New mother who eats her own placenta after birth says it tastes delicious

A new mother says she drank her own placenta in a smoothie to reap its nutritional benefits.

Tiana-Rose, 24, from the Gold Coast, gave birth to her second child in Spring this year.

She then froze the placenta and used it in a fruit smoothie - saying it tasted delicious and 'wasn't gross'.

In a bid to share her concoction, she decided to upload a clip of her drinking it on TikTok – racking up one million views and 60,000 likes.

Tiana-Rose, 24, from the Gold Coast, was determined to eat her placenta after she gave birth to her second child 

She stored the placenta (pictured) in the freezer before turning it into a smoothie with other tasty fruit 

The couple mixed the placenta with pomegranate juice, frozen mixed berries, yogurt, banana, coconut oil, honey and a chia and flax seed mix

Tiana-Rose, a content creator, said: 'Honestly, you could not tell that there was a placenta in the smoothie – it was a really nice recipe and I was very surprised by it.

'My fiancé gave it a try, completely consented, and he had the same reaction, as he thought it tasted just like a cranberry smoothie.'

Tiana-Rose lives with her fiancé, Luca and her children Theodore, five and their newborn, Arnhem-Sol, who is six months. 

She became intrigued by the idea of eating placenta after reading it could help with postpartum anxiety and depression.

It also allegedly helps with iron levels and energy, supports milk production and provides other nourishing vitamins. 

After giving birth to her first child, she organised for the placenta to be saved – but it was accidentally left it out too long and was no longer safe to eat.

But after her second child was born at home, she managed to freeze the placenta, before turning it into a smoothie.

Tiana-Rose said: 'After we birthed the placenta into a sterilised bowl, our doula immediately started preparing it in our kitchen, as we had a home birth.

'She cut it into two centimetre cubes and popped them into an ice cube tray, before placing them in the freezer.'

Tiana-Rose and her fiancé, Luca, pictured by the sea. She said: ''My fiancé gave it a try, completely consented, and he had the same reaction, as he thought it tasted just like a cranberry smoothie.'

The couple (pictured in the sea) now have two children - Theodore, five and their newborn, Arnhem-Sol, who is six months

Happy family: Tiana-Rose and her Luca, with their son Theodore and a baby scan photo, pictured by the sea

Tiana-Rose (pictured here in labour) gave birth at home before saving her placenta to consume at a later date 

Tiana-Rose pictured just after giving birth to her second baby. She said eating the placenta was very nutritious  and made her feel better

Tiana-Rose, 24, pictured helping to cut the placenta after giving birth wanted to consume it because of its nutritional properties 

Their second-born Arnhem-Sol is now six months old. Mother Tiana-Rose turned the placenta into a smoothie with fruit

Tiana-Rose pictured with her second child Arnhem-Sol, who is roughly six months old with a full head of hair

Tiana-Rose, 24, of Gold Coast, pictured with her two children, Theodore, five and her newborn, Arnhem-Sol, six months 

In order to make the 'nutritious' drink, she and her partner followed a recipe from a book called The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother.

Firstly, they gathered ingredients such as pomegranate juice, frozen mixed berries, yogurt, banana, coconut oil, honey and a chia and flax seed mix, before blending it together with the magic ingredient.

Now, Tiana-Rose 'swears' by the smoothie and claims to have suffered from no postpartum anxiety or depression at all.

She is aware, however, that are actions are controversial. 

She said: 'It was so funny, as when we Snapchatted our friends, they thought it was super gross and weird.

'But our online communities were all for it, with women sharing their positive experiences.

'Some people were really caught off guard and said the "what smoothie?" But others were super supportive.

'Theo loves a regular mixed berry smoothie and he thought it was hilarious when I joked about a placenta being in there. 

'I always knew second time around this is something I would do, but I had heard about placenta smoothies and thought they would be gross.

'However I was open to trying it and I definitely felt energised on the days I had it – but was sluggish and tired on the days I didn't.'

Now, she recommends other mothers to give the 'bizarre' combination a try and says it's important to nurture the body after giving birth.

In the clip she shared on social media, she can be seen with a glass of the smoothie and a straw, talking about how good it is before offering some to her toddler. 

Following her birth at home, Tiana-Rose's doula cut up the placenta and stored it in pieces in the freezer 

Pictured: Tiana-Rose blending her placenta smoothie with pomegranate juice, frozen mixed berries, yogurt, banana, coconut oil, honey and a chia and flax seed mix

Tiana-Rose said the smoothie was delicious and not gross at all and that she felt energised on the days she drank it 

TikTok users had mixed reactions to the video of Tiana-Rose and her son Theodore drinking the placenta smoothie 

The video was captioned: 'We all drank the placenta smoothie! So many benefits.'

Users were left in shock, with many commenting their reactions.

One person said: 'That's so scary to me but I'd be willing to research more about it or listen if u wanted to share.' [sic]

Someone else added: 'For all of you confused it's perfectly normal for some people to do. Idk why it's such a shock to some of y'all. And it is NOT weird people!' [sic]

A third wrote: 'A lot of people eat their placenta, it has a lot of benefits.' 

One user commented: 'Nah shes joking right?' [sic]

Responding to the mixed reactions, Tiana-Rose added: 'I think in western culture, freshly postpartum mothers are expected to just jump back into it, but it's so important that we use the first six weeks to recover and bond with our babies.

'Slowing down made a world of difference in how I mother and nurture my body.

'I would recommend mothers to try their placenta, whether it's a smoothie or encapsulation.

'From my own personal experience and women from all over the world, there's been nothing but benefits.

'Once you get past the gross association, it's actually fine.'