Kailyn Lowry isn’t letting her placenta fail.
On Monday, the podcaster, 31, shared a carousel of photos on her Instagram, revealing that she turned her placenta into drinkable smoothies and artwork after confirming to PEOPLE that she quietly welcomed her fifth child last year.
Sharing a video of herself mixing the placenta, Lowry included photos of some of the art her family made from her leftover organ and paint. “This was my second time working with @lancasterplacentaco 🫶🏼,” she wrote in the caption.
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Kailyn Lowry Confirms She Welcomed Her Fifth Child Quietly: ‘It Was a Pleasant Surprise’ (Exclusive)
According to a study by the National Library of Medicine, “there is no scientific research on the beneficial effects” of eating the placenta. The study mentions that there are “possible adverse health risks associated with placenta consumption in women.”
Last week, Lowry confirmed to PEOPLE that she welcomed her fifth child, son Rio, with boyfriend Elijah Scott last year. This is the couple’s first child, but the reality TV alum also has sons Creed, 3, and Lux, 6, with ex Chris Lopez, 9-year-old Lincoln with ex Javi Marroquin, and 13-year-old son Isaac with ex Joe Rivera.
“I wanted to be able to tell my story on my own terms and kind of share the information that I want to share instead of being under a contractual obligation or a story,” Lowry told PEOPLE exclusively of why she kept her son a secret.
But Lowry, admittedly, wasn’t necessarily “ready” to share her private family news. “It feels like it’s been ripped out from under me over and over again,” she explained. “I kind of feel like my hands are tied. People are posting it for me and so I might as well just talk about it at this point.”
“At this point I can at least try to do it my way,” she continued.
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Although Lowry kept the news from the world, she said “the couple’s inner circle, our family and our close friends all obviously knew.” They even had an intimate baby shower to celebrate the little one’s arrival, which the entrepreneur called “amazing” because it’s a “really great time to disconnect” considering everyone in attendance was asked not to bring their phones.
This is not the first time Lowry has drunk his placenta. In 2020, Teenage mom 2 The star revealed that she blended and drank her placenta in a smoothie by sharing a photo of the drink on her Instagram. Lowry began her series of posts with a picture of herself holding a blended fruit drink, asking fans if they could “guess” what she was drinking.
Hours later, the mom shared a snap of a half-empty smoothie glass, captioning the post: “If you guessed my placenta, you’re right!”
“Mixed with fresh fruit and almond milk,” she wrote. “I couldn’t taste the placenta at all!”
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