Clicky: PP Bottom?

[blackbird]

So what is your postpartum bottom of choice?

Trying to gets stuff prepared for after birth care...down there. So what will you use/have you used?

[cinnamonsmiles]

Pads fosho. I was told to change my pad every time I went to the bathroom, which meant I went through a TON the first week or so simply due to feeling so gross/everything coming out all the time. I couldn't imagine going through that many Depends, though I could kinda see the positives for all over coverage.

[awkwardturtle]

My plan was to use depends at first when I'm bleeding heavier then move to pads.

Here's a funny story: I ordered the depends off of amazon meaning to get a small package. I ended up buying 100 I believe, it was X depends X packages totaling 100. Oops. Then I went to pack them in my hospital bag and realized I ordered a size that would not work.. I thought I would return them through Amazon. The date had passed. Then I went to the local women's shelter to donate them hoping they could use them. She said they would accept then when she realized they were for adults (which I had said) she was shocked like she had never heard of such a thing. "Oh no we don't accept those." Like I was donating a box of porn DVDs or something.. I Was just trying to be helpful. I will take my depends elsewhere.

[katespade]

I bought a jumbo pack of pads (not the always infinity ones I see recommended though, because I dont like the plastic-y covering on them).

[zombiesquad]

I used the mesh underwear, diapers and ginormous pads provided by the hospital for the first couple of days. Then I switched to my regular underwear and regular pads. I now have a whole bag of pads and underwear I didn't end up using.

[katespade]

Oh, and I did buy a pack of "junk" underwear. They are a size up from what I usually would buy (but given that my regular underwear are straining themselves, I think they will fit fine) and I dont care in the slightest if they get all kinds of jacked up.

[adorebel]

Hey! I'm 5 days out and using regular maxi pads, not even the big overnight ones. I had a 2nd degree tear, but the bleeding hasn't been anywhere near what I thought it would be. It's honestly been like a medium-period flow days 1-4 and a low-flow period day today. More blood sometimes comes out on the toilet, but again, nothing like the bloodbath I was prepared for.

I bought aloe vera and witch hazel to spray on the pads and freeze them, but I didn't like the feeling, so I would say skip that. Instead, what I would recommend is:

- UNSCENTED pads (ugh, I accidentally bought scented and NOPE).
- Tucks (witch hazel) hemorrhoid pads (I wipe with these and/or lay them in the pad to soothe me)
- Whatever painkiller your doctor gives you (ibuprofen/tylenol) will be great the first few days, but also ask the hospital for a can of pain-relief spray for your bottom. It feels SO good on the stitches and butt.
- Epsom salts, almond oil, or tea tree oil to drop in 6 inches of warm bath water with a little soap. After 2 nights showering in the hospital, I sat in a tub like this for 20 minutes the last 2 nights, and it has helped SO MUCH. There are some old wives' tales about not bathing the area because of infection, but my 75 year-old doctor said it would be fine and is still the best cure for the pain, and he was right.

(Btw I put the pads in my regular "period underwear" that I brought to the hospital 4 hours after giving birth and didn't get a drop of blood on them or on the hospital sheets. I felt SO much better in my own pjs and undies - glad I brought them!)

I was in a lot of pain down there days 1-3 whenever the painkiller wore off, and I was freaked out about how messed up it must be, but by day 4 it was easier to get up and down from a chair and I had my first BM (it actually wasn't bad at all!) I didn't even take Colace because I'd forgotten to buy it before going into labor. I was so afraid of it but it was fine.

Today is day 5 and I suddenly feel sooo much better. Bleeding is way down, pain is way down, and I can feel I'm on the mend. I now understand how people decide to do this more than once!

[cinnamonsmiles]

On the subject of Tucks pads, I remember talking to the Mother and Baby nurses after I couldn't find one of the three after sitting to use the toilet. Apparently they can totally get stuck inside of you (though mine just got stuck to a not-easily felt area). I didn't use them again after that.

But witch hazel (alcohol free) spray FTW! I made a spray bottle of that, tea tree oil, and lavender and sprayed every time I used the bathroom. Made me feel cleaner and DH really likes the smell (aka helped cover up grossness IMO).

[iwubrory]

Mar 3, 2016 15:24:32 GMT -5 zombiesquad said:

I used the mesh underwear, diapers and ginormous pads provided by the hospital for the first couple of days. Then I switched to my regular underwear and regular pads. I now have a whole bag of pads and underwear I didn't end up using.

I did this minus the hospital pads sub in Always long overnight pads. I also bought a new pack of sized up granny panties. I bled much more with my first than my second so I moved to just pads sooner with #2. I have no idea what to expect with bleeding this time around so I'm prepared for anything.

[FunniBunni]

Mesh undies and hospital pads at first, then I graduated to regular undies and the overnight pads for the rest of my time. Love my peri-bottle and my spray the hospital gave me. I think I also had some witch hazel pads to put on at first too.

Nice thing, my daughter prefers to use the overnight pads for her periods, so any leftovers I have will get used.

Never used anything else.