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    Bay Area Placenta Services

    5.0 (131 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Ariel L.

    1 week postpartum right now! We delivered our babe on a Friday and received the pills on a Wednesday. It's the holiday season so they came a day late, but it was not a big deal. Shawna let me know the mailing updates, which was helpful! We delivered at 4:35am and I told Shawna at 6:50am. She responded before 8:30am and was at the hospital (east bay) less than 2 hours later. I wish I could have met her, but well, birth! Working with Shawna was awesome. We communicated by her website contact form, email and then closer to the due date was text. She was always so prompt and kind, which was reassuring! When I received the kit, I teared up. I was not expecting the umbilical cord, and I thought I had lost his stump already (his fell out by day 4!). She made a heart out of it! It's only been a few days of taking the pills (I have decided to take 1 a day), but they seem great! Regular vitamin size. They taste like iron but I just swallow with a flavored drink and don't taste it at all. You can choose to have flavored capsules but I decided to just do regular ones. Shawna is also really thoughtful. I gave her one of our baby shower favors which contained a candle to light on the day our babe was born. She told me she lit the candle during the encapsulation process and then sent pictures of my placenta with the lit candle. So kind! She emailed recommendations and potential dosages, which were clear. She will always answer questions as quick as she can. I would encapsulate 1000000% again and definitely recommend Shawna and her services!

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    Serena G.

    Shawna has amazing customer service! She responds incredibly fast and is very helpful and resourceful. The entire process was a breeze and I had nothing to worry about. She mailed us a small cooler bag to collect the placenta in from the hospital and let my husband outside of the hospital for pick up. She had my placenta pills back within two days. It was an incredibly fast turn around time and brought them to my door so I didn't have to stress about anything. Once I started the pills, I immediately noticed results. I had more energy and a positive mood. The biggest benefit was the increase in my milk supply! Woohoo! I requested to have my pills undreamed and the pill capsules were an orange flavor. This was great because after taking the pills I didn't have a gross taste. I had fraternal twins so I had two placentas. She gave me two different bottles with about 300 pills. I highly recommend using Shawna! You won't be disappointed!

    My Encapsulated Placenta

    Shawna is awesome. I didn't think about encapsulating my placenta seriously literally until I was in the hospital in labor. I found her through Yelp, reached out to her and she responded pretty quickly. The same day, after I delivered, she met my husband outside the hospital to pick up the placenta and within three days, she provided us with the encapsulation at our home! Amazing. If you are looking into the same, look no further :-) she is quick and gets it done right!

    This is my second time using Shawna's services (first time in 2020 and again this month with my second baby)! I completely believe that this process has been a huge positive addition to my postpartum journey. I highly recommend this to any mama. It is such an easy process and Shawna is more than accommodating and provides easy instructions for pre and post services. capsulating your placenta with Bay Area Placenta Services, definitely the way to go!

    Jazzie L.

    This was my first pregnancy and my first time using Bay Area Placenta Services, Shawna was great. I delivered in Antioch which is outside of her normal area but Shawna was able to meet my husband in Walnut Creek to hand off my " tree of life". Turn around time was pretty quick. I delivered on Thursday and had my capsules & art work by Monday afternoon! I choose Strawberry flavored capsules and they do taste like Strawberry if you leave them in your mouth long enough lol. I will definitely be using her with my next pregnancy and recommending her to all my family and friends! Thanks again Shawna

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    super good service was very fast with the pick up and the return of the capsules loved it 10/10 I would do this again

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    15 Anniversary Concert Group Photo

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