Frugal Mom: Cool Comfort For Healing Post-Partum Stitches!
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Before you go into labour, buy some of those disposable ice-cube bags.
Trim to fit and round off the edges.
Fill only about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick with water and seal.
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| FlexiFreeze Ice Sheet |
After baby is born, if you had an episiotomy, you will find these ice-packs wonderfully healing.
Simply take one out of the freezer, wrap in an old, small hand-towel you don't need anymore.
Place this ice pack inside your underpants, against your stitches.
The individual pockets of ice make it flexible enough to mold to your body, and the cool ice will relieve your discomfort!
Shopping Suggestions:• SmartChoices Feme Pad
• FlexiFreeze Ice Sheet
• Thermos Ice Mat - 9 cube
• Earth Mama Organic Herbal Sitz Bath for Pregnancy and Postpartum
• Disposable Sitz Bath | Vagi-Sitz Bath
Category: feature, Mom Clothing
This is a good idea, but I find that those bags have uncomfortable seams that would cut into my thighs. Instead, I have soaked a newborn disposable diaper or a maxi pad with water and put in the freezer