lavender oil baths after birth, what's your recommendation?
HI
Can anybody recommend lavender oil baths after giving birth or anything that worked for you to help with the healing and trauma down there? Where did you you buy the products from?
Many thanks
Alison
Can anybody recommend lavender oil baths after giving birth or anything that worked for you to help with the healing and trauma down there? Where did you you buy the products from?
Many thanks
Alison
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I popped a small amount of milk in a glass, added 3 or 4 drops of lavendar oil (from Boots but any chemist or health food shop should stock it) then poured this under the warm running water as the bath was running. Yum.
I still do it now sometimes even though stitches are well healed as a bit of a treat!
Clare x
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This may sound a little strange but I had a third degree tear and episiotomy back in April 2008 and recommend dettol baths (the stuff at the medicine bit in the supermarket not the cleaning stuff!!!) - the bottle even talks about maternity use!
I had two dettol baths a day with a cold shower on your bits after to help the swelling and everything healed really well and really quickly!
I also took arnica
So, when you draw a warm bath and add lavender salts, you're sure to create an enjoyable experience. Simply smelling the aroma of this essential oil calms and relaxes ones mind and promotes a restful, uninterrupted night's sleep.
Pacific Sea Salt in a Medium Grain scented with pure Lavender Essential Oil with a soft lilac color. Available with or without natural dried lavender buds.
So, when you draw a warm bath and add lavender salts, you're sure to create an enjoyable experience. Simply smelling the aroma of this essential oil calms and relaxes ones mind and promotes a restful, uninterrupted night's sleep.
Pacific Sea Salt in a Medium Grain scented with pure Lavender Essential Oil with a soft lilac color. Available with or without natural dried lavender buds.
DLAM xxx
Our mum's generation were told salt and - while it does no harm - when they actually did research they found you'd need ten bags in a bath to make any odds!
I bought pure lavender oil from holland and barrett and its in my hospital bag ready to go x
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I had an episiotomy on the 15/08/15 and nearly three weeks down the line im still stingy and a bit itchy also the area feels really tight some of my stitches came undone and the midwife explained it as gaping i dont dare look i used lavender oil for a few days and saw no change iv decided to try dettol but im really terrified that i have an infection. Also when i wake up in the morning and change my pad its a bit odoury sorry TMI i just need some reassurence its getting me down so much i feel awful for my partner having to watch me cry about it every day my midwife checked a week ago and spooted the stitchig had come undone from the outside going in how would it look now if i peaked would it still be gapig or could it have healed abit now sorry its too much info
A few drops of chamomile or lavender oil in the water at bath time can help to soothe and calm baby. In turn, this may help the baby sleep