ok i don't understand...what exaclty are you guys doing here? and what is all that painting thing you talk about? I've never heard about it! I guess you do learn something new everyday! now I'm curious
mines still in my freezer. did u use color 4 ur prints? we never did, we put it in the freezer 4 another day, which that 'another day' has yet to happen. is it still good to do prints w/ after 6 1/2 months?
We just used 'natures dye' for the prints (blood) and water colour paper.
6 1/2 months is fine for prints! I just put a mama placenta n the oven to encapsulate for medicinal uses at 6 months (but it was in a deep freeze, not a regular freezer). 2-3 months in a regular freezer is fine for ingesting.
I would use tempra paints (like kids paints) to you can try a few diff colours until you get the look you'd like. Adding more water to thin it out to pick up the lines.
You could also use ink, though more expensive, has very pretty results.
Okay, I like the finished product, but what do you do to protect the painting, and afterwards, what do you do with the placenta? Does it have a foul smell to the painting or during the process...
During the process it just smells like blood, b/c it is, very bloody. Neither of us can really tolerate the smell w/ out wanting to choke, lol but it still meant a lot to me to do it so I just hurried up and held my breath. There are a few ways you can protect it as well, depends on the material you use and/or if you use paint.
It did not smell after wards though... the placenta u can eat, send it off to be made into prenatals, or simply throw it away.
i am an l&d nurse in a hospital...we keep our placentas for 7 days before discarding if someone wants to take theirs home. the only reason you would not be able to get it is if you or baby had an infection etc and it needed to go to lab for further testing.
thats cool your husband helped and wasn't grossed out by it, some guys wouldnt go near it let alone touch it!!! its really interesting though, i've never seen a placenta close up
thats awesome...i wish i could have done something like that....unfortunately i have to have c-sections with all my births...so its always the hospital route for me...boooo...LOL
You can still ask them for the placenta. The only way they wont give it to you is if the baby has an infection and further testing needs to be done. Ask your OBGYN/Surgeon for it...tell your nurse you watn to do a placenta painting with it.
Lucy, don't worry about getting up a video about your delivery. YOU'RE the one who had the baby, after all! You definitely deserve some time off from making videos. You'll get it up when you get it up.
This is so cool! congradulations on the new little one!! its so exciting! I have always loved your videos and found myself checking up on your page for new updates! Im so happy for you and your family! Im 10 weeks pregnant and cannot wait to experience the miracle of birth although my plans for a home birth were squashed by friends and family! I still plan on having a natural delivery!
haha this is a good vid. something good to show to them when they grow up hehe. I hope your children are getting along brilliant, jacelyn is so cute!!!!
Wow! That's cool, but honestly I don't think I could do that myself. I have a weak stomach! lol. :) And when was your baby born?? I hope he's doing well! :)
Sorry Lucy but this is a tad gross, interesting but kinda gross lol. Oh and Im not sure if I would be able to use that pan again! :P It turned out kinda of neat, not what I expected but a good way to remember this pregnancy and birth, like you could forget though right? lol
Joel's "placenta tree thingy" was cute :) You two are cute together :).
It wasn't that bad for either one of us as for sight goes, it was the smell that made us both gag... We're both nurses, but there was SO MUCH blood that the smell was just overwhelming. I've determined I just can NOT stand the smell of blood. GAG!
Congrats Lucy, Joel & Jacelyn on the newest family member :)
The placenta blood print came out well. I think I watched your "faved" placenta print youtube vid and they layed it down and put the canvas on top of it to do the print. If you do that w/ the paint print you should be able to avoid any finger prints markings :) Can't wait to see your update!
Finally the son was born and wouldn't be popping out till June. Can't wait to see him and hear about the update, the labor and delivery story. I wanna know what the birth weight, the date of the birth was. Here come the sleepless nights, messy house, no showers etc. Esther had her son Jude at the beginning of May. She's also on this website. Is he breast feeding? sleeping patterns? LOL no disagreeing you two it's only a placenta.
Finally the son was born and he wouldn't be popping out until June. Can't wait to see him and hear about the update and the labor and delivery story. I wanna know what the birth weight was, the date of the birth. Here come the sleepless nights, messy house, no showers etc. Esther had her son Jude at the beginning of May. She's also on You Tube. Is he breast feeding? sleeping patterns? LOL no disagreeing now you two married parents it's just a placenta.
