Vaginal Delivery Recovery Kit
Tips to Ease Your Recovery
- Perelel Pick: Skims Cotton Rib Brief ($28)
Your Packing List:
- Extra-Absorbent Pads
- Ice Packs
- Thayers Witch Hazel Toner ($11)
- Tucks Cooling Pads ($10)
- Frida Mom Upside Down Peri Bottle ($16)
- Dermoplast Pain Spray ($7)
- Colace Stool Softener ($11)
- Belly Wrap
- Perelel Pick: Belly Bandit Original Belly Wrap ($50)
Cesarean Delivery Recovery Kit
Tips to Ease Your Recovery
It's important to have an extra set of hands during the first few weeks since the general rule of thumb is that women recovering from a c-section shouldn't lift anything heavier than their baby. Have a game plan about who you're going to lean on so it's a seamless transition.
Your Packing List:
- Advil or pain reliever per your doctor's instruction.
- Colace Stool Softener ($11)
- ScarAway Silicone Scar Sheets ($19)
- Belly Wrap
- Perelel Pick: Belly Bandit Original Belly Wrap ($50)
- Supportive Postpartum Underwear
- Perelel Pick: Skims Cotton Rib Brief ($28)
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Heating Pad
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Step stool if you have a high bed to climb into.
Nourish Your Body Postpartum
Did you know your nutritional demands postpartum are still just as high as during pregnancy? Not only does your body need extra nutrients to heal and recover from pregnancy and birth, but also if you plan to breastfeed you need a higher nutritional intake to support lactation and pass vital nutrients to your new baby. A postnatal vitamin targeted to the fourth trimester covers your foundational needs, supports your mood, and combats the new stressors of parenthood.
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1 Hobbs AJ, Mannion CA, McDonald SW, Brockway M, Tough SC. The impact of caesarean section on breastfeeding initiation, duration and difficulties in the first four months postpartum. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016;16:90. Published 2016 Apr 26. doi:10.1186/s12884-016-0876-1