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Everything you’ll need to recover from birth
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items Hiii I’ve given birth 3 times. Two were vaginal births and one was a c-section for my twins. First time moms don’t know what to expect and how they will feel/recover after birth but these are the products that made postpartum healing a breeze for me
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C-section recovery
Vaginal birth recovery
C-section recovery
I had a c-section with my last pregnancy with my twins. These are the items that helped me heal!
Let me tell you my first mistake after my c-section: not having a belly binder. HUGE mistake. I was in so much pain and couldn’t hardly move. Once I got a binder and put it on, moving became soo much easier! I didn’t feel like I was ripping in half a...
Postpartum Abdominal Support Binder – Frida | The fuss stops here.
Disposable underwear are a lifesaver post delivery. This style of underwear is designed to make you still feel pretty even when you don’t feel the most confident.
Underwear
I needed a heating pad at nights to recover from walking around during the day and my incision feeling sore. Also helps with the cramps while your uterus is shrinking.
Electric Heating Pad for Back, Neck, Abdomen - 24x12, Light Gray
Definitely needed because you need to use your stomach muscles to poop and it hurts to use them after your C-section. These help you not to strain
Colace
These are great for soothing and protecting your incision from friction from clothing
Soothies® C-section Recovery Pads
Even with a c-section, you can get hemorrhoids from just being pregnant. Whether you went straight into your c-section or you labored and pushed and ended up in the O.R., it's rare to find someone who doesn't have one of these bad boys down there. Th...
Lansinoh Sitz Bath Salts Postpartum Essentials, with Soothing and Calming Ingredients 10oz
This goes along with the Sitz Bath Salts. You can just use the bathtub for a sitz bath but it is preferred to do a smaller tub like this so it can be concentrated on the nether regions.
Postpartum Sitz Bath
Vaginal birth recovery
I had vaginal deliveries with my first and second babies and these are the items that helped me the most!
My hospital gave me this, thankfully, but if yours doesn’t, make sure to grab one of these!!
Dermoplast Pain, Burn & Itch Relief Spray
My hospital gave me a peri bottle but it doesn’t have the upside down capabilities. It’s very hard to maneuver and get everything cleaned properly. This peri bottle is perfectly angled to get the water where it needs to go to get you clean! Highly re...
Frida Mom Upside Down Peri Bottle - Postpartum
Disposable underwear are a lifesaver post delivery. This style of underwear is designed to make you still feel pretty even when you don’t feel the most confident.
Underwear
Definitely needed because that first poop postpartum can be painful, especially if you need stitches. These help you not to strain.
Colace
With pregnancy and delivery, comes the dreaded H word. Hemorrhoids. I know, I know. We all hate them. It's hard to avoid them. But a sitz bath definitely makes them manageable during flares.
Lansinoh Sitz Bath Salts Postpartum Essentials, with Soothing and Calming Ingredients 10oz
This goes along with the Sitz Bath Salts. You can just use the bathtub for a sitz bath but it is preferred to do a smaller tub like this so it can be concentrated on the nether regions.
Postpartum Sitz Bath