Well i didnt get to see mine- emergency C and all that, wasnt really thinkin bout that at the time!!! LOL But i definately want to see and get pics of the next one...
So, do you have to do anything to the print to make sure it doesnt go bad? Does it smell?
I agree, i never really looked at mine either! That is a cool idea tho with the print! CONGRATS to you both, he is so cute! I can't wait to see more pics!
First I want to say congrats on your new son. Then I think your suppose to lay the placenta down ... meaty side down and then lay the paper on top of it softly so that you can see the "tree branches" so the weight of the placenta doesn't make it just look like a "blob print" It came out alright though.
Yah thats why we did as the practice one, lol. I want the painted one to come out perfect, so I am hoping to get lots of advice through this video! I REALLY don't want to screw up the next one, ha. But it's kind of hard to know what ur doing when it's the first time for everything when it comes to a placenta, ha
OH no don't get me wrong the first try came out GREAT. I wouldn't even know where to start if that was me lol I would have probably been all shakey lol afraid to mess it up lol I kinda wish I had done one with my child I just had on the 17th of april. his placenta was HUGE! like I would have needed 2 of those paper things you used and his cord was like bigger around then a quarter roll. I wish I had a print of it lol it would have made a nice BIG tree
haha ur sons sounds like my daughters. It was like twice the size of my head and just like u said the cord was massive as well. her cord took 6 1/2 weeks to fall off it was that thick... that was after having it burned or what ever 4 times as well. That sucker just did NOT want to dry and fall off. In my birth vid of my daughter my dr holds up the placenta in awe and tells everyone how big an nourished she was, ha. I was like oh Lord... lol I didn't know whether to smile or be embarrassed.
my placenta was attached to the side not middle they said it was a different way coz most people have the cord in the middle!!! crazy!! was yours in the middle? x
in response to your written comments for this video: as much as we want to hear all out your L&D and meet Kacen, you really need to take your time and look after yourself Lucy :) we will enjoy your video when you get a chance to do it but dont put any unnessisary stress on yourself!
Congratulations to your family on the safe arrival of your son and brother! I hope you had a wonderful birth experience and that everyone is adjusting well.
No offence, I'm not into the whole placenta print thing but each to their own. Are you happy with how it turned out?
Definitely very different... but very sentimental! You're belly is basically gone already and you are gorgeous! Nothing to worry about at all as long as you and your family are healthy and happy :) Take your time with updates - people should understand you just had your second baby! Hope you're all doing well.
Very interesting I never even got to see mine because they took it before I was even aware it was out lol. Cant wait to hear all about the labor and see how adorable he is.
Hey Lucy! Do you actually have to preserve it in any way? Or can you just let it dry and thats ok? I was just thinking about the smell of dried blood. But it lokks great! This is really a picture noone else will have!
wow, your placenta really did look just like a tree! i enjoyed this video hope to hear from you soon and i cant wait to see him ad him big sister! i hope all is well!!
Wow. I never even looked at my own placenta when I had my daughter and here you guys are painting with yours lol. Sorry but its kind of gross but interesting at the same time. Congrats on the little one. Can't wait to see a update video.
Thats cool you did it ! Good for you.. hope you dont mind but i couldnt watch after a certain point i have a weak stomach. :(
sassycatdarn890 11 months ago
ok i don't understand...what exaclty are you guys doing here? and what is all that painting thing you talk about? I've never heard about it! I guess you do learn something new everyday! now I'm curious
mrsgalland 1 year ago
WHAT R U DOING???
kkerri07 1 year ago 3
Yes you can eat it, it's extremely healthy.
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago 3
I just wanted to say whilst watching this video, fetal side down! fetal side down!
36hesperia36 2 years ago
haha
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
@xxxjoelpolexxx
I just did prints and and currently dryng the placenta in my oven to put into capsules.
36hesperia36 2 years ago
mines still in my freezer. did u use color 4 ur prints? we never did, we put it in the freezer 4 another day, which that 'another day' has yet to happen. is it still good to do prints w/ after 6 1/2 months?
