Sharna Burgess reveals she’s taking her own ‘placenta pills’ after birth of her son
msn.complacenta in pill form to help aid in her postpartum recovery after welcoming son Zane in June. The Dancing With the Stars performer explained in an Instagram story Q&A how she digests her “processed” placenta. “I highly recommend this,” she responded to a fan when asked for more information about the placenta pills. “So I had my placenta picked up by our baby nurse who is also doula.
She processed my placenta in whatever way it needs to be done and put it into capsules for me. ”The dancer explained she takes two placenta pills a day “like a vitamin” and claims they “help with hormone balancing, milk production, PPD prevention and all round recovery. ”“My only testimony I can give is that my recovery has been amazing and my mood and milk the whole time have been positive,” she wrote.
Placentophagy, or eating placenta, has become a growing trend with mothers in recent years, and even celebrities like Kim Kardashian and January Jones have praised its reported effects.
Fans of the practice claim it can help increase milk supply and lower chances of developing postpartum depression. Placenta – the organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy – can be consumed in a number of ways: added into smoothies; dried, powdered and put into capsules; and even cooked or steamed.
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