So, here I go...(big breath).  This should have been my FIRST post but I'm learning...still learning.  I'm scared to death to write and post anything because I've never done it before but if I am one thing--I'm brave.  So I'm making myself just start doing it and it will come in time I'm sure.  Besides, what am I afraid of?  I have no subscribers, no followers, whatever you call it.  Ha ha!!!

I actually have tried a few maneuvers on the internet lately and have made a total fool of myself or my daughter.  Let me explain.  So I'm into this whole placenta thing, right?  I think I'm so cool surfing the internet for placenta info and I find a site called, Placenta: its what for dinner!  No kidding!  I read a little and get a kick out of it then just for fun I click on the like button at the bottom.  I had no idea what that meant.  Boy, did I learn.  The next day my teenage daughter came home from school nearly in tears and just furious with me.  I guess she had been logged on to her facebook so when I clicked like it posted on her facebook page that she like the placenta cookbook!  She caught trash all day at school for it.  I am now under sworn do or die promise not to ever click the like button again until she moves out.  Too funny!!!

Now, on to my official introduction of myself (which like I said, should have been my first post).  I got involved in placenta encapsulation last December when my expecting daughter took a hypnobirthing class and learned about the benefits of placenta encapsulation.  Both my sisters in San Diego are doulas who do placenta encapsulation but I had never given it much interest.  After my teenager spent time with them learning about the business she came home all excited about everything to do with natural childbirth.  She insisted that she wanted to prepare her sister's placenta.  I finally got on board and the two of us prepared the placenta with coaching from my sisters.

It was a great success.  My daughter wrote this of her experience with encapsulating her placenta:

I decided try placenta encapsulation after taking a Hypnobirthing class and learning about its many benefits. Because I am a first-time mom I don't have anything to compare my wonderful postpartum experience to but I know I want to have my placenta encapsulated with all of my babies. My milk came in within just two days after delivery and nursing has been an amazing and fulfilling experience. I was worried about having Baby Blues but I felt great! There was one day after I stopped taking my pills that I started to feel down so I took a few placenta capsules and quickly felt myself again. My bleeding was very light (I only had to wear a pantyliner after the first 2 weeks) and I recovered quickly. I felt good enough to start mild exercise at only three weeks postpartum. I am so grateful that having my placenta encapsulated has allowed me to truly enjoy this sweet and precious time with my new baby. --Addie White

This experienced launched my career as a Certified Independent Encapsulation Specialist!  Enough for today...