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
@xxxjoelpolexxx
We just used 'natures dye' for the prints (blood) and water colour paper.
6 1/2 months is fine for prints! I just put a mama placenta n the oven to encapsulate for medicinal uses at 6 months (but it was in a deep freeze, not a regular freezer). 2-3 months in a regular freezer is fine for ingesting.
36hesperia36 2 years ago
Yah we used the blood 4 the only 1 we did, but i'd like 2 use brown/green 4 another 1.
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
@xxxjoelpolexxx
I would use tempra paints (like kids paints) to you can try a few diff colours until you get the look you'd like. Adding more water to thin it out to pick up the lines.
You could also use ink, though more expensive, has very pretty results.
36hesperia36 2 years ago
Ha! That's awesome! How creative.
hippiemommy009 2 years ago
that is ross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
libertydiving17 2 years ago
what is all this going on with the placenta
sea786 2 years ago
Okay, I like the finished product, but what do you do to protect the painting, and afterwards, what do you do with the placenta? Does it have a foul smell to the painting or during the process...
DzWifey102408 2 years ago
During the process it just smells like blood, b/c it is, very bloody. Neither of us can really tolerate the smell w/ out wanting to choke, lol but it still meant a lot to me to do it so I just hurried up and held my breath. There are a few ways you can protect it as well, depends on the material you use and/or if you use paint.
It did not smell after wards though... the placenta u can eat, send it off to be made into prenatals, or simply throw it away.
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
eew i thought damien hirst was warped
littlesailboat 2 years ago
you guys should cook it..i heard its like new trand...and they make pillsput of it as well.
sekretutka 2 years ago
at 7:06 that was so cute
Panda9380 2 years ago
Congratulations on your son
Panda9380 2 years ago
did you do the paint one?
jlmjen 2 years ago
I can understand the idea... but are you going to hang this up somewhere?
meredegaby 2 years ago
I've never see or even heard of doing that before. What's the purpose?
StoryOfJamie 2 years ago
i am an l&d nurse in a hospital...we keep our placentas for 7 days before discarding if someone wants to take theirs home. the only reason you would not be able to get it is if you or baby had an infection etc and it needed to go to lab for further testing.
racrmomma 2 years ago
OMG, I don't visit the site for a while and you've already had your son!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to the most beautiful mother!
marinamercedes 2 years ago 2
thats cool your husband helped and wasn't grossed out by it, some guys wouldnt go near it let alone touch it!!! its really interesting though, i've never seen a placenta close up
chall1011 2 years ago 5
me either very cool though
BrittneyElmore 2 years ago
thats awesome...i wish i could have done something like that....unfortunately i have to have c-sections with all my births...so its always the hospital route for me...boooo...LOL
cwells737 2 years ago
You can still ask them for the placenta. The only way they wont give it to you is if the baby has an infection and further testing needs to be done. Ask your OBGYN/Surgeon for it...tell your nurse you watn to do a placenta painting with it.
DzWifey102408 2 years ago
OMG YOU ALREADY GAVE BIRTH!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING TO SEEEEEE!!!
noooo im so sad! :[
Congrats
EdensxMommy00 2 years ago
Congrats!! Hope the labour & birth went to plan. Can't wait to see your little guy, hope you are all doing well.
Wow really interesting to see the placenta, can't believe one of those is currently in me! :)
mimis122 2 years ago
Home..It's ur placenta I don't see how they could refuse u of it's ownership. lol U grew it, not them.
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
I think it looks awesome, you guys work so well together. Best wishes to you ALL, Congrats on your New Addition.
MommysMonkey728 2 years ago 2
wow! that's really interesting! :)
dmama386 2 years ago
I hope your doing well.
ilovehandbags06 2 years ago
Lucy, don't worry about getting up a video about your delivery. YOU'RE the one who had the baby, after all! You definitely deserve some time off from making videos. You'll get it up when you get it up.
