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Pregnancy and postpartum survival kit
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Courtney Hutchings
What helped me survive my first pregnancy and postpartum
Sections
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Sleep
 
Food and hydration
 
Postpartum care
 
Skin care
 
Labour

Sleep

 
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I always found pregnancy pillows to hard so I opted for a body pillow and I loved this one as I was able to mould it differently each night dependant on how I needed it
Body Pillow - White
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Super stretchy to grow with the bump and the buttons make it an easy postpartum nightie for the breastfeeding mums
Womens Premium Long Sleeve Shirt Nightie
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Super stretchy to grow with bump and great for postpartum breastfeeding mummas
Womens Premium Comfort Soft Pjs Set
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Super comfy and stretchy and also great for labor and postpartum
Womens Button Down Jersey Pyjama Set
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Food and hydration

 
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Literally saved me from dehydration and always had cold water!
YETI® Rambler® Bottle 26 oz (760 ml) with Chug Cap Black
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What helped get me through the need for added hydration
Hydramama® Sample Pack
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Actually tastes good
Buy Franjos Kitchen Motherhood Hydration Powder Mixed Berry online at Chemist Warehouse
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Postpartum care

 
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So easy to use, great amount of water fits in bottle, no leakage
Ninja Mama Peri Bottle
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Super soothing and healing
Ninja Mama Postpartum Perineal Cooling Pads
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Skin care

 
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Helped massively with reducing the appearance of stretch marks and the itching
Belly Butter - Pregnancy Skin Moisturizer - GAIA Skin Naturals
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Labour

 
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I got two - one for each hand to hit the pressure points in the hands
Buy Bubba Bump Labour and Birth Comb 1piece online at Chemist Warehouse
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