This kit is a game changer. Especially if you're going for a vaginal delivery. While your hospital will likely provide you with some ice pads, you should buy extra Instant Ice Maxi Pads. (The kit includes four, which is enough for your hospital stay, but you'll want about four times as many, especially if you have an episiotomy.)
Bruising, stitches, hemorrhoids... The post-birth, below-the-belt situation can make a simple act like sitting on a chair painful. Not exactly practical when you have to feed a baby every two hours. This cushion with its reusable cold pack will make sitting a whole lot less excruciating.
You may not be able to shower during your hospital stay. But use these two-step wipes and no one will be the wiser. FYI: They make great baby shower gifts.
Even if you were lucky enough to have glowing skin before and during pregnancy, you may still find yourself battling postpartum acne. Murad makes effective products that you can pop into your routine where it best suits you. Like this new must-have peel.
Some hospitals provide a peri bottle, but not all. And odds are even if yours does, it won't be as good as this one from Bodily. Most vaginal births involve some degree of bruising, stitches or tearing, which require frequent washing. The last thing you'll want to do is jump in a shower every hour when you're exhausted and in pain. This bottle will make staying fresh and clean a breeze, which in turn will speed up recovery. It will also make urinating less painful.
