American reality TV star, Kailyn Lowry has consumed her placenta in smoothie form following the birth of her fourth child.
The ‘Teen Mom 2’ reality show star revealed this to her fans on Tuesday, August 4, sharing photos of the beverage on her Instagram Stories.
Lowry, 28, began her series of posts with a picture of herself holding a blended fruit drink, asking fans if they could guess the content of her beverage.
Hours later, the new mom shared a shot of a half-empty glass of smoothie, captioning the post;
If you guessed my placenta, you’re right! Blended with fresh fruit & almond milk. Couldn’t taste the placenta at all!
The Coffee Convos podcast host also gave a shout-out to Lancaster Placenta Co., a company that creates placenta capsules and tinctures for women who have recently given birth.
Lowry gave birth to her fourth son on July 30. Three other children of the reality TV Star are; Isaac Elliot, 10, Lincoln Marshall, 6, and Lux Russell, 2.
She joins a long list of stars, including Chrissy Teigen, Nikki Reed, Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian, Katherine Heigl and Hilary Duff, who have all opened up about and sworn by consuming their placenta after childbirth.
Some have consumed the pregnancy organ through encapsulation, while others have opted to cook theirs or drink it in a form of a smoothie — in part to stave off postpartum depression.
Though some research claims the practice is beneficial, Dr. Sara Swift, an OB-GYN in Green Bay, Wisconsin, previously weighed in on the matter and told PEOPLE that placenta eating “gets a big fat no from me.”
She said;
There is no proven scientific evidence that placentophagy is beneficial — no increase in breastmilk production, as it can actually have the opposite effect, and no benefit in mood, etc. — all the benefits are thought to be placebo effects.
