What You'll Receive if You Encapsulate with Me

Hello Ladies!

It's no secret I'm a fan of placenta encapsulation! I absolutely love to do the encapsulation process. It's rewarding and I believe in it strongly. Here's what you'll receive when you encapsulate your placenta with me.

You will receive a satin pouch with a momento of your baby's umbilical cord dried in either a heart or wreath shape.

100-150 professionally encapsulated placenta pills.

A brochure on the benefits and information about placenta encapsulation. Also, a dosage information card and nice jar to store the capsules in.

If you choose to encapsulate your placenta, you may experience benefits such as:

• increased energy
• increased lactation
• decreased fatigue
• decreased baby blues
• less risk of postpartum depression
• less postnatal bleeding
• a shortened recovery period
• a uterus that returns to pre-pregnancy size quicker
• an easier postpartum recovery

I come to your home to prepare the placenta with my professional grade supplies. I leave you with no extra work and I clean the entire workspace before and after the process. I have been trained in the TCM method of encapsulation by PBI- the only certifying and training organization in the world. I maintain strict OSHA standards of handling the placenta and I maintain current food handler safety certification from the state.

If you're interested in having an easier postpartum recovery by encapsulating your placenta, I'd love to speak with you and answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to contact me at azbirthdoulas@gmail.com. I look forward to speaking with you!

Natural Awakenings Article

A recent article of mine was published in Phoenix's local Natural Awakenings magazine. I have loved this magazine for quite some time, so this was certainly an honor.

Here is the article for those of you interested:

The Benefits of Placenta Encapsulation

The placenta is an organ responsible for nourishing the baby during pregnancy. Often referred to as the “afterbirth,” the placenta is birthed following the baby. The placenta is typically considered medical waste following a hospital birth, yet recent attention has been turned to the potential benefits the placenta can contain for the new mother.

The placenta has been revered in many cultures throughout history and has been used medicinally in Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries. The placenta is rich in hormones and nutrients, particularly B vitamins and iron.

Placentophagy is the act of consuming the placenta following delivery. This behavior is practiced by almost every mammal. While some women do experience the desire to ingest the placenta following delivery, most are not accepting of this idea. This is where placenta encapsulation becomes relevant.

For women who cannot fathom ingesting their own placentas, there is another way. The placenta can be prepared and placed into capsule form. There’s no taste to the capsules. Women do not have to see or handle the placenta, in fact, the preparation process can be completed before mom and baby are even home from the hospital.

The benefits of placenta encapsulation include:

• Replaces lost hormones, iron, and nutrients

• Increases energy

• Eases postpartum recovery

• Shortens postpartum bleeding time

• Assist the uterus in returning to pre-pregnancy size

• Promotes lactation

• Decreases incidence of postpartum depression

• Combats anxiety

• Improves cognition

Placenta encapsulation eases the transition into motherhood, making the “babymoon” period the best it can be. First, the placenta is prepared, steamed, and then dehydrated. It is then finely ground and placed into capsules. The capsules last indefinitely, and can even be frozen and saved for menopause.

For more information, please visit www.azplacentaencapsulation.com.

Elizabeth Blitz is the owner of AZ Birth Doulas, LLC. She is a registered nurse, birth doula, and placenta encapsulation specialist. For more information, visit www.azbirthdoulas.com or call 480-678-9574.

If you were lucky enough to get a copy of December's issue, the original article can be found on page 36. An ad for my services will be appearing in this publication monthly.

Resources

If you haven't checked out the resource section of my websites, you may want to do so. they're filled with great information and are quite extensive. I've put a lot of effort into finding the best of information, so check them out.

My doula resources can be found here.

My placenta encapsulation resources can be found here.

The Holitstic Parent.org's resources are scattered under each subheading page, so click here for the main website.

A Little Bit About Me

I haven't really introduced myself yet on this blog.

I am the mother of two, a six year old boy and a 2 year old girl, well she'll be two in a month! I am married to my high school sweetheart for 7 1/2 years. I love birth!

My love affair with birth began with the birth of my oldest. Though it was a difficult birth, I fell in love with the entire process of bringing a new life into the world, the wonder, anticipation, excitement.

I pursued a bachelor's in nursing so I could be around birth every day. I landed my dream job in labor and delivery right out of college- a difficult feat, it's not an easy specialty to get into. I, of course, was estatic.

I became pregnant for a second time while working this job. Slowly things began to change. There were things that went on in the hospital that I wasn't completely comfortable with. I wasn't able to spend enough time giving support to the actual women who were in labor. To me, they should be the most important focus, yet it wasn't that way. I felt bound by hospital policy that served only the hospital and the doctors, not the women or babies. I learned there are certain things you're simply expected to keep your mouth shut about. It's difficult to question physician orders and I didn't feel I could give my patients truly informed consent.

Informed consent is being able to make a decision by having all of the information available- risks, benefits, options. A lot of information in the hospital is one sided. I couldn't outright tell my patients what their doctor wanted to do was not necessarily in their best interest.

I continued to educate myself, research, and I eventually discovered an entirely different world of birthing- the one with homebirths and midwives, the one where birth is regarded as a natural process and respected. Long story short, I hired a midwife, had the most transformative experience of my life as my daughter was born in my bathtub into the awaiting hands of my husband, and subsequently quit my job in labor and delivery.

I much prefer being able to give my clients information about all their choices in childbirth so they can make the best choices for themselves. I'm now working as a doula and loving every bit of it.

I also encapsulate placentas! I am also keeping a blog devoted to this journey. More info on that can be found at http://www.azplacentaencapsulation.com/. I offer discounts for my doula clients.

In my spare time- what tiny bit there is- I love to write. I have a forthcoming novel about birth that should be published in the next few months.

My doula website is http://www.azbirthdoulas.com/. I'm based in Chandler, AZ. It's a great place to live!

Are You Searching...

If you're looking for a placenta encapsulation specialist in the Phoenix, AZ area or would like to speak with someone regarding the benefits of having your placenta encapsulated, I'm here to offer my services.

My official website is http://www.azplacentaencapsulation.com/. My phone number is listed on that site and I can be reached at azbirthdoulas@gmail.com as well.

There are many potential benefits to placenta encapsulation, so if you're considering it, do yourself a favor and learn more.

I look forward to assisting you!

Greetings!

Welcome to AZ Placenta Encapsultion! If you're wondering what placenta encapsulation is or what it's like to be a placenta encapsulation specialist, then you've come to the right place. I wish for this blog to be a modality for women to become more accustomed to the wonders of the placenta, how it benefits postpartum mothers and babies and why nature created something especially for us during this time. As good pictures come my way, I won't hesitate to post what an actual placenta looks like. So, check back here often for the nitty gritty on all things placenta!