Mad Woman? New mother January Jones reveals she ate her own placenta

By Amelia Proud


Revealing her secret: January Jones, here in New York yesterday, says that her ingesting her own placenta has boosted her energy

January Jones has revealed that she ate her own placenta after giving birth to baby Xander.

The Mad Men star told People magazine that uses the placenta vitamins to boost her energy after the draining process of giving birth.

January, who gave birth to her son in September, is so impressed by the natural booster that she is urging all other mothers to do it, too.


She told the magazine that she is aided in this process by her 'doula,' or labour coach: 'I have a great doula who makes sure I'm eating well, with vitamins and teas and with placenta capsulation.'

Before expanding: 'Your placenta gets dehydrated and made into vitamins.

'It's something I was very hesitant about, but we're only the only mammals who don't ingest out own placentas.


Refreshing: January reveals it's a struggle to be a new mother, even for a big star like her

'It's not witch-crafty or anything! I suggest it to all moms!'

Jones, 34, also talked about returning to work while her son was still small.

She recalled: 'I think I went back to set six or seven weeks after, so he was really little.'

'I had the baby and the baby nurse in their own room so I could go back and feed him every two hours,' the mother-of-one added.

'If I felt like he needed me, or if he needed to eat, or even if I just needed a squeeze because I was having separation issues, I would go back and see him. It was such a blessing that I wasn’t separated from him.'

But the exhaustion was the biggest challenge, and she admitted: 'It was hard to work long days and then go home and not sleep.'

And that's where the placenta came in handy.



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First look at January Jones with her new baby boy Xander Dane as she debuts slim post-pregnancy figure

By JADE WATKINS and ANITA BENNETT

Precious cargo: January Jones took her two-week-old son, Xander Dane Jones, to visit a friend on Tuesday afternoon in Santa Monica, California

Mad Men actress January Jones was spotted with her new son Xander Dane for the very first time publicly today.

The new mum also debuted her slim post-pregnancy figure, just two weeks after giving birth to the baby boy.

Dressed for comfort in black trousers, a neutral-colored top and matching boots, the 33-year-old kept a tight grip on her two-week-old as she carried him from the car into her friend's house in Santa Monica, California.


Welcome back: This is the first time January has been photographed publicly since she gave birth earlier this month

While this is the first time the newborn has been photographed in public, January made sure to protect his face from the cameras by covering him up in a blue and white blanket.

The actress also kept a close watch over the precious cargo, before she took him out of the car.


Slimmed down: January already appears to have lost most of the baby weight

After January gave birth on September 13, 2011, many thought the father's identity would finally be revealed.

But the baby daddy mystery continued, as the Mad Men actress left the father's name off her newborn's birth certificate.

According to website TMZ.com, she left a 'big, fat blank spot' on Xander's birth certificate in the space where the father's name would normally be printed.


Protected: January covered the baby's face in a blanket to make sure his face was not photographed

TMZ obtained the document, filed Friday with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which shows January's son is named Xander Dane Jones.

The actress has so far refused to name the father of the baby.

'Mom and baby are doing great,' her representative said in a statement.


Blank: In a document obtained by TMZ, a big blank spot is seen on Xander's birth certificate, in the space where January's supposed to name the father

But January may not be a natural with children - the boy who plays her son on Mad Men recently described her as 'unapproachable' - Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner is confident she'll take motherhood in her stride.

He said: 'She has wanted this very badly. She’s got a big heart and she’s been talking about having children since I met her, which is not always common with actresses.

'I think she’s going to be an amazing mother,' he said.


Dressed for comfort: January wore casual clothes and boots that matched the colour of her top


Hands on: January kept close watch over her son before she took him out of the family car


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