Crafty mother-of-two makes quirky Christmas decorations by mixing her powdered PLACENTA with glitter (and she even uses it to make 'salty' edible treats)

  • Jordan Harrison, 29, from Illinois, uses son's placenta to make decorations
  • The mother-of-two also uses son's ground afterbirth to craft edible treats
  • Doula swears by its mood-boosting properties and says it helps with period pain
  • She also makes unique artwork from other women's own ground placenta 

A crafty mother-of-two has learned to mix glitter with her own powdered placenta to make quirky Christmas ornaments.

Jordan Harrison, 29, from Michigan, Illinois, keeps her three-year-old son Ezra's dehydrated afterbirth - which has been ground into powder - in her freezer.

Combining the granules with gold glitter, she then paints a blank ornament to create an unusual festive decoration.

She also regularly consumes her placenta, in both chocolate and capsule form, swearing by its mood-boosting properties and even insisting it helps ease period pain.

Jordan (pictured here with her first child, Avery) consumes her placenta, in both chocolate and capsule form, swearing by its mood-boosting properties and says it helps ease period pain

Jordan (pictured here with her first child, Avery) consumes her placenta, in both chocolate and capsule form, swearing by its mood-boosting properties and says it helps ease period pain

The mother-of-two keeps her three-year-old son Ezra's dehydrated afterbirth, which has been ground into powder, in her freezer to make unique decorations (pictured: a handmade bauble)

The mother-of-two keeps her three-year-old son Ezra's dehydrated afterbirth, which has been ground into powder, in her freezer to make unique decorations (pictured: a handmade bauble)

When she first read about eating placenta – something reality TV star Kim Kardashian and actress January Jones have both done – Jordan was initially sceptical.

She said: 'I used to think, "You couldn't pay me to eat a placenta," but it's made such an amazing difference.

'I didn't do anything with my placenta after having my first child, Avery, who is now seven, and the difference between then and this time around was like night and day.

'With Ezra, I was so much more energised. Of course, being a parent, there are always hard days, but the difference was amazing in terms of being able to function every day. I never felt exhausted.'

To create the unusual chocolate treats – which she now makes for other mums, too – Jordan mixes the powdered placenta with cocoa, coconut oil and either honey or sugar, before shaping and leaving to set.

When Jordan (pictured here at 32 weeks pregnant with Ezra) first read about eating placenta ¿ something Kim Kardashian and January Jones have both done ¿ Jordan was initially sceptical

When Jordan (pictured here at 32 weeks pregnant with Ezra) first read about eating placenta – something Kim Kardashian and January Jones have both done – Jordan was initially sceptical

Jordan had her placenta ground up so she could ingest it in pill form
Jordan now makes jewellery - like these earrings - for other mums, by setting their ground placentas in crystal

Jordan had her placenta ground up so she could ingest it in pill form (left); and now makes jewellery - like these earrings, right - for other mums, by setting their ground placentas in crystal

Crafty: An example of the placenta prints that Jordan makes for her clients, using their own placenta

Crafty: An example of the placenta prints that Jordan makes for her clients, using their own placenta

Passionate: As well as attending both hospital and home births, Jordan has also trained to process placentas, which she does at home

Passionate: As well as attending both hospital and home births, Jordan has also trained to process placentas, which she does at home

She continued: 'They taste slightly salty, but otherwise you wouldn't notice anything different about them.

'I made two huge bars, which have lasted me three years. I often eat them when I have period cramps, as they're really full of iron.

'As it's powdered, you can have it in pretty much anything, like soups and smoothies.'

Jordan, whose partner, property manager James Reighard, is the father of both her children, said she was 'fascinated' by her placenta, when she had Avery, but had no desire to eat it.

'I found myself inspecting it. I thought it was the coolest thing,' she added.

Jordan admits the chocolates taste 'slighty salty' - but says you wouldn't otherwise notice a difference from regular sweet treats

Jordan admits the chocolates taste 'slighty salty' - but says you wouldn't otherwise notice a difference from regular sweet treats

She also makes edible chocolate snacks

By combining the granules with gold glitter, Jordan paints a blank ornament to create unusual festive decorations (left); and she also makes edible chocolate snacks (right)

One of the chocolate treats Jordan has made using ground placenta. The mother-of-two swears by its mood-boosting properties

One of the chocolate treats Jordan has made using ground placenta. The mother-of-two swears by its mood-boosting properties

'I didn't know then that there was so much you can do with placentas, though, so I left it with the midwife to throw away.'

Over the years, however, as she read more reports about the benefits of eating placenta, she became increasingly intrigued.

Then, when, in 2014, she fell pregnant again, after talking to another mum at the school gates, who had completed a course in placenta encapsulation, she decided she wanted to try it.

Following Ezra's birth, she took the placenta home with her, where she gave it a water bath, before slicing it up and putting it in a dehydrator.

Jordan (pictured with Ezra and Aver, right) says that as she read more reports about the benefits of eating placenta, she became increasingly intrigued

Jordan (pictured with Ezra and Aver, right) says that as she read more reports about the benefits of eating placenta, she became increasingly intrigued

Jordan at 37 weeks pregnant with Avery
Jordan's partner James with Avery and Ezra

Jordan at 37 weeks pregnant with Avery, left, and her partner James with Avery and Ezra, right

'When it was done it almost looked like jerky,' she laughed. 'I then ground it up into a really fine powder, which I used to create the chocolates and pills.

'I still take them three years on. I worried that the potency might decrease over time, but it hasn't for me.

'The difference I feel since taking them is amazing. With Avery, I suffered quite bad baby blues. It never progressed to postnatal depression, but I haven't had anything like that with Ezra.'

Keen to help other women, Jordan eventually decided to become a full-time doula, supporting mums during and after their pregnancies.

As well as attending both hospital and home births, she has also trained to process placentas, which she does at home.

Jordan, whose partner, property manager James Reighard, is the father of both her children, said she was 'fascinated' by her placenta, when she had Avery, but had no desire to eat it

Jordan, whose partner, property manager James Reighard, is the father of both her children, said she was 'fascinated' by her placenta, when she had Avery, but had no desire to eat it

Jordan's children Ezra and Avery. The mother-of-two recently decided to become a full-time doula, supporting other mothers during and after their pregnancies

Jordan's children Ezra and Avery. The mother-of-two recently decided to become a full-time doula, supporting other mothers during and after their pregnancies

Not only can she encapsulate them, but she also provides mothers with prints of them, and can even turn them into jewellery, by setting some of the ground powder in crystal.

'It's fun for people to be able to say that they wear a bit of their placenta every day,' she said.

'It's such a fascinating organ, and the fact you can turn it into powder form makes it really versatile. I don't want this information to be exclusive to me, either. I want to help people.

'I love telling other mums about the difference in my postpartum experiences. I think my story shows just how beneficial the placenta can be.

'To those who are on the fence – which I understand, because I used to be as well – I'd advise them to at least learn about it before deciding for sure.'

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