Comments on: Best Baby Shower Gift Ever: The Postpartum Recovery Kit!

By: maggie

maggie — Sat, 14 Dec 2019 19:23:34 +0000

I used this list to prep for when my daughter was born in 2017 and I’m due with #2 in a month so I came back just to sanity check that I had everything! this is a great post, but I really wish it didnt refer to all the carnage that comes with delivery as “embarrassing.” I don’t think there is anything embarrassing about getting hemorrhoids or bleeding after you deliver the human baby you just grew! those are things that just happen, and we have enough guilt to deal with as moms without piling on being embarrassed about the way our bodies respond to growing a person. I get that men are often weirded out by all of that, but if you’re mature enough to get a woman pregnant, you should be mature enough to deal with what happens to that women’s body (and mind) once the baby comes out. and women certainly shouldn’t normalize the idea that our bodies are icky or embarrassing after birth!!!

By: 15mins

15mins — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 17:40:31 +0000

In reply to Estelle. I'd be careful with a lot of peppermint or eucalyptus oil.

By: Estelle

Estelle — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:18:05 +0000

In reply to 15mins.

Hi Christine,

If the baby oil contains all these ingredients, is it safe?

Peppermint oil (mentha piperita oil)
Eucalyptus oil (eucalyptus globulus oil)
Nutmeg (myristica fragrans oil)
African palm oil (elaeis guineensis oil)
Clove (eugenia caryophyllus oil)

By: 15mins

15mins — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:35:35 +0000

In reply to Estelle. On yourself it's ok, but be careful with lavender oil around the baby as it can be an estrogen mimic

By: Estelle

Estelle — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:27:08 +0000

Hi Christine,

Thank you for the great post. It helps to prepare for my postpartum. And no one told me that I need all these things.

Also, can you tell me whether it is safe to use lavender essential oil with ginger as a massage oil after delivery?

Thank you!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:34:37 +0000

Tucks pads – put them in your pad = instant relief. Also, colace instead of Miralax. Ibuprofen ass à lifesaver for me!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:09:56 +0000

My midwife encouraged me to use epsom salts and lavender in a bath, both really help with healing and are antimicrobial/bacterial/fun galaxy. Certainly don't want to get any sort of infection down there.
I'd recommend going to a herbalist and asking for them to make up a bunch of postpartum "teabags" for the bath with heqling flowers/herbs. (Great for mum and bub.)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 23:28:02 +0000

I had to sit on my Boppy pillow for two weeks, but I remember my mom having a blow up donut to sit on. Either way, I would add something like this to the suggestions list:) Am having #2 in a few months and this was such a helpful reminder of things I need to get. Thank you!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 03:03:43 +0000

I would also add depends to this list. Put the big pads in them and if you leak it's no biggie. They are also good if you have a c-section because they don't put pressure on your tummy.

By: Mishka

Mishka — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 06:19:38 +0000

I always give the new mothers-to-be that I know, a package of adult diapers before the baby comes along. I had a long labor with my first and a very long and strenuous pushing stage. Incontinence was not something I expected to encounter, but it was a reality for the first few days postpartum. I also could not get comfortable with those giant maxi pads.

One of my friends ended up with a C-sec and said that the adult diapers were much more gentle over her scar than underwear.

Sitz baths were magical :) Second baby was a breeze and I didn't need anything for recovery.