placenta

Complications that can arise with the placenta were never mentioned to me during either of my pregnancies. During my second pregnancy with my daughter, I experienced complications with the placenta which caused bleeding and eventually the placenta failing to work, which almost led to my baby starving in the womb. It was only afterwards I […]

4 years ago

As a mum with naturally curly hair I am intrigued. I know you might not think it from profile picture but my hair is actually very curly and so is my daughter’s hair. During my teen years and early twenties I saw my curls as the bane of my existence because they were so hard […]

4 years ago

It has been hailed by celebrities like Kim Kardashian, January Jones and Alicia Silverstone for helping ward off postpartum depression, ease insomnia, boost energy levels and even stimulate breast milk production. And now more and more women are following suit by ingesting their placenta after giving birth. However, science has always warned there is little evidence […]

4 years ago

A rather gruesome looking squidgy mass of cells and blood vessels, the placenta is (understandably) the lesser talked-about aspect of birth. Usually around 1lb in weight, it’s generally expelled between 15 and 20 minutes after a baby is born and for most women, that’s that. In recent years however, there has been a growing interest […]

8 years ago

She avoided having placenta pills for a fairly good reason.

8 years ago

Why not, like? James Van Der Beek has shared a photo of some “placenta in a mixing bowl” following his wife’s home birth. The former Dawson’s Creek actor posted the photo on Instagram to mark the birth of his new daughter, Gwendolyn. She is the fifth child to James and wife Kimberly, who are also […]

8 years ago