and we want to share details of this new venture with you. Their aim is to show the pleasurable side of pregnancy and birth so that women, their partners and babies can all have a positive birth experience. The event weaves … Read more
In short, yes. I have had many vegan and vegetarian clients and this alone convinces me that vegans can eat their own placenta. After all, a vegan would know what they can and cannot eat, right? Generally, and simplistically, vegetarians and vegans are against killing animals so that they can consume the animals’ bodies. The … Read more
Deciding to encapsulate and make other remedies with my own placenta following the birth of my fourth baby was a decision that came easily. As a Placenta Remedies Specialist, I know many other specialists in Ireland and Limerick that would have happily done the service for me, which could have been considered the “easier” option. … Read more
Caroline Spear shares her journey to becoming a Placenta Remedy Specialist I love placentas! I have always been fascinated by them, and the rituals different peoples have for them. As a Homeopath, I started to make tinctures for clients who had had a history of depression, especially related to pregnancy. I wasn’t too sure about … Read more