FlowerBaby88 2 years ago 24
Whoever gave you a thumbs down whatever what you said was true. The last thing you'd want to worry about is getting a video up.
ilovehandbags06 2 years ago
smooth side is his side and the rough side is momma's side ic an't remember what they called each side in nursing school except for the above info
Aliwisha1 2 years ago
Cool! That came out so good. I asked them to hold up Grace's placenta so I could see it and I was shocked at how big those things are. lol
Carly0826 2 years ago
btw yall did a wonderful job on this great team work Lucy!!
MuDdRiDiNgChiCK 2 years ago
who else was at your house when this video was made u could hear someone in the background LOL!!!!!!!!
MuDdRiDiNgChiCK 2 years ago
My Mother in Law
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
oh ok i was like ok i know that cant be u or Joel b/c yall r so close to the camera sorry to ask something so silly like that lol!!
MuDdRiDiNgChiCK 2 years ago
oh wait...i just read the descri[tion box....lol nvm=P
cherbear1001 2 years ago
hey lucy:) hope yall are all well:)
just wanted to know when we will get to see the new arrival. I'm super excited to see him:)
cherbear1001 2 years ago
looks like a brain at the end
nikkiaegirlie0785 2 years ago 2
Thank you so SO much for showing your placenta! I never got to see mine and really wanted too. Great video!
dreamflight6000 2 years ago 2
This is so cool! congradulations on the new little one!! its so exciting! I have always loved your videos and found myself checking up on your page for new updates! Im so happy for you and your family! Im 10 weeks pregnant and cannot wait to experience the miracle of birth although my plans for a home birth were squashed by friends and family! I still plan on having a natural delivery!
Congradulations again!!
BeautyFromWithinXoXo 2 years ago 2
all i have to say is yummy lol...not.. congrats again on your new lil addition.. i look forward to the update
cdrb86 2 years ago
There is no way that I could've done this! Bravo to you guys! The placenta itself looks great....it's amazing...
whitney614 2 years ago
wow i,ve never ever seen that before but it,s pretty cool. but your ver ybrace my hubby would have run a mile. hope your all well
laylalily0709 2 years ago
The print came out neat but I don't think I'd ever have the stomach to do something like that. :P
ashleyandlee 2 years ago 3
haha this is a good vid. something good to show to them when they grow up hehe. I hope your children are getting along brilliant, jacelyn is so cute!!!!
love you x
xxxxshonaxxxx 2 years ago 2
Wow! That's cool, but honestly I don't think I could do that myself. I have a weak stomach! lol. :) And when was your baby born?? I hope he's doing well! :)
AngelzCryToo 2 years ago 2
Oh my gosh that came out great!! Congrats on Kacen :) I cant wait to see him and I LOVE that name too! Glad to hear you all are doing well!
summerluver15 2 years ago 2
i had to read the past comments to make sure i didnt ask the same questions i love your background and i am so happy all of you are doing excellent
Tajiabadger 2 years ago
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sassycatdarn890 2 years ago
Lucy the print look fine dear
froggerokc 2 years ago
Now that is pretty cool! I wasn't sure what the finished product was gonna look like....But it looks awesome!
TabMcgee 2 years ago
wow!!! lol thanks for showing even though its something im sure is very personal to you... very interesting...never heard of this before
familyofkenz 2 years ago 3
That has got to be one of the weirdest things I ever saw! Not the placenta itself but the 'print'.
kitty3309 2 years ago
Sorry Lucy but this is a tad gross, interesting but kinda gross lol. Oh and Im not sure if I would be able to use that pan again! :P It turned out kinda of neat, not what I expected but a good way to remember this pregnancy and birth, like you could forget though right? lol
Joel's "placenta tree thingy" was cute :) You two are cute together :).
Congratulations again!!
xoxoLoveToReadxoxo 2 years ago 3
Joel is so brave!!! lol, my husband would be gagging and hiding in the other room (-:
Hope all is going well for you and your new family!
JeniProkop 2 years ago
It wasn't that bad for either one of us as for sight goes, it was the smell that made us both gag... We're both nurses, but there was SO MUCH blood that the smell was just overwhelming. I've determined I just can NOT stand the smell of blood. GAG!
