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Postpartum essentials that made me feel alive again
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items The beautiful baby is in your arms, the hard part is over, but everything hurts and you feel like you're going crazy and start to question if the hard part is really over. It's so easy to lose yourself in postpartum but here are some products that he...
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Beauty
Down there care
Hospital essentials
Breastfeeding
Beauty
Don't let postpartum take your hair! Keep up with nutrition as the baby takes so much out of you.
Baby Blues Postpartum Hair Loss Gummies
This stretch mark cream really helped mine fade fairly quickly!
Palmer's Pregnancy Stretch Mark & Scar Products
If you want to stay feeling pretty with minimal effort, try diy eyelash extensions! Just a little bit of upfront work that keeps you looking great for a week or two.
DIY Lash Extension System by Lashify® – The Inventors
The minty-ness of the product really brightened and tightened my eye bags from the newborn nights!
Mint Mocha Eye Serum - The Dirty Lamb
Down there care
SO MUCH BETTER than the hospital one, it actually had some water pressure and made aiming at the healing bits much much easier!
Frida Mom Upside Down Peri Bottle Postpartum
I suggest a spray over foams as the sprays are soo much less messy and much easier to apply! This one in specific really cools down the post birth burning/stinging sensation.
Earth Mama Herbal Perineal Spray Safe
The hospital underwear are not it! If you don't want to worry about bleeding through a mushy pad, invest in these for sure! They saved me for the first few weeks of bleeding while keeping me comfortable.
Always ZZZ Overnight Disposable Period Underwear
Hospital essentials
If you weren't a robe girlie before, please give it a try postpartum. You just throw it on in one easy motion, no pulling up pants or finding shirts. Plus they're so amazing for breastfeeding and beyond comfy!
Laborwear – Lila
Get yourself some loose comfy pants please! No one wants a tight elastic waistband digging into their fresh postpartum belly! 😣
Women's Organic Drawstring Only Lounge Pants in Natural
The hospital floors aren't the most comfortable for walking on immediately after birth, get yourself some comfy slippers to waddle around in! I definitely don't recommend staying in the hospital socks.
Evshine Women's Fuzzy Cross Band Memory Foam Slippers
Breastfeeding
This made me feel so full in the mornings and genuinely helped my supply when I had health issues wrecking my supply!
Milkmakers® Lactation Drink Mix, Berry Lemonade, 14ct - Munchkin
If you nurse your baby, you need a nursing pillow! It allows me to easily scroll on my phone while she nurses and no uncomfortable football holds or wrist hurting.
Nursing Pillows - My Brest Friend
While if you don't need one, i don't recommend one, but I needed one! My nipples were bleeding, inverting, and overall just not setting me up for success. So if you find yourself in this boat please try a shield! This brand was the only one my baby a...
Contact Nipple Shields - Medela