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00:00Calvin Harris just dropped big news on Instagram and now social media is sounding the alarm with

00:04a viral trigger warning. On Tuesday, the 41-year-old DJ took to Instagram to officially

00:10share that he is now a dad. According to The Post, the producer and his wife, Vic Hope,

00:15welcomed their son Micah on July 20th. At first, the home birth photos might leave you wondering

00:20why a post on X, captioned, do not check Calvin Harris's Instagram, has over 29 million views.

00:26That is, until you swipe to the fourth image, a snapshot of the unclean placenta with the

00:31umbilical cord shaped into a heart. And while many fans are flooding the comments with congratulations,

00:37others are full of regret saying they quote, should have listened to that tweet. And for those of you

00:41with a weak stomach, you may want to stop after the first three photos as the rest of the carousel

00:46continues to take you on a placenta dehydration journey. So what's with those placenta pills in

00:52Calvin's post is part of a trend called placentophagy, basically eating the placenta

00:56after giving birth. Sounds wild, but some celebrities swear by it. We're talking Kim Kardashian,

01:02Chrissy Teigen, and even Mandy Moore. Some even claim it boosts energy, helps with milk supply,

01:08and fights postpartum depression. But before you jump into the trend, many experts warn there's

01:13zero scientific proof that eating placenta does anything at all. Some doctors even say it's not safe,

01:19not recommended, and the risk outweighs the hype. According to the Cleveland Clinic,

01:24the placenta is basically a filter organ that traps toxins and bacteria to protect the baby

01:29during pregnancy. So the theory is when you eat it later, you're putting all that stuff back into

01:33your body. And the biggest danger is infection for mom and baby, especially if they're breastfeeding,

01:39as the CDC reportedly linked a case of newborn infection to placenta pills in 2016.

01:44But despite doctors warning against placenta consumption, the trend lives on. And plenty

01:50of fans are celebrating Harris's choice of showing that. Singer Becky Hill even commented,

01:55Love to see the placenta. Good job not wasting it either. That's some goddess magic right there.

02:00And while the internet stays divided over Calvin's photo choices,

02:04Harris himself seems focused on what really matters, his wife and new baby.

02:08But what do you think? Beautifully raw or way too much for Instagram?

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