Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
New Mama & Baby Musts✨
32
items Everything I can’t live without as a new mama❤️
Including all things for baby, post-partum care and for you new mama✨
And congratulations on becoming a mummy❤️
Sections
4
Hospital bag must haves/post-partum essentials ✨🧳
For baby 👶🏻
New mama❤️✨
Everyday musts🍼✨
Hospital bag must haves/post-partum essentials ✨🧳
Everything you need for after birth; take care of yourself too mama ✨
My go-to maternity pad. Perfect size and I found great for use both just after birth and as time has gone on and my bleeding has got lighter. I haven’t leaked either which is brilliant! Great, reliable pads!
Lil-Lets Maternity Maxi Pads with Wings x 10 | Toiletries
Couldn’t have done without them! Instant cooling and relief for soreness after vaginal birth. They’re also long enough to cover the whole area and relieve for a long time. Highly recommend!!
FridaMom Witch Hazel Perineal Cooling Pad Liners 24s
An absolute life saver! I swear by this as relief for soreness after vaginal birth. Can be sprayed directly onto perineal area or onto a maternity pad, and provides a lovely, cooling effect. Is also even better after being stored in the fridge for re...
My Expert Midwife Spritz For Bits
I had mini toiletries which made life so much easier than taking large versions, and meant my bag had so much more space for what I needed/wanted. With certain things you can decant what you have at home into travel bottles, but with things like toot...
Travel Size Minis - Toiletries
I absolutely love Wild deodorant. The scents they offer, the way they refill and are environmentally friendly, and just everything about them really. So I knew I would want to take one with me to hospital, and that’s where the mini came in handy. I h...
Wild Deodorant
My Stanley quencher was an absolute god send during my hospital stay. Being sore and then not being able to walk after a spinal anaesthetic due to needing stitches after tearing, I couldn’t just walk and get water as and when needed. I would just fil...
Stanley UK
A doughnut cushion was a must for me, due to needing stitches after a second degree tear. Sitting down wasn’t too comfortable but having one of these made it so much better. I highly recommend getting one if you’re planning a natural birth! (I still ...
Amazon.co.uk: Donut Cushion
Super comfortable post partum underwear! Fit my pads wonderfully and kept everything in place. They also gave me a bit of normality and felt like wearing normal pants compared to the usual post partum underwear. They are absolutely brilliant!
FridaMom Boyshort Disposable Postpartum Underwear (8 Pack)
This was a must have when I was pregnant, and still is now! Played a huge role in keeping my stretch marks to a minimum whilst I was pregnant, and is now keeping my skin hydrated and moisturised after pregnancy. Plus it smells absolutely fab!
DNR My Expert Midwife Fantastic Skin Elastic
For baby 👶🏻
From nappies and creams, to cribs and toys, I’ve compiled a list of all of the things I can’t live without for my baby as a new mum!
These things make life so much easier!
I absolutely love this coconut oil. This is part of my baby’s daily routine, both morning and night. She has dry skin after a few days of her being born, and I looked into all natural oils as advised by my midwives. I found Kokoso and gave it a go, a...
Kokoso Baby Coconut Oil | Natural Baby Skincare
Kit and Kin are the best!! Not only are the nappies adorable with the little animals on the back, but they are brilliant! Hypoallergenic, made from plant based materials and are super kind to my baby’s skin. They are super absorbent also! And the wip...
Hypoallergenic Nappies & Baby Wipes
Absolutely love bepanthen cream. I use it every nappy change to prevent any rashes, and so far my baby hasn’t had a sore bum at all! It works wonders and is super easy to apply! Highly recommend this nappy cream!!
Bepanthen
The Owlet sock has been the best purchase we have made for our baby. We can sleep soundly knowing our baby girl is being monitored and we will be notified if there are any issues at all. It’s at the more expensive end, but we knew we couldn’t put a p...
Medically Certified Dream Sock - Monitoring for Your Baby's Safety
We were having issues with our daughter escaping her swaddle but only sleeping when swaddled. We bought one of these and haven’t looked back since! She absolutely loves her swaddle to sleep bag! It’s super easy to put her in and will grow with her, s...
Swaddle to Sleep Bag
Another win from purflo! This breathable nest is a lifesaver for when I need to do things and my daughter is napping. I can lay her in it and get washing folded and put away and things tidied up knowing she’s safe and comfortable. It’s breathable and...
