Comments on: Ideas to help with your childbirth recovery

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:59:29 +0000

Hi Kacie! I posted a similar list of helps on my blog a few months ago, but I had a c-section (after 23 hours of labor with pitocin), so I found that I didn’t have to deal with the bottom issues (except for some light bleeding).

A friend of mine had a level 3 episiotomy. She told me that if she had known beforehand the pain that she would have dealt with that she would have opted for a c-section. : )

Here’s my post on c-section recovery: http://comeapart2.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-favorite-things-c-section-edition.html

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By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:29:01 +0000

Bring big comfy slippers. I hardly had any swelling while pregnant…afterwards was another story. I ended up walking around the hospital in my socks, which is NOT a good idea, considering needles, etc. A large full-coverage sports bra is also on my list for next time. Those formula ice packs are still useful if you’re nursing, just tuck ‘em in that sports bra when you think you’re gonna pop.

By: Sally Ann

Sally Ann — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:45:04 +0000

Love this post! Thanks for all the information, Kacie. They just don’t teach you all of this stuff before you have a baby…you’re supposed to just learn “on the job,” I guess. Not what I want at all!

I like being prepared. I’m sure I’ll have more questions for you as the next few weeks pass.

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By: Jes

Jes — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:08:34 +0000

it’s funny how one hospital differs from the other too. With both I had 2nd degree tearing. After Lexi I hurt SO BAD. they gave me a Sitz bath thing, I hated it. it did nothing in fact it was so uncomfortable to use I never really used it. I was in a lot of pain for days after her. With Caylee however, I felt great! I don’t know what the difference was. The hospital didn’t send me home with a sitz bath, if they did I didn’t use it cuz of my experience with Lexi. But they sent me home with witch Hazel pads, which were awesome, and that Dermoplast spray, which I actually only used once, in the hospital, it burned so bad I never used it again!

Oh, and those Mesh Undies! LOVE THEM!! I washed mine out and wore them for a week after (they gave me like 4 pairs) They are great. in fact I didn’t even bring any underwear to the hospital when I had Caylee because I was excited about the Mesh ones. ha ha.

I didn’t know you could use that lanolin cream for diaper rash or lip balm. I might have to break mine out. I’ve had a tube since Lexi and haven’t had to deal with the cracked nipples thankfully!!

I have an exercise ball this time around and I’m anxious to use it when I get big, during labor and after giving birth. I’ve sat on while on my computer for the last 6 months or so and it’s been nice.

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By: Stacy

Stacy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:33:42 +0000

I second the sitz bath! It was soo awesome! And kinda funny but it gave me a little “alone time”. Time when no one would bother me or ask me anything. Ahhh, 20 minutes of free time! So nice.
The other products sound great. I’ll invest in a few of those after my next birth.
A nifty trick my nurses did was to open up a small diaper and stuff it with ice then attached tape to put in my underwear. Sooo nice. I never had any official “down there” ice packs, but the diapers worked great.
Also, for leaving the hospital I brought a pair of cute maternity jeans, hahahah, not happening. Make sure to bring several pairs of comfy lounge pants, as you might get stains on a pair or two. You don’t want anything tight for a while.

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