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Postpartum ESSENTIALS I couldn’t go without
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items Next time around I will make sure I have ALL of this on hand before coming home with baby #2!
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Nutrition/hydration
Down there care!
Clothes
Nutrition/hydration
Prepping meals with my mom to pack my freezer before baby came made reaching for something nutritious and filling while in the postpartum haze SO much more inviting. Can’t recommend this enough!
The Ultimate Postpartum Meal Prep Guide! - Lauren Fit Foodie
Honey sticks are a quick, sweet way to replace some electrolytes. You can eat them straight up or mix into tea for something more soothing :)
P.R.I Manuka Honey Sticks, MGO 60+, Raw
Bone broth is so full of nutrients and is an easy way to increase protein in your diet which you need lots of to heal after delivering a baby!
Kettle & Fire - Premium & 100% Grass-Fed Bone Broth
This was helpful for me with increasing my milk production. You can also take fenugreek capsules if the taste isn’t for you!
Mother's Milk® Tea - Traditional Medicinals
Quick, easy snacks with PROTEIN because finding time to eat full meals between trying to get enough sleep and taking care of a newborn is NO JOKE
Protein Bars - KIND Snacks
Hydration is HARD, but more important than ever postpartum! These electrolyte packets are sugar free and use Himalayan pink salt for high-quality minerals. Plus they taste great!
Hydrating Electrolyte Mix - Blood Orange
Down there care!
The best peri bottle- I brought it to the hospital and am glad I did, it works way better than the one they provided!
Upside Down Peri Bottle – Frida | The fuss stops here.
The hospital gave me a can of this but I ended up buying another- this stuff was AMAZING to add to the pad/underwear situation
Dermoplast Pain & Itch Relief Spray & Cloths
Make a little sub sandwich on your pad with these and the dermoplast spray. Just trust me, your vajay will thank you.
TUCKS Medicated Cooling Pads, 100 Count
I used the ice packs sparingly and only when the pain was the worst but MAN did it make a difference! Add the tucks and dermoplast spray and you’ve got yourself a niceeee situation down there
Frida Mom 2-in-1 Postpartum Ice Maxi Pads
If you make your own padsicles (pad + witch hazel + aloe gel, folded up and stored in the freezer), make sure you use an alcohol free organic aloe gel like this one! Trust me!!
Seven Minerals Organic Aloe Vera Gel 12oz
Clothes
Bring one to the hospital, then toss it if it gets all gross! But for SURE have a couple at home too- the button front makes nursing a breeze. This and some sweatpants was my ugly but SO comfy uniform in the first weeks postpartum
Ekouaer 3 Pack Women's Button Down Nightgowns
Get the granny panties. You won’t care if they get gross and they are just the comfiest- the high waist helped hold in the mom pooch and these are nice & soft too!
wirarpa Women's High Waisted Cotton Briefs 4P
The BEST nursing/pumping bras I own. So secure/supportive but still comfy enough that I wear them to bed every night!
Nursing Bras - Kindred Bravely
These sweatpants are SO soft and comfy- they are still part of my everyday go-to outfit on a stay-at-home day.
Extra High-Waisted SoComfy Jogger Sweatpants | Old Navy