Breast Milk Jewelry!

I'm was so psyched to hear about this! I first heard of breast milk jewelry four years ago when I was breastfeeding my daughter and I was so intrigued by it as a way to commemorate the special time I had with her that was so fleeting. I searched high and low for someone making the jewelry and no one was yet, so I was not able to preserve the memory in that way.

Now someone is finally offering the jewelry and it's not outrageously expensive! It's a mom who has figured out the process and she guarantees her work. I know some people may find this a really strange concept, but I thought it was awesome (of course, I tend to go for the strange and unique, but if you're researching placenta encapsulation maybe you do too). What a neat way to remember the specialness of breastfeeding and the bond that it created.

http://www.bust.com/breast-milk-jewelry-a-new-craze-for-mothers.html

If you're interested in trying to make it yourself as I kind of am, here's a tutorial from a woman in Australia. It's pretty thorough, but I haven't gotten to try it myself. http://boobshalffull.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/milk-and-casting-resin-tutorial/

Boy or Girl?

What's your guess? We're going to be surprised. I have six weeks or so left, but I will announce it once he or she gets here.

With that said, there will be about 2-3 weeks where I will not be encapsulating placentas (and the weeks are tentative depending on when little Raspberry wants to come). I've been getting so many requests for May and June that I will get back to it as quickly as I can, but the last week or two of May and the first week or two of June, I will be unavailable. I'm sorry for any inconvenience and I can provide referrals if you'd like.

Placenta Recipes Week: Mother Butter

3 1/2 oz butter
1 tsp placenta powder
4 oz jar
essential oil of your choosing (optional)

Melt the butter and simmer it while you skim off the top foam. Add the placenta powder and stir. The mixture needs to set in the oven or on the stove at 120-140 degrees F for five hours. Pour the mixture into a jar and let cool at room temperature. This mixture can be stored in the refrigerator after it has cooled for up to four weeks.

Placenta Recipes Week: Nursing Oil

You can make a nursing oil to be used from the placenta emulsifier. Instructions on how to make that can be found here: http://phoenixplacentaencapsulation.blogspot.com/2013/04/placenta-recipes-week-placenta-emulsion.html.

2/3 oz placenta emulsion
1/3 cup apricot seed oil
1 drop geranium essential oil

Mix ingredients together. Rub on breasts and lymphatic ducts once daily, but avoid the nipples.

Tia Mowry Tries Some of Her Sister's Placenta Tincture

Maybe it's true twins do share everything. This was a cute episode and I was happy to find a picture of it. Go Tia!

A Twilight Placenta Promise

Las Vegas Sun Features Article on Placenta Encapsulation

The Las Vegas Sun recently published an article on placenta encapsulation. You can read the article here: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/01/more-mothers-turning-placenta-pills-overcome-postp/#ixzz2MKowTygt.