Placenta Encapsulation Services

I have been rather undecided whether to make my placenta into pills. During the weekend, there were news (The Newpaper & Mypaper) on such services and claiming the goodness of the placenta such as "improved skin complexion- no pimples for past 2 years..face is glowing ."

Quoted from Heavenly Heath Store, placenta can help:

• balance your hormones
• enhance your milk supply
• increase your energy

Finally, i decided to Google for such service providers:
Heavenly Health Store - $300 for collection before 6pm or $400 for 24/7 collection. A subsidiary under some TCM provider, seems to be very popular with the mothers.
Four Trimesters -  $300, collection within 24 hours hence need to prepare cooler bag and ice pack to store the placenta before the collection.Their packaging seems to be the nicest and additional service of drying the baby cord.
In the Womb - $300, no collection after 8pm. Surcharge for weekends & PH
Caring Mum - $300, collection 24/7

All of them charges a surcharge for last-minute registration hence do call for the service earlier if you have decided to take a go at it. I'm going for to try and see if this is a miracle or fad!

Updated review on 25 Jul 2014.

Confinement Herbs

Approaching 39 weeks which also means its time to get the confinement stuff! Along with the family, we went to 3rd floor of Albert Complex, the market opp Bugis Street. The store, Long Ma, is prominent and taking up most of the floor space and you 'll be amazed by the stuff they sell.

Just approach any of the counter staff and they will show you the list of stuff to buy for confinement. Here's the link to my copy. With this list, you can actually get the stuff from anywhere, JB or other local medical halls.

Fyi, i spent about $266, not sure if it will last for a month and I did NOT get everything on the list..mainly only the stuff to drink, cook soup and bathe.