Celebrity Moms Who Ate Their Placentas

Mar. 15, 2025

01of 11Mandy MooreMandy Moore/Instagram, Kevin Winter/Getty"Round 2," Moore posted in October 2022 of her Feel Good placenta pills, made for her followingthe birth of her second son, Oscar “Ozzie” Goldsmith. The singer/actress also had her placenta encapsulated following the arrival of her first son with husband Taylor Goldsmith, Gus,in February 2021.

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Mandy Moore

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“Round 2,” Moore posted in October 2022 of her Feel Good placenta pills, made for her followingthe birth of her second son, Oscar “Ozzie” Goldsmith. The singer/actress also had her placenta encapsulated following the arrival of her first son with husband Taylor Goldsmith, Gus,in February 2021.

02of 11Elle KingAfterannouncing the birth of her childwithfiancé Dan TookerLucky Levi Tooker on Sept. 1, 2021, Elle King posted an appreciation post for “the best doula ever:” her mom, London King!Alongside aphoto of Londoncooking her daughter’s placenta, the singer explained, “She is seen here cooking my placenta to encapsulate it for all the amazing benefits! I love you@pushlovedoula! We couldn’t have done this without you!”

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Elle King

Afterannouncing the birth of her childwithfiancé Dan TookerLucky Levi Tooker on Sept. 1, 2021, Elle King posted an appreciation post for “the best doula ever:” her mom, London King!

Alongside aphoto of Londoncooking her daughter’s placenta, the singer explained, “She is seen here cooking my placenta to encapsulate it for all the amazing benefits! I love you@pushlovedoula! We couldn’t have done this without you!”

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Rachel Missie

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“I felt very much in my body and alive while preparing this meal to return nourishment to her body after giving birth to our son,” the new dad wrote on Instagram.

For her part,Missie saidshe didn’t want “any part of the experience [of pregnancy] go to waste.”

“Consuming my placenta was not only delicious when you have a husband who loves to cook but a reminder of how much effort went into it,” she continued. “The 9 months to be exact of it holding the responsibility of life itself. I could not just disregard it’s importance without any form of gratitude.”

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Christina Haack

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Haack decided to have her placenta put into pill form. The mom of threeshared a photoof a pink container of gray placenta pills on her Instagram Story. In the background of the photo, her son Hudson can be seen sleeping in his bassinet. TheFlip or Flopstar shared, “First time I’ve tried it - and I think these placenta encapsulation [pills] are working 🎉💕.”

05of 11Kim KardashianEvan Agostini/Invision/AP/REX/ShutterstockAfter giving birth to her second child withKanye West, Saint, in 2015, the reality star decided toencapsulate her placentato try and avoid postpartum depression.“I’m having it freeze-dried and made into a pill form - not actually fry it like a steak and eat it (which some people do, BTW),” she shared in a post on herwebsite. “Every time I take a pill, I feel a surge of energy and feel really healthy and good. I totally recommend it for anyone considering it!”

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Kim Kardashian

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After giving birth to her second child withKanye West, Saint, in 2015, the reality star decided toencapsulate her placentato try and avoid postpartum depression.

“I’m having it freeze-dried and made into a pill form - not actually fry it like a steak and eat it (which some people do, BTW),” she shared in a post on herwebsite. “Every time I take a pill, I feel a surge of energy and feel really healthy and good. I totally recommend it for anyone considering it!”

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Chrissy Teigen

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When host Rita Braver expressed skepticism about the placenta practice, Teigen responded with a laugh, “Really? That’s not a normal thing? I’m in L.A., it’s very normal. They grill it here. You can try some of mine after.”

07of 11Kourtney KardashianAxelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe eldest Kardashian sisterposted an Instagram pictureof her placenta pills following the birth of Reign, her third child withScott Disick, in 2015.“Yummy…PLACENTA pills! No joke…I will be sad when my placenta pills run out. They are life changing!” the star captioned the photo, including hashtags #benefits and #lookitup.

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Kourtney Kardashian

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The eldest Kardashian sisterposted an Instagram pictureof her placenta pills following the birth of Reign, her third child withScott Disick, in 2015.

“Yummy…PLACENTA pills! No joke…I will be sad when my placenta pills run out. They are life changing!” the star captioned the photo, including hashtags #benefits and #lookitup.

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Nikki Reed

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Reed, who welcomed daughterBodhi Soleilin 2017 with husbandIan Somerhalder, also encapsulated her placenta — and was alsosuper sad when her pills were almost gone.In aphoto shared on Instagram, Reed held up a near-empty jar of capsules with a look of mock horror on her face.

09of 11Katherine HeiglKatherine Heigl.NBC/GettyThe mom of three worked with a naturopath throughout her pregnancy with sonJoshua Bishop,and had her placenta encapsulated after his birth in 2016.Shetold PEOPLEthat after her cesarean section, “They told me that another mother down the hall had a company that freeze dries pills. This guy came, he was a total cowboy: Cowboy hat, cowboy boots … and a bag of placenta! He took it to his wife who freeze-dried it and turned it into pills.”

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Katherine Heigl

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The mom of three worked with a naturopath throughout her pregnancy with sonJoshua Bishop,and had her placenta encapsulated after his birth in 2016.

Shetold PEOPLEthat after her cesarean section, “They told me that another mother down the hall had a company that freeze dries pills. This guy came, he was a total cowboy: Cowboy hat, cowboy boots … and a bag of placenta! He took it to his wife who freeze-dried it and turned it into pills.”

10of 11Kayla Rae ReidRebecca Sapp/WireImageAlmost one year after Reid and husband Ryan Lochte welcomed sonCaiden Zane, sherevealed her struggleswith postpartum depression and attempt to resolve it with placenta pills.“They didn’t work for me because I did not take them religiously,” she explained. “And I wish I would have just because I could have made some sort of a difference.”

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Kayla Rae Reid

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Almost one year after Reid and husband Ryan Lochte welcomed sonCaiden Zane, sherevealed her struggleswith postpartum depression and attempt to resolve it with placenta pills.

“They didn’t work for me because I did not take them religiously,” she explained. “And I wish I would have just because I could have made some sort of a difference.”

11of 11Hilary DuffChristopher Smith/Invision/AP/REX/ShutterstockDuff and Matthew Koma welcomed their first daughter, Banks Violet, together on Oct. 25, 2018. The actress, who had an at-home, “natural, drug-free,” water birth, later revealed thatshe drank her placenta in a smoothieon Dr. Elliot Berlin’sInformed Pregnancypodcast.“It was the most delightful smoothie I’ve ever had,” she said. “I haven’t had a smoothie that delightful since I was 10. It was calorie-filled with juice and fruit and everything delicious.”

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Hilary Duff

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Duff and Matthew Koma welcomed their first daughter, Banks Violet, together on Oct. 25, 2018. The actress, who had an at-home, “natural, drug-free,” water birth, later revealed thatshe drank her placenta in a smoothieon Dr. Elliot Berlin’sInformed Pregnancypodcast.

“It was the most delightful smoothie I’ve ever had,” she said. “I haven’t had a smoothie that delightful since I was 10. It was calorie-filled with juice and fruit and everything delicious.”

source: people.com