Placenta Sandwich, Anyone?

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You know, just because I have chosen to not have a child in my lifetime, some people like to label me as a child hater, selfish or whatever else.But on the contrary, I do like kids. I’ve just never felt the desire to give birth and to be responsible for another human being. Or to go through the actual birthing process.To me, mothers are a completely different species than I. I look at them and wonder how they do it. I admire their selflessness and patience. But I also appreciate my sleep and my freedom.So back to the other species thing..Being as I am not familiar with giving birth or having babies, I found it shocking and a little gross that some mothers will consume their baby’s placenta after giving birth in hopes of warding off postpartum depression and contracting their uterus. I have heard of planting the placenta under a tree, like Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves did, but eating it? Unfathomable in my book.
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