Placenta Teddy Bear

by Thomas Porter

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Some animals eat their placenta after giving birth because it’s full of nutrients. So do some humans. Designer Alex Green, on the other hand, has come up with an alternative: the Placenta Teddy Bear. If you don’t fancy tucking in to a plate of after birth, Alex Green’s Twin Teddy Kit provides everything you need to turn your placenta into a cuddly toy. And doesn’t it look lovely?

“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.”

(Placenta Teddy Bear via Inhabitots)

3 comments

1 Yuk!!!!! - birthtalks ® { 10.25.09 at 10:22 pm }

[...] whether to laugh or throw up…! Not for the faint hearted ladies- especially the description…. Placenta Teddy Bear — Modernhood – Parenting with style __________________ ME (36) DH (39) – love of my life DS- Born 1 Sept 08- first day of spring – [...]

2 forex robot { 11.18.09 at 8:24 am }

nice post. thanks.

3 Breast milk cheese — Modernhood – Parenting with style { 03.08.10 at 2:24 pm }

[...] didn’t get any ideas about his wife’s placenta.” They’re right, of course, placenta is for teddy bears and breast milk is far too sweet and thin to make a decent cheese. [...]

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