Baby Nests & Sleep Pods | Safe Overnight Bed
We love our snuzpod 4! Perfect next-to-me crib! It doesn’t take up too much room, but is spacious for baby at the same time, and is easy to reach my baby, put her in and take her out of during sleepy nights. It fits brilliantly next to our bed and I ...
SnuzPod4 - SnüzPod4 Bedside Cribs
We adore our foldimat play mat! Super easy to wipe down and unbelievably comfortable. They fold down and are easily moved around plus come with a super handy carry bag for taking it anywhere. We put our daughters toys out and can sit playing with her...
FOLDiMATS
The cutest tummy time pillow. Our daughter wasn’t a fan of tummy time until we bought this pillow, and she loves it! Such a cute and soft pillow that she can really prop herself up on comfortably, and enjoy her tummy time! And it’s a super affordable...
Tummy Time Toys
The only dummies our daughter will accept. She’s breastfed and nurses a lot, and we tried many to help soothe her when needed, and due to this, the transition from breast to dummy was something she would not be happy about. We then discovered these w...
Breast-like Soothers & Dummies
New mama❤️✨
All you need to navigate everyday life as a new mama❤️
Brilliant nipple pads. I also use the lansinoh reusable nursing pads, and have these as my back up for when both sets of those are in the wash, and they are so good. They’re super comfortable and stick nicely to my nursing bra, and they do well at so...
Lansinoh Disposable Nursing Pads x60 | Baby
This breast pump is brilliant! It makes my life so much easier when pumping as I can be hands free! It has stimulation mode, pump mode and a mode that alternates between the two, which really helps me to get quite a lot of milk each time. Plus it let...
S12 Pro Wearable Breast Pump - High Efficiency
I bought this to catch the milk that would leak from the breast I wasn’t nursing from as my baby nursed on the other, and it does the job wonderfully. Also brilliant for when I need a pump as I’m leaking/uncomfortable but my other ones are sterilisin...
Made for Me™ Silicone Breast Pump
As a breastfeeding mama, this lactation support hot chocolate is a must! It helps with my supply and what better way to get the support than a hot chocolate? Specially made with breast feeding mamas in mind, it’s a must have!!!
Go With The Flow Lactation Hot Chocolate
Coconut water was a drink I really enjoyed during pregnancy. It’s super hydrating and great now for keeping me hydrated for breast feeding. I’ll either have it on its own or mix it up with some of my favourite juices to create a tasty drink. It’s now...
Vita Coco Original Coconut Water Large
The same coconut water, but with added coconut cream, which makes it tastier! This is my go-to coconut water. Still super hydrating and perfect for me, especially whilst breastfeeding! If you don’t like the taste of normal coconut water, this is a mo...
Vita Coco Extra Coconut
Everyday musts🍼✨
Everyday things that I couldn’t live without.
It’s the things you’ll pretty much always need and will use most days.
The things that’ll make life just that bit easier✨
We bought the complete feeding set, and it’s such a good deal considering we would have bought all of these things separately anyway, but discovered this set whilst searching for a steriliser. Complete with four bottles, including two anti colic, a t...
Complete Baby Feeding Set
This steriliser is absolutely fab! Super easy to use and descale, and super spacious! The cycles are fairly fast and they fit quite a lot of bottles and pump parts in at once, making it easier to sterilise larger quantities. We just wash everything t...
Feeding Bottle Sterilisers
Another win for Tommee Tippee with the Easi Warm bottle warmer. Honestly super duper easy to use and heats up bottles very quickly. Compatible with the glass bottles we bought to heat up our daughter’s milk in (as we don’t like heating up in plastic ...
Easiwarm Bottle Warmer, White
Brilliant baby monitor! We were recommended to grab this monitor by family, and we are so happy with it! Brilliantly clear picture and night vision so we can see our daughter is sleeping soundly. You can also speak through it if needed, change the li...
Video Baby Monitors
We absolutely love this thermometer for our daughters room. She’s in with us at the moment so it’s in our room, but that’s not an issue as you just charge it up and can take it anywhere. It changes colour based on if the room is too cold, hot or just...
Starlight Baby Room Thermometer
If you’re looking for a buggy that you can take on long walks or jog along with, then look no further. We love our Venus jogger. It’s a large buggy, so we only use it when on our camping holidays for our long walks or for dog walks (as it rolls smoot...
Venus Jogger Pro
Laundry days have become some of my favourites now I use tallow and ash!
The scents to die for and some of them will make you want to eat your washing because they smell so amazing! The smell lasts a super long time, and the fabric sprays are also a...
Tallow + Ash