Montana Placenta Services

11/06/2019

"Look at that beautiful umbilical cord! When a baby is born, anywhere from 25-60% of their blood supply remains in the placenta. Waiting to clamp the umbilical cord, even for just 30-60 seconds after birth, allows the placenta to pulse this extra blood to the baby. What does this mean for them? What are the benefits? This extra blood contains iron, mostly in the form of red blood cells. This grants babies up to an extra 6 months of precious iron stores and lowers their risk of anemia. Studies have also shown that having anemia early in life has been linked with later cognitive and motor delays. These delays do not seem to completely reverse with subsequent iron supplementation. For the maximum benefits, the ACOG recommends waiting the full 3 minutes to clamp/cut the cord! And don't worry birth partners, you still get your moment to shine!! Just a few minutes down the line. 💓 " -Kristie Breakiron [Photo origin unknown - this was passed to us by a birth worker. If you know the photographer's name, please share so we can credit.]

BIRTHING Pregnant Moms Due in 2019 & 2020 DrMomma.org

*The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends waiting at least 2 minutes to clamp a cord.

*The American College of Nurse–Midwives recommends waiting at least 2–5 minutes until the cord is finished pulsing.

06/02/2019

Birth Becomes Her announced its annual photography contest winners.

03/04/2018

Beautiful....

01/01/2018

05/08/2017

THE PLACENTA HOLDS ONE THIRD

The baby and her placenta is called the Feto-Placental Unit, and blood circulates within that unit while she is growing in the womb. In the middle of your pregnancy, because the placenta is almost as big as the baby, blood is equally distributed between the two. Gradually, the baby gets bigger than the placenta, so that by the end of the pregnancy, the baby's body holds two thirds of her blood, and the placenta holds one third.

On the onset of birth, a powerful surge of placental transfusion to the baby begins. If you have seen birth photos, you can tell from an engorged cord that the birth has just occurred. Most of the natural transfusion happens within five minutes but not all transfusions are the same. By twenty minutes, most cords are limp and drained.

What happens with practice of immediate cord cutting is that body's oxygen carrying capacity would have significantly diminished.

In a grown-up body, we have a name for this kind of condition. A loss of thirty to forty percent of your total blood volume is a called a Class 3 Hemorrhagic Shock. It is an emergency, with the risk of damaging tissues, organs and brain cells for the lack of this vital oxygen. The treatment for this is a blood transfusion.

04/05/2017

If you haven't considered Placenta Encapsulation....now is the time to give it some thought and research how beneficial it is postpartum. Email, Text, or Call me to schedule for your placenta enpasulation.

For those of you who have untilized my services...please share with all your pregnant momma's out there!

Novel study finds striking, lasting changes in brain areas involved in social cognition

14/03/2017

28/02/2017

Placentophagy protocol in management of postpartum care ‎”Giving…placenta to a new mother following birth has become standard protocol among a growing number of midwives in the United States. By nourishing the blood and fluids, endocrine glands and organs, Placenta will …reduce […]

28/02/2017

Some mothers see health benefits in eating their placenta after childbirth. Scientists are skeptical.

06/02/2017

Katherine Heigl shares her thoughts on the “terror” of pregnancy weight gain, how her body changed by breastfeeding and placenta pills

23/01/2017

11/08/2016

I was just talking to a midwife about this.....food for thought. :)

Midwife Amanda Burleigh has spent the last decade campaigning for babies to have more time attached to umbilical cords before they are cut and clamped. Her gut feeling, which was then backed up by research over the years, was that babies benefited from the blood flowing from the placenta. Cutting th...

06/06/2016

It might sound strange, but placenta encapsulation is seeing a revival. The team Dallas Ft.Worth Placenta explain the age-old practice: http://www.thetot.com/mama/what-is-placenta-encapsulation/

06/06/2016

I received this over the weekend...had to share! Makes my heart smile!♡

My experience with Montana Placenta Services was amazing. I had a friend ask Tracy to call me about getting my placenta encapsulated and she called me the day that my son was born. She picked it up from the hospital and brought it to me one day later. I followed the instructions on the card that she gave me and I noticed an increase in my milk production the following day and I also noticed that my mood had improved! Our baby was in the NICU for two weeks and two days and I am SO thankful that I was able to find someone like Tracy to do the encapsulation. I was able to produce enough milk that my son didn't need any donor milk whatsoever! I would definitely recommend Montana Placenta Services to a friend! They are quick and Tracy is so kind!

09/05/2016

This is pretty awesome!!!!

It’s a shocking blow no expectant mother wants to hear. 29-year-old Sammi thought she was having twins, but she was shocked to discover there were actually three heartbeats. Identical triplets are exceptionally...

22/04/2016

Do the Amish do placenta encapsulation? Of course they do. Read all about the Amish and their love of placenta encapsulation.

15/03/2016

Whether popping their placenta in pill form or blending it in a breakfast drink, here are some famous moms who sing the praises of munching on their o

06/03/2016

The placenta’s attachment to the uterus is where the maternal blood and baby blood exchange oxygen and nutrients. The mom’s blood and baby’s blood do not mix or touch.

25/02/2016

What is a placenta? You may have a vague idea, or know that it's for an unborn baby's survival - but what is it exactly? Here are 10 amazing placenta facts!

24/02/2016

This is really neat!!!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10208567845823914&substory_index=64&id=1541922813

03/02/2016

Offering placenta encapsulation services in the Missoula and surrounding areas.

02/02/2016

Postpartum depression is often treated with antidepressants, but many women say they’ve found a natural alternative in placenta pills. Placenta encapsulation is based in traditional Chinese medicine and is becoming more common in Kansas City, despite the fact that there’s little scientific evidence…

17/09/2015

http://www.appleblossomfamilies.com/blog/2014/12/delayed-cord-clamping-vancouver-doula-and-birth-photographer/

As a birth photographer and doula , in Vancouver B.C., I have documented and supported well over a 150 families giving birth. Over the last 3 years the