https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:08:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248329 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 02:01:41 +0000 looch 248329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Preparation H! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248327 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 01:58:30 +0000 pinkcupcake 248327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Medela gel pads! They did wonders in soothing my torn up nipples. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248198 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:46:16 +0000 twinmama 248198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My advice is to have multiples of your bathroom items in each bathroom of your house! So whether you buy or get extras from the hospital, for me its been soooo handy to just have a full set of pads, clean undies, peri bottle, dermaplast and tucks in each of our bathrooms. </p> <p>Oh another item for the list......exfoliating body wash/scrub for the shower. It really helped get all the sticky tape and monitor residue off me.</p> <p>For icing, our hospital put ice inside a exam glove, tied off and shoved inside a big pad, lol. I thought it was kind of clever :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248106 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:21:49 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 248106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovelife: ridiculous is my middle name...so I totally don't mind freezing tea soaked diapers if I have to ;)</p> <p>@HabesBabe: i'll try this:) I was planning on buying a second bottle of lanolin anyways but instead i'll get this and have both to alternate and test out--Thanks:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248100 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:11:21 +0000 HabesBabe 248100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.motherlove.com/product/1001-Nipple-Cream.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.motherlove.com/product/1001-Nipple-Cream.html</a></p> <p>This nipple cream works a lot better than lanolin, IMO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248094 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:05:14 +0000 polkadots 248094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: you make a pot of hot tea... (black If I remember right) and you poor them on diapers and freeze them. You wear them inside your underwear. The caffeine in the tea is suppose to help with the healing process and the cold gives a lot of relief. I know, sounds ridiculous... but they saved my life :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248078 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:31:02 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 248078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I literally wrote down everything you ladies mentioned! Anything that will make my life easier after giving birth is going on the list!<br /> And anything the hospital leaves in my possession, I am sure as heck taking home:)</p> <p>@lovelife: what on earth are these? I want some! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248077 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:29:54 +0000 leelee 248077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tucks medicated pads and overnight pads( highly recommend always Infiniti pads) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248073 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:26:33 +0000 pastemoo 248073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, and the ice pack pads from the hospital--bring those home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248068 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:21:46 +0000 polkadots 248068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>after I gave birth I used frozen tea diapers for a week or so. The hospital gave them to me while I was there and they gave much relief, more than anything else anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248060 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:02:46 +0000 pastemoo 248060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dresses, not pants--at least for the first couple weeks.<br /> Nursing bras if you plan to breastfeed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248059 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:00:29 +0000 mrstilly 248059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second everything you listed, as well as the giant pads. </p> <p>Breast/nursing pads. Even if you aren't going to nurse, it'll help to get you through those first few days. I loved lansinoh pads. They didn't leak through like others I tried. </p> <p>IB profen. That was the only pain med I took after DS was born, but I took it for about 2 weeks straight in the afternoons when I would get really sore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248052 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:42:41 +0000 yoursilverlining 248052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The hospital gave me all the items you have listed for free (except the dermoplast). Even a really nice belly wrap, so you might look into that before spending $$. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248041 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:02:28 +0000 loveisstrange 248041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Buy stock in the giant maternity pads! lol<br /> Small snacks to stash around the house (trail mix, granola bars, bottles of water)<br /> An eye mask and ear plugs, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248039 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:44:48 +0000 duckduckkristen 248039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You'll need big giant pads! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/postpartum-must-haves#post-248036 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:39:32 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 248036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I've heard I'll need:<br /> -Dermoplast<br /> -Stool softener<br /> -Lanolin nipple cream</p> <p>Anything else I should know?</p> <p>p.s: And I added a belly wrap in there too in order to keep it all together and hopefully help flatten belly out. Also, I have Tylenol Extra Strength packed. </p> [attach=2389/12/m88uhw.225x225.images--2-.jpg] [attach=2389/12/m88uhx.225x225.images--1-.jpg] [attach=2389/12/m88uhz.225x225.images.jpg]