Must Have Products for Postpartum Healing| What Helped Me Bounce Back

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Hey Guys!

Now that I am officially postpartum, I wanted to share the products I HIGHLY recommend getting to help make the healing process after birth a little easier. If you haven’t checked out my birth story, feel free to read it HERE.

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A quick recap, I gave birth at 40 weeks and 2 days to an 8 lb 7 oz baby boy. It was a 36 hour long labor and he came out crooked which meant I had a 4th degree tear. So fun. All the products I am recommending I used and they helped a ton with getting me back to normal.

Before I get to the products, I just want to let you know that before you leave the hospital make sure you stock up on everything you can. When I was in the hospital I wore the ever sexy mesh underwear along with giant pads, ice packs, and witch hazel pads. These had to be changed frequently and the hospital provided all of this for me while I was there. I also had to use a spray bottle to rinse off down there since I couldn’t wipe and a pain releiving spray.

I recommend bringing an extra tote bag to fill with stuff before you check out of the hospital. My husband and I gathered up all the open packages of the things I was using and asked the nurse for extras. Don’t be afraid to ask! You end up paying for it all anyway so take it all. I was given extra ice packs, pads, sprays, absorbent bed pads as well as diapers and wipes for the baby. Oh yea, and many pairs of those super flattering mesh panties.

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Since I had such a major tear, I went through the items that I got from the hospital quickly. I am happy to say that all the items I needed to have in order to heal were easily bought on Amazon. This is great because I didn’t have to leave home and they all arrived within 2 days.

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Here are the products I recommend:

Disposable Underwear: I heard alot of women say they hated the mesh underwear in the hospital but honestly I loved them. They were nice and stretchy and comfortable and I wore them for a few days when I came home. After those ran out, I upgraded to the Disposable kind you can buy basically any wear. These weren’t as great as the mesh in my opinion but they got the job done. After wearing these for a week I finally switched over to regular full coverage underwear. Once you aren’t bleeding as much and don’t need to wear ice packs and giant pads, I recommend getting inexpensive full coverage underwear that is breathable and you don’t mind ruining.

Ultra Absorbent Pads: For the first couple of weeks you will be leaking and sore. I recommend getting at least a pack of ultra absorbent pads to wear especially at night. These will have added cushion to help make it more comfortable down there and when the bleeding lessens you can wear a pantyliner or thinner pad of your choosing.

Cooling Witch Hazel Pads: These are amazing at making down there feel great. These pads are great on their own or worn with an ice pack. When I was in the hospital and for a couple weeks when I got home I would make my “postpartum sandwich” which was a pad, ice pack, and then 3 or 4 of these. These helped cool the area as well as speed up healing thanks to the witch hazel. I had these in the hospital too so don’t be worried that the witch hazel isn’t good for healing.

Perennial Ice Packs: You will need ice packs down there for a couple weeks. They not only help with swelling, but they help sooth the pain and help cool down your body. I brought some home from the hospital but bought some more since I enjoyed them so much. I don’t need them anymore but I use the extras to put in my bra sometimes when my breasts are a bit sore from breastfeeding.


Numbing Spray: Another product you get in the hospital that I bought an extra of is Dermaplast Numbing spray. This spray is amazing at taking away any pain or itching you have down there while you are healing. It is also cooling so it offers instant relief.


Waterproof Mattress Protector: I bought this for my mattress in case my water broke in my bed. It didn’t break in my bed but I kept it on since I am breastfeeding and my breasts leak. I don’t want milk residue to get on my mattress so this helps to protect it and is easy to clean.

Nursing Friendly Clothes: I think it is super important to have high quality, and comfortable nursing bras and tanks if you will be breastfeeding. Since Breastfeeding can be stressful, I am happy I found a company that provides high quality pieces at inexpensive prices. All of my tanks and bras are from Leading Lady. They have a wide variety of bra styles, maternity wear, postpartum wear and even shape wear. I got all of my shape wear from them as well and it is all so comfortable. I am so happy with all their pieces that I am excited to be working with them to give my followers a 25% discount on all their products. Use code “25CHANNING” HERE.

Shop all of my Postpartum Must Haves easily HERE.

What are your postpartum must have products?

XOXO Channing