The placenta is a source of stem cells, I am going to enquire about having our future child’s placenta stored cryogenicaly as it could save his life one day.

Just because it’s strange or weird doesn’t mean it isn’t true. Most people do not consume it by eating it outright but they dry it as I indicated above. It is also used in some cultures, they plant it in the ground.

And you can get it from the hospital~if they won’t give it to you, you can sue them for it.

I don’t know about the nutritional benefits but what I can tell you is that both I and my dog shared the first placenta and I beleive that this made the dog ‘at one’ with my baby. If you know GSPs you will know that they are a one man dog; and I had dog then wife then child. She became protective (without aggression) of my daughter and she would not let anyone go near her ‘unattended’ – once I watched her [through the window] follow my friend’s boy inside, overtake him, then block his path to prevent him from going near my sleeping baby.

Note of caution to those trusting dog lovers though; this all changes when your child starts pulling ears and tails and gauging at eyes!