Comment from Mandy
Time: July 21, 2008, 3:36 pm

When someone smokes during pregnancy…it turns all black & ashy looking….totally gross.

Comment from Amanda
Time: July 21, 2008, 3:41 pm

If you really want to have fun, look up what some people do with theirs.

Comment from Gayle
Time: July 21, 2008, 3:54 pm

Dear Lord.

And ummmm, I love Amanda, but I love you too and you must NOT do as she says.

Comment from Bethany
Time: July 21, 2008, 4:38 pm

LOL. I suppose I shouldn’t mention my placenta from my fourth baby (homebirth - yes, on purpose!) lived in my freezer for nearly a year before it got planted under a tree in my parent’s yard.

Or that I had friends who… well, nevermind, you really would lose your lunch.

:::certified childbirth geek:::

Comment from Theresa
Time: July 21, 2008, 4:47 pm

LOL , Ab you crack me up!! I have 4 kids and never looked at it til my 3rd girl, once was enough for me.. and keeping it the freezer Bethany??? ICK!! Good thing you didnt unthaw it out for dinner one night.

Comment from amykay
Time: July 21, 2008, 4:53 pm

WHY DO I CONTINUE TO READ COMMENTS ON POSTS LIKE THESE? the p-word is defnitely now my least favorite word, EVER.

Comment from Chelsey
Time: July 21, 2008, 4:56 pm

Well, you saying NOT to do it was a perfect invitation for me to do it. Why, though, did I do it right before dinner?

Comment from Sarah
Time: July 21, 2008, 5:16 pm

Now I feel like throwing up the ice cream I just ate..but still feel the need to google it

I never looked at the placenta from my 3…somethings are just better left unseen.

Comment from Jenn @ Casa de Castro
Time: July 21, 2008, 5:48 pm

Now I have a new question to add to the list of things I’m going to ask God about when I get to heaven. “Why are placentas so gross?” will go right behind “Why did You make spiders?”

Comment from Christine
Time: July 21, 2008, 7:21 pm

Hehehehe…this just makes me giggle. While pregnant with my first, I too was quite curious about the placenta and it’s integral role. Shortly after she was born DH and I were marveling at her pink perfectness and the nurse that was cleaning everything up asked me if I was interested in looking at it. I really was and I said so. She brought it over to us (in a big plastic bowl-thing) and explained it all to us - showed me where it had been attached to me and everything. It was pretty interesting…30 minutes after giving birth. I had no interest in seeing placenta #2 and even just typing this out is creeping me out a little bit. Suffice it to say, in the heat of the moment, it’s not nearly so ick-inducing as it might be, say, right after you’ve “run for the border”.

Comment from jenelle howe
Time: July 21, 2008, 9:06 pm

im one of those people who when u tell me not to do something i do it! so i did! wow yea glad it will be a WHILE until i have to actually see one! haha love u ab!

Comment from Jennifer Miles
Time: July 21, 2008, 10:14 pm

Didn’t I tell you not to look!!! That included Googling the subject!!
I learned my lesson about Googling medical matters when I was reading up for Riley’s dermoid cyst removal… do NOT Google Dermoid Cysts!!!!

Comment from Brandy T
Time: July 21, 2008, 10:38 pm

So… of COURSE I googled those exact words and… DEAR LORD HELP US! I TOTALLY don’t remember THAT coming out of me. Just focus on the baby, AB, just focus on the baby.

Comment from Tina
Time: July 21, 2008, 11:17 pm

Just a tip for you and roomie–DO NOT read the part in the book about labor/delivery/post-delivery until she’s, oh, a month away. At that point she’ll be so miserable, she won’t care. I started to read it earlier then that and freaked out a bit. By the time it was time to deliver, I was so ready to be done I didn’t care. And somehow the post-delivery sounded SO gross, but when you’re in the midst of it, it’s not so bad. And I’ll echo–just focus on the baby!

Comment from Natalie @ I AM (not)
Time: July 22, 2008, 12:25 am

I saw one 7 months ago (it was mine) and that’s all i’ll ever need to see again.

Comment from amykay
Time: July 22, 2008, 1:35 am

this is officially my third placenta comment. i avoided looking it up all day but i finally caved… and i just showed it to my husband so he could share my pain. here is his manly response:
“THAT is what it looks like?!?!?!?! i thought it was small like a cell phone??? do you like, give birth to it after you give birth to the baby?????” followed by intense (semi)fake puking noises. thank you for the entertainment and birth control!

Comment from Kelly @ Love Well
Time: July 22, 2008, 11:05 am

Another reason why Google is a dangerous thing — a blessing and a curse.

Comment from Jennifer
Time: August 11, 2008, 11:06 am

Gross, I just did it! It’s like when someone says, “this is disgusting, taste it” and you do…WHY?????

Just starting to read your blog, Fun!