Kim Kardashian Ate Her Placenta

Kim Kardashian

Ladies, would you consider eating your placenta? [FYI: The placenta (also known as afterbirth) is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake, waste elimination, and gas exchange via the mother’s blood supply, fight against internal infection and produce hormones to support pregnancy.] In a new blog post, Kim Kardashian reveals that she joined this growing new trend among mothers.

As you know, the Keeping Up With the Kardashian star recently gave birth to her second child, a son named Saint West. The 35-year-old shares on her web site about why she decided to do this.

I heard so many stories when I was pregnant with North of moms who never ate their placenta with their first baby and then had postpartum depression, but then when they took the pills with their second baby, they did not suffer from depression. So I thought, why not try it? What do I have to lose?

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