PREPARING PLACENTA & UMBILICAL CORD BEFORE SENDING

It can be placed in your freezer where it can stay until you are physically well enough to do the next stage, if you aren’t emotionally ready please ask a friend or midwife to read this to help you. 

Keep the raw placenta/cord out of the fridge no more than 5 hours, and in the fridge no more than 4 days. You can freeze it any length of time for making keepsakes so this is best (we can work with things that have been frozen or dried for 30+ years). Once frozen it can be kept there until you are ready for the next stage.

Please do not send them to me raw.   You must get the placenta encapsulated (powdered) before sending it to us.

Do not allow the piece to have any chemicals on it, please as I am unable to work with pieces that have been in formaldehyde etc.

Instructions for drying umbilical cord

1. Defrost the cord somewhere safe away from pets, perhaps in a little bowl on a high shelf
2. Put your oven on the lowest setting it will go, perhaps 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Leave the door open a little bit so it’s not too hot (if it opens down you can prop it open with a wooden spoon)
3. Rinse your baby’s cord and pat it dry and cut it into pieces if you like. Then put it on some baking parchment on a shelf in the oven and leave to dry for 4 to 8 hours. It will still be a little bendy because of the Wharton’s jelly inside it but it will be very light and dry.
4. Keep half in a safe place and send the other half in the kit, which will arrive a week or so after you order. Follow the rest of the Sending Elements instructions when you have your order number so we can make your keepsake.

If you aren’t able to get the cord to a freezer then you can pack it in salt or cover it completely in alcohol. A small bottle of vodka would work, although this could post a fire risk when dehydrating. Please don’t use any chemicals on it because it could be hazardous when drying the piece.

Placenta

Please do not send either Umbilical or Placenta pieces to me raw.  We only use powdered Placenta.   ***You must get the placenta encapsulated (powdered) before sending it to us. You can ask your midwife or doula if they can help you with this.  I only require half a capsule.