What does a Placenta Look Like?
A placenta is pretty gross looking. It is flat and has a cakelike, round or oval look. It is about 6 to 8 inches in diameter and .8 to 1.2 inches thick.It weighs between 17.5 and 24 ounces.
You've seen the neat little drawings of the placenta -- your baby's life support system in utero -- but you'd be right to realize that those diagrams don't look all that much like the real thing. (Think about how a frozen dinner's cover packaging looks versus the end result straight out of your microwave.) First things first: It's bloody. It has to be, of course, because filtering blood is one of its primary functions.
It's also veiny and lumpy and pretty much looks like something fell out that wasn't supposed to. (It's actually considered a temporary internal organ -- for a visual, imagine a deep red chicken liver times 20... and try not to throw up. Oh, we're just kidding.
When it's yours, it's not as oogy as you'd think.) There are two distinct sides to the placenta: one that connects to the uterine wall, and the other that faces the baby. Have a look! Sure, it's gross, but let's cut the placenta some slack.
It was created out of the very same cells that made your baby, and was your little person's lifeline all this time. Job well done, wouldn't you say?
The smell depends on a few things. Did the animal die and live in the "mom's" womb for a while before coming out? If so, it stinks to high heaven and I hope you NEVER have to smell it.
If not, then it smells like flesh and blood. It's hard to describe. I don't find it gross, just is what it is.
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