Comments on: Placenta Teddy Bear

By: Francia McCormack

Francia McCormack — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:04:21 +0000

Imagine millions of years from now, archeologists would dig this salted and cured bad boy up and wonder what on earth we were doing with a children’s toy made of placenta. I’d like to see them explain that one. Bizarre!

By: Grizzlefur

Grizzlefur — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:22:20 +0000

I love this so much it’s worrying. What better use for your afterbirth than a cuddly toy? Total ‘facts of life conversation’ ice-breaker too!

By: mzvanessa

mzvanessa — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:04:24 +0000

burying the placenta in the soil & planting a flower/tree on it is a great way to celebrate the baby’s birth..
placenta teddy bear is NOT.

By: codyh

codyh — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:52:05 +0000

I am a very open minded person, but this is nutso. The reason mammals in the wild eat their placenta is because MAMMALS IN THE WILD EAT ANYTHING! They eat feces, garbage, rotting flesh. If there are any nutrients to be gained, then find a replacement for those. YOU DON’T NEED TO EAT IT! It’s uncivilized and grotesque. The bear itself is the picture of morbidity.
I agree with unimpressed. The entire idea is a question in the form of rebellion. It was created as a point of argument, and the truth is there is no reason to reuse a placenta. We don’t just reuse our fallen teeth, bodily fluids, miscarriages, hair, etc. because they are there. Yuck

By: Jill Fehrenbacher

Jill Fehrenbacher — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:30:29 +0000

I think it is very strange that most of the commenters here find this ‘vile’ and ‘repulsive’ – but my guess is that most have no problem eating dead animal carcasses or wearing the skin of a dead animal as clothing (leather, fur). How is this any different than leather – except that no cruelty was involved? At least with this placenta teddy bear the placenta has naturally ceased serving its essential purpose, and comes from your own body rather than that of an animal that was killed for it’s skin or flesh. You people need to seriously take a step back and think about the LOGIC of what you are saying.

Anne- I’m a vegan and I see nothing distasteful about this, as it comes from the human body and ia a byproduct of birth. Most mammals eat their own placentas, and most cultures around the world do SOMETHING with it (bury it, burn it, eat it etc). Why not make a Teddy Bear out of it?

By: livefree

livefree — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:52:35 +0000

My wife is a placenta artist and preserves them in creative ways. There’s a market and some people like to have this reminder of birth memorialized.

By: ladybug

ladybug — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:37:17 +0000

That explains it ) Thanks for sharing your views. After all sharing is the glue that keeps the world going. Enjoy your holidays also

By: anne

anne — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:12:44 +0000

Mayyyybe part of the reason I disagree so much is that I’m a vegetarian and don’t eat or wear animal products – I don’t know, maybe if I did I wouldn’t find this so awful! I’m not sure! it just gives me that weird, creeped-out, ‘wrong’ type feeling. But I do have to say – I think it is great that we smell good (I’m not trying to be argumentative, the whole thing just seems to really be something I feel strongly about – for some reason!). Peace to you too, hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving if you’re in the US! Or a lovely rest of the week if you don’t celebrate TG!

By: ladybug

ladybug — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:13:38 +0000

Were still such a young race and what we have “accomplished” as a society like smelling good is a far cry from anything great… we’ve managed to disrupt our planet’s ecosystem and undoubtedly orchestrate an unintended symphony of extinction based on our modern day peculiarities … real progress ) I’m not sure we truly know what it is that we need to live. I just can’t see someone reusing something so vital to life as a psycho. After all we wear and eat animal and plant parts. Anyway it’s just an opinion… peace )

By: anne

anne — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:33 +0000

ummmm… yeah, I have examined myself and have decided that I still find it revolting Yes – humans are disconnected somewhat from nature – we no longer defecate in the woods on a daily basis (well, I hope not!), we bathe with soap, brush our teeth with toothbrushes, aim to eliminate body odor; we don’t roll around in animal excrement or urine (well, ha! I suppose some hunters do LOL)… some things are no longer necessary for us to live. Like eating placenta. Or making teddy bears out of it.