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
I wish I could watch this all the way through....after the first image that was it! Congratulations!! xxxx
emmafield82 2 years ago 3
Congrats Lucy, Joel & Jacelyn on the newest family member :)
The placenta blood print came out well. I think I watched your "faved" placenta print youtube vid and they layed it down and put the canvas on top of it to do the print. If you do that w/ the paint print you should be able to avoid any finger prints markings :) Can't wait to see your update!
tangeygirl 2 years ago 3
Damn I'm still trying to find a boyfriend and people are popping out the babies, married, engaged.
FlowingGeisha 2 years ago
Finally the son was born and wouldn't be popping out till June. Can't wait to see him and hear about the update, the labor and delivery story. I wanna know what the birth weight, the date of the birth was. Here come the sleepless nights, messy house, no showers etc. Esther had her son Jude at the beginning of May. She's also on this website. Is he breast feeding? sleeping patterns? LOL no disagreeing you two it's only a placenta.
FlowingGeisha 2 years ago
Lucy, thats one good looking placenta! kinda looks like a sting ray!
benjen98 2 years ago 2
Some people eat their baby's placenta. Cook it up. It looks like a brain.
FlowingGeisha 2 years ago
Finally the son was born and he wouldn't be popping out until June. Can't wait to see him and hear about the update and the labor and delivery story. I wanna know what the birth weight was, the date of the birth. Here come the sleepless nights, messy house, no showers etc. Esther had her son Jude at the beginning of May. She's also on You Tube. Is he breast feeding? sleeping patterns? LOL no disagreeing now you two married parents it's just a placenta.
FlowingGeisha 2 years ago
OMG, so you've had your baby! UPDATE! I didn't realize! Btw, the placenta thing made me a little sick at my stomach lol. Uck.
cjcook04 2 years ago 3
Thanks for sharing this! Thats cool
cyannsky 2 years ago
WOW! Thats amazing how big it is!!! Its crazy to imagine that that AND a baby all fits inside a women!!!
It kind of looks like a brain doesnt it?
Do you have to do anything to it to make sure it doesnt go rancid or anything? Like spray lacquer (sp?) over it? Varnish or whatever...
AussieMummySince07 2 years ago
Mine was TWICE that size w/ Jacelyn... I dunno what a "normal" size is, but Kacen's was REALLY small in comparison to hers.
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
Well i didnt get to see mine- emergency C and all that, wasnt really thinkin bout that at the time!!! LOL But i definately want to see and get pics of the next one...
So, do you have to do anything to the print to make sure it doesnt go bad? Does it smell?
Hope the colour one goes really well :)
AussieMummySince07 2 years ago
How awesome !!
Thanks for posting this !!
The placenta is so fascinating !
CrazyCoolShorty 2 years ago
I agree, i never really looked at mine either! That is a cool idea tho with the print! CONGRATS to you both, he is so cute! I can't wait to see more pics!
MelB0610 2 years ago
Wow that's crazy! Fascinating!
ashdave2005 2 years ago
KInda cool. Are we going to find out the name on Tuesday as well >
clearancequeenie 2 years ago
First I want to say congrats on your new son. Then I think your suppose to lay the placenta down ... meaty side down and then lay the paper on top of it softly so that you can see the "tree branches" so the weight of the placenta doesn't make it just look like a "blob print" It came out alright though.
phorcydes 2 years ago
Yah thats why we did as the practice one, lol. I want the painted one to come out perfect, so I am hoping to get lots of advice through this video! I REALLY don't want to screw up the next one, ha. But it's kind of hard to know what ur doing when it's the first time for everything when it comes to a placenta, ha
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
OH no don't get me wrong the first try came out GREAT. I wouldn't even know where to start if that was me lol I would have probably been all shakey lol afraid to mess it up lol I kinda wish I had done one with my child I just had on the 17th of april. his placenta was HUGE! like I would have needed 2 of those paper things you used and his cord was like bigger around then a quarter roll. I wish I had a print of it lol it would have made a nice BIG tree
phorcydes 2 years ago
haha ur sons sounds like my daughters. It was like twice the size of my head and just like u said the cord was massive as well. her cord took 6 1/2 weeks to fall off it was that thick... that was after having it burned or what ever 4 times as well. That sucker just did NOT want to dry and fall off. In my birth vid of my daughter my dr holds up the placenta in awe and tells everyone how big an nourished she was, ha. I was like oh Lord... lol I didn't know whether to smile or be embarrassed.
