The mum-of-two said that some of her friends had inspired her to give it a go after crediting the pills with stopping them from developing postpartum depression.
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Kim Kardashian West is keeping her fans updated on life after having her son, Saint West.
The 35-year-old mum has revealed on her website that she plans to ward off post-natal depression by swallowing her placenta, also known as placentophagy, like she did after the birth of North.
Her sister Kourtney also ate placenta pills and gushed about their wonders following the birth of her own child 11 months ago.
“I thought, why not try it? What do I have to lose?”, she shares.
Writing that she “really didn’t want the baby blues”, she decided taking a pill made of her own hormones had to be safe.
She explained that she had researched about the process, stating how much it helped her in getting energized and healed from depression. Kim writes. “I definitely had to do it again”.
Besides the two Kardashians, other celebrities who have taken placenta pills are reality star Kim Zolciak and actresses January Jones and Gaby Hoffman. Mommy pricey: Kourtney Kardashian was additionally in attendance as she carried alongside birthday boy Reign Disick, who turned one !-[if gte IE 8] !- Keep trendy in a leather-based cap like Kourt Kourtney Kardashian hung out with her munchkins at Disneyland on Monday.
However, it’s not only Kourtney’s mommying skill that inspired Kim and her 38-year-old rap icon hubby to choose her as Saint’s godmother. “I totally recommend it for anyone considering it!” The doctor revealed that he had to actually pry the placenta off Kim’s uterus with his fingernails.
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And she says the pills are working for her.
