Postnatal care for you as a Mumma

I found my peri bottle a life saver. It’s great for relief but also just made me feel cleaner after the loo (I did have stitches)

I also used witch hazel liners and found as time went on and I got sore they provided a great comfort and cooling.

I didn’t use anything else I bought and I bought the full shabang from mouses, to ice pads etc etc xx

The brand I also found didn’t matter all very similar. Only thing I would say lansinoh breast pads are brilliant both disposable and re usable xx

thank you soooo much for the reply!
Awesome I’m definitely going to get a peri bottle and some hazelnut liners and some ice pack things but didn’t know if people tried better brands etc. I know I can be sucked into the hole of the internet!

I got a thing called “bottoms up” from boots for after my first and it was amazing. It’s got lavender and menthol in it so it took the pain away for a while. Used it every time I went to the loo x

With my first I had a vaginal delivery.
Things that I used last time that are my essentials this time are…
Peri bottle (any brand and was so thankful for this)
Spritz for bits (I loved the feeling and it offered me relief especially when in hospital)
Maternity pads - Boots own
Frida Disposable undies (these aren’t a necessity, just for convenience and I’m a bit lazy)

I bought loads of other things that I didn’t need last time so I’ve decided if I need anything else after birth… Amazon Prime exits. I bought loads of breast pads last time and BF for 1 year but never leaked so didn’t need them.

thank you 🙏🏼

thank you 🙏🏼 I think I will get a few things to get me started and then go from there x

can you tell me more about the nipple shields?

I didn’t use any sprays or anything because I was lucky when I gave birth that I wasn’t in too much pain down there but omg I cannot recommend adult nappies enough

Literally best things ever. Ugly as hell but so useful. I would get a thick maxi pad and put it inside the adult nappy and that would do me all day (I’d change the maxi pad hourly)

Peri bottle, frida mom cooling pads, frida mom witch hazel, my expert midwife spritz for bits, frida mom underwear. I brought all this but ended up not using it due to emergency c section with my first but attempting a VBAC with this baby so I’ve got bits for vaginal and c section recovery to cover my bases. Also, I’ve got a donut ring this time - I was in hospital for 6 days with my first and my butt was killing from those hospital beds! Midwife suggested to bring a donut ring next time!

If breastfeeding, silver nipple shields, nipple cream, breast pads, I have both reusable and disposable (disposable for hosp). Xx