Pregnancy Podcast – Episode 40: Postpartum Doulas, Placenta Encapsulation, & Belly Binding with Liz Walsh For the full show notes, visit: https://growingourfamily.com/s01e40/ Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/growingrfamily And Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/growingrfamily Liz Walsh Is a postpartum doula with Little Giraffe Doula and also specializes in placenta encapsulation and postpartum belly binding. She’s here today to talk all about what she does, and how she helps moms after birth.  HAVE YOU JOINED OUR FACEBOOK GROUP YET?? “Growing Our Family Podcast -> A Community For Moms”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/434759000779665/?ref=share Where to find the Growing Our Family Pregnancy podcast: * Spotify* Apple Podcasts* Blubrry* Stitcher* TuneIn* Google* iHeartRADIO* Pandora* Or any other major podcasting platform! Show Notes -A little about Liz and how she became a doula.  -What is the difference between a birth doula and a postpartum doula?  -Do some doulas do both?  -What services do you provide to new moms? -What is placenta encapsulation and why do some moms choose to do that?  -What are the health benefits?  -Can it help with postpartum depression ? -Would you recommend people hire a birth professional to do this for safety or is it something they can do themselves?  -The biggest argument I see on placenta encapsulation is that the placenta acts as a filter to absorb toxins before it reaches your baby and could be potentially dangerous to ingest it – can you touch a little on this?  -What is belly binding and how can this be helpful during postpartum recovery?  Liz’s blog post about belly binding: http://littlegiraffedoula.