Expecting mamas, if you haven’t heard of a padsicle before, NOW IS THE TIME to stock up.

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I’m not going to lie...when you give birth it will feel like your girl was just hit by a TRUCK. Or a bulldozer. Maybe an MMA fighter’s fist. Okay, I’ll stop. Point is, it’s going to hurt.

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Padsicles are frozen overnight pads that you can wear intermittently during your first couple days that provide TREMENDOUS RELIEF. Best part: they are totally easy and CHEAP to make.

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Generally, padsicles are made from overnight pads, witch hazel, lavender essential oil, and aloe vera. BUT, if you’ve already given birth and you need something now, you can use water and nix the other ingredients (not as efficient, but it’ll do in a pinch).

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Here’s how to make them:

→ Step 1: Unfold the pad carefully. If your pad has wings, save the tabs for later.

→Step 2: Apply witch hazel (or distilled or filtered water) to the center of the pad in a straight line. Saturate the pad, but don’t go crazy.

→Step 3: Apply 1 TBS of 100% Aloe Vera to center of pad.

→Step 4: Apply 1-2 drops of pure lavender essential oil to center of pad. (Personally, I LOVE Simply Earth's Lavender Hydrosol)

→Step 5: Spread aloe vera and lavender oil evenly across pad.

→Step 6: Refold the pad and place it gently in a baggie. Freeze. When you are ready to use the pad carefully unfold it, it will be very stiff.
That’s it! Definitely make a few of these. You’ll need to change them out very frequently during the first few days. You’ll probably also need to wear an adult diaper or granny panties since the absorption won’t be fantastic.

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I really hope this tutorial helps! Try it out and let us know how it goes! Mamas that have already been there, what’s your tips and experiences with padsicles? #postpartum  #padsicles  #sharingiscaring  #postpartumdeliverycare  #recovery  #mom  #careandshare  #postdeliverycare  #postdelivery  #postpartumrecovery  #delivery

All thanks to the event of #schoolofgentle  jointly organized by @mybabychakra and @johnsonsbabyindia at @kidpopelc that I was made aware of so many facts that I should have had known pre-birth of my baby.

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Earlier as well I had tried to give an insight into preparing for a birthing plan or a birth plan as commonly said. An addition to the list is to mention the doctors in the labor room to not wash/bathe the baby immediately after his or her birth.

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I mentioned earlier about how feeding the newborn right after birth is essential and helpful. The baby essentially needs to be left on the mother and you can witness nature's beautiful way whereby the baby crawls upto the mother's breasts to have a feed.

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The speech was delivered by one of the renowned pediatrition Dr. Vijay Tuteja and when we thanked him for this knowledge, he jist asked us to instead spread the word around.

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Tag your sisters, friends, daughters who should know this and help me spread this knowledge across!

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Follow me on my Insta profile (https://instagram.com/mydiaryofmotherhood) and check my IGTV video for full guidelines from the Doctor himself.

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Bed toys for toddlers



Yes you heard that right, I am talking about bed toys.

Isn't bedtime meant for bedtime stories, lullabies and