New Placenta Teddy Bear = Gross.
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OK. We’ve talked about the Breastfeeding Doll, and the Breastfeeding man, but this takes the cake. A new “placenta teddy bear” is being marketed to moms. This bear looks like it was made by Hannibal Lecter, doesn’t it? We’re about to lose our lunch!
Doing it for the Kids is a current exhibition put on by [re] design to showcase the latest, most innovative sustainable toy designs from around the globe. Among them, the Placenta Teddy Bear by designer Alex Green. A crafty alternative for those who don’t necessarily want to eat their baby’s placenta, but want to pay their respects to the life sustaining organ by turning it into a one-of-a-kind teddy bear. Green’s ‘Twin Teddy Kit’ ‘celebrates the unity of the infant, the mother and the placenta,’ and enables preparation of the placenta so it may be transformed into a teddy bear. The placenta must be cut in half and rubbed with sea salt to cure it. After it is dried out, it is treated with an emulsifying mixture of tannin and egg yolk to make it soft and pliable. Then, you craft it into a teddy bear.
Um, what are your thoughts on this?
Comment by Jill on Oct 06 2009 08:01:09:
Is ANYTHING sacred anymore???
Comment by allie on Oct 08 2009 02:49:44:
blech. as a pregnant mama, this completely turned my stomach!
Comment by meredith groenevelt on Oct 08 2009 04:00:37:
The placenta bear looks like it’s stored in a formaldehyde jar. Is this its packaging?
Comment by Nicole on Oct 09 2009 06:53:37:
Honestly…grossest thing ever! LOL!! I’m not sure…maybe it’s just me, but when I had both of my children – I didn’t even remotely think about the placenta or think about preserving it in any way, shape or form!! I had my bundles of joy, all safe and healthy in my arms and that’s all I cared about!! This is icky!!!
Comment by Renee on Oct 09 2009 10:36:01:
Just plain gross….who would want to save that? I know I wouldn’t I wouldn’t want to have that thing in my house. How would it smell after a few years?
Comment by Megan on Oct 12 2009 10:36:23:
Wait – do you craft the teddy bear yourself, or does this company do it for you? I think having this done is weird enough and a little creepy, but if you have to actually do the sewing I am really freaked out. I’m crafty, but not at all into this…
Comment by Karlee on Oct 26 2009 07:33:16:
This is absolutely disgusting. I’m all for celebrating the fact that the placenta is helping my baby survive while he’s in my belly, but can’t we just give it three cheers and send it on its way to the trash? Just one look at that teddy bear was enough to get my lunch ready for a trip back up to my plate. I say a big NO THANK YOU to this.
Comment by Brlnbabies on Nov 01 2009 03:53:07:
I guess I’m the only one who doesn’t find this gross. It may not be to my tastes as I would much prefer a ritual for the placenta but I do not find it gross nor would I relegate it to the trash. I think it should be given a proper burial if you decide not to use it for postpartum recovery.
Comment by Jesica on May 09 2011 06:04:58:
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO TAKE A PLACENTA HOME TO PLAY WITH?! THATS GROSS!! I dont think u can even do that because its an organ. The health department would NOT allow that!! Organs have to be tested for disease and thrown away properly!!! If I was the doctor of a woman that asked to take home the placenta, I would have their head checked and I would wonder if they were sane enough to take care of their child!! CPS anyone??!!
Comment by Charlotte on Jan 22 2012 05:51:19:
It lookes like something Hannibal Lecter made!
Comment by Grace on Jan 27 2012 02:33:39:
Wow, really? CPS if a woman wants to take her placenta home? Some women do prints of it, some bury, and some encapsulate it. I didn’t do any of those things, mine did go to medical waste, but I can’t believe that anyone would suggest taking a woman’s child away because she wants to celebrate her placenta and you think that’s weird. How many people’s children would you have snatched up out of homes, Jesica? Everyone who disagrees with you or you happen to think is weird?
About the teddy bear- hey, if it was anything that I thought looked friends or fun, I might think this was a good idea for some people. But, I agree, it doesn’t look pleasant. I do think placenta prints are cool.