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Postpartum Care | Perineum Sitz Bath
It’s funny, but after delivering a baby all the attention shifts off of you on to the new life you have birthed. No one seems to concern themselves with that little person’s mode of entry into the words. Your nether regions. In order to soothe and care for the ordeal that has befallen your perineum that started with a little something ominously named “the ring of fire” and ending with the shoulders of a human exiting your body. You deserve a spa day. Your nether regions deserve to be lavished and pampered and essentially treated to teatime with the queen on the daily. Enter the postpartum Sitz Bath. A sitz…
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How to be sustainable at home | Eco-friendly bedding
In these interesting new times, we’re spending more time and home and hopefully, more time cuddled up in bed burrowing into the bedding. After what feels like decades of co-sleeping we finally decided to spring for not only a big girl bed but an upgrade to our own situation. It’s been nearly a decade since either of us purchased bedding but it seems only right that its components should be in line with all our other sustainable home goods. So I set out in search of the most eco-friendly bedding. Eco-friendly mattress You spend so much of your time sleeping on your mattress. If you’re like me so much time…
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Postpartum Care| Breastfeeding Clothing
Postpartum my body changed a great deal sizing me out of not only my wardrobe but straight sizing. I gained so much weight during my pregnancy that my body type changed drastically making it hard to feel good in the clothing that did still fit. I felt bad about wanting a whole new wardrobe but also got so bummed out looking at my clothing that some days I’d just stand in my closet and cry. First-world problems aside, I became acutely aware that me finding the right breastfeeding clothing was an important part of my postpartum care. I’m ant maternity clothing because they’re only really useful for five months or…
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Baby essentials | Earth Friendly Baby Products for the First 3 Months
The product and gear essentials that you actually need for the first 3 months as a parent is pretty simple. You need a place to lay your baby and a way to carry your baby close to you and a way to feed them. Because honestly, for the first 3 months, your baby really only needs you, or a substitute for you. Choosing Earth friendly products ensures there will be a planet for your baby to pass on to their baby when the time comes. Basinet | I love this natural elephant grass basket Diaper bag| I’m against diaper bags, I’m anti uncute things I’m forced to wear because I’m…
