1. A long robe.
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A long robe is a must. It was a huge benefit when I was allowed once to wander the halls of the hospital with my darling Doula, Ali pushing my IV around with me. It covered my ass while I was rocking one of those horrible hospital gowns, which, do suck on all kinds of levels, but trust me, I'm glad they exist. I went through a few of them during my stay. Postpartum wise, a major blessing. A must for hormone cold and hot flashes, covering up when company visits and wearing a bra or shirt is the worst sounding idea ever, and getting used to breast feeding, this is perfect, because like a just said wearing a shirt or bra, even nursing tops just seems horrible and impossible at the beginning.
2. Pain killers
Don't say no to the pain killers they bring you in recovery. The first week, was horrible for crotch pain. Everyone would ask me, " how's mom?" I always said, "not to bad, but my ass is killing me". It was the truth. I have second degree tears down there, which aren't as horrible as the horror stories you hear about like ripping to your rectum, thank god, but I have stitches in the front, back and side of my lady parts. I could tell every four hours it was time for the major pain killers because they would begin to wear off and I would be finding myself in a serious struggle to get up out of bed or even readjust in bed.
3. A Doughnut
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What a life savior. I ordered this on Amazon prime within hours of being moved to my recovery room so it would be home for my arrival. Like I said before my butt hurt SO much! A lot of ladies I've heard use their Boppy pillows for bottom pain relief. I don't have one, so this was worth every penny. I could take it around with me in the house easily and deflate it to travel with it easily. This is my number one must have thing for after birth needs.
4. A Peri Bottle
The hospital will give you one for recovery. It's great for cleaning down there, but it's also amazing when you need to pee. You sort of torture yourself as you wait for the water to warm up a bit to refill the bottle, but sqirt yourself while you pee to delute your urine and it significantly combats any stinging or pain you have while you pee. I like to put a little which hazel in mine too.
5. Aloe Vera and Witch Hazel
I mixed the two into a spray bottle, and sprayed it onto a maxi pad for my first few days home. I had premade maxi pads with this and froze them, but it was way to cold for me! The room tempature gel aloe Vera did the trick for cooling and relieving the pain. You can find all kinds of tricks and tips for postpartum padicles online.
6. Sleep
"Sleep when the baby sleeps"
It's much easier said than done, especially the first few days you're home and all wound up, no matter how exhausted you are. But once your excitement calms down, SLEEP! I have had a few crying fits myself from being totally exhausted and burnt out while trying to figure out breast feeding.
7. The Swaddel
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Learn the art form of swaddeling! Seriously! It's magic. There's tons of videos and info online, you'll be so happy you learned this trick! It knocks Peggy out every time!
I'm sure I'll have more favorite things posts coming!
Happy weekend before Christmas everyone!
12-19-2015
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