Postnatal – Placenta Remedies Network

World Doula Week

23rd March 202222nd March 2022

From March 22 through to March 28 we get to celebrate Doulas and all the wonderful work that they do. We have many Doulas in our network – the job of a Placenta Specialist goes hand in hand with the work of a doula. Here are a handful of ways in which a doula could … Read more

Introducing Mandala Birthing

16th February 202211th February 2022

Louise Rostock of Mandala Placenta Encapsulation, Placenta Remedies Network Specialist

“I love supporting new mothers and birthing parents in a professional and caring manner. I’m Louise, owner of Mandala Birthing in Leicestershire, covering the Midlands area and I’m a Placenta Remedies Specialist.”

The Surprising Ways I Used My Placenta by Louise Grainger

4th July 201827th June 2018

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.

A life-affirming gift from a Doula to a Single Mum

25th May 201817th May 2018

A Life Affirming Gift, Placenta Remedies Network blog

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

Can vegans and vegetarians consume their placenta?

12th April 2018

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

Encapsulating My Own Placenta: The Perfect End to My Pregnancy Journey

12th February 2018

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

The proof of the pudding, or in this case, the placenta..

10th October 20172nd October 2017

Caroline Spear Becoming A Placenta Specialist

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

The birth of a placenta specialist

29th September 201722nd September 2017

Sarah Cossey shares how she became a Placenta Remedy Specialist On a cold November morning almost five years ago, I sat on a staircase with a three-year-old girl on my lap. As her mum’s doula, I explained gently to her what was happening as her baby sister was birthed in the hallway with her mum … Read more

Yes, I ate my placenta by Janine Pegg

17th May 201910th September 2017

Mum and blogger Janine of The Pegglet Mama writes… “Ew that sounds absolutely dreadful! Why, on Earth would anyone do that?!”, I think was the remark I blurted out when first hearing about placenta encapsulation and consumption. I was 25 weeks pregnant with my first-born (Sophie), and I was nearing the end of my massage … Read more

Postnatal depression and placenta capsules – nature’s remedy?

21st September 201719th June 2017

Written by one of our specialists – Victoria Webb. Placenta Specialists are always citing the benefits of consuming your placenta, as fed back by 1000s women from across the world. One of those side effects is the reduction in incidences of baby blues and postnatal depression. But how do we know that this is true? … Read more