One of my earliest nesting projects in getting ready to welcome baby #2 was stocking a rolling cart with postpartum supplies. The cart, while currently in the nursery, is destined for the bathroom to be in easy reach during those first few weeks of healing.
The cart itself is from Ikea, but if you don't have a store nearby or are having trouble with shipping, there are similar options at Michaels, Target, and Wayfair [the last 2 are affiliate links].
I stocked the three levels with:
- Lots of super absorbency pads
- Everything that came with the FridaBaby Postpartum Recovery Kit (disposable underwear, ice maxi pads, cooling witch hazel medicated pad liners, perineal medicated healing foam) [affiliate link]
- Even more disposable underwear (I love it!!) and witch hazel pad liners sent by my friend Katy
- Tucks Witch Hazel Cooling Pads [affiliate link]
- The FridaMom Upside Down Peri Bottle, which I'm excited about as I've heard from other postpartum parents that it really does make a difference! [affiliate link]
- Chest feeding supplies like the Frida Mom Sore Nipple Set, which comes with saline spray and nipple balm [affiliate link], plus extra lanolin cream and disposable pads, and a set of the Lansinoh 3-in-1 breast therapy packs [affiliate link]
Whew! It's a lot, but I'm hoping to be really prepared to both care for myself as I heal, and hopefully have a nursing experience that is more satisfying than the first time around. I'm trying to avoid using language like "successful," but I am hoping and planning to try and share as many Covid-19 antibodies (thanks to my vaccines!) with this baby as possible.