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
my placenta was attached to the side not middle they said it was a different way coz most people have the cord in the middle!!! crazy!! was yours in the middle? x
ghettobeauty23 2 years ago
No the cord was attached to the side of the placenta, instead of the middle.
xxxjoelpolexxx 2 years ago
That looks soo neat congrats on having Kacen!!!
sonnysmybaby 2 years ago
i loved playing with my placenta. I stretched the sac out, i mucked around with which way it went etc it was fun
edaj84 2 years ago
in response to your written comments for this video: as much as we want to hear all out your L&D and meet Kacen, you really need to take your time and look after yourself Lucy :) we will enjoy your video when you get a chance to do it but dont put any unnessisary stress on yourself!
ymeika8 2 years ago
the print looks interesting, i was imagining something quite different.
Beclique 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing this with us Lucy!! Congratulations once again & I am so so excited for the update, Labor & delivery vids :)
treviluvers 2 years ago
Congratulations to your family on the safe arrival of your son and brother! I hope you had a wonderful birth experience and that everyone is adjusting well.
No offence, I'm not into the whole placenta print thing but each to their own. Are you happy with how it turned out?
melkingcat 2 years ago
That looks awesome! ^_^
MexiRose 2 years ago
Definitely very different... but very sentimental! You're belly is basically gone already and you are gorgeous! Nothing to worry about at all as long as you and your family are healthy and happy :) Take your time with updates - people should understand you just had your second baby! Hope you're all doing well.
wozzyandrew 2 years ago
It's like a science project lol.. But it looks right to me. It looks like the others I have seen. Not every placenta looks the same, nor does blood.
trishy015 2 years ago
that looks really gross..
no offence (:
hehe ..
KatieJonasxox 2 years ago
its so interessting! I never heard about this placenta-print-thing before, but it is a wonderful memory!!!
Congratulation for your little son. I cant wait to see the update with some pictures of him ;o)
jannali09 2 years ago
its so interessting - i never heared about this placenta-print-thing ;o)
But it is so a wonderful memory!!! Congratulation for you little son... im so exited to see the upate with pictures of him ;-)
jannali09 2 years ago
Very interesting I never even got to see mine because they took it before I was even aware it was out lol. Cant wait to hear all about the labor and see how adorable he is.
JenniferAnn21 2 years ago
Amazing. Beautiful. Congratulations on your sweet son and what a lovely idea with the placenta print (I've wanted to do one too when I have a bub)
Racheous 2 years ago
Hey Lucy! Do you actually have to preserve it in any way? Or can you just let it dry and thats ok? I was just thinking about the smell of dried blood. But it lokks great! This is really a picture noone else will have!
TheresaCharlotte 2 years ago
such a cool idea! glad to hear all is going well! can't wait for an update video. :)
starlitgeorgia 2 years ago
Oh wow I have never seen a real human placenta! That's so intriguing,I can't wait to see the painted one!
lisapr033 2 years ago
It's kinda weird but a really cool idea with the print.
sweeteilatan 2 years ago
wow i wish i could have done something like that when i had my daughter
MizzC88 2 years ago
will the blood on the paining start to smell at all?
congrats on the birth!
cant wait to see little Kacen :D
AssNutt 2 years ago
wow, your placenta really did look just like a tree! i enjoyed this video hope to hear from you soon and i cant wait to see him ad him big sister! i hope all is well!!
xman52789 2 years ago
that is so cool ! by the way congrats on your new baby boy !
NormalXisXOverRatedx 2 years ago
cool
jamiiandseth 2 years ago
i think this is very neat so who ever is giving it a thumbs down boo to you
jamiiandseth 2 years ago
it kinda looks like a smiley face at 7:59
brandygaleos 2 years ago
OMG! Your killing me with suspence!! : ) This has to be the LONGEST drumroll to the big unveiling of the little guy!
acast1116 2 years ago
Wow. I never even looked at my own placenta when I had my daughter and here you guys are painting with yours lol. Sorry but its kind of gross but interesting at the same time. Congrats on the little one. Can't wait to see a update video.
nmsbates 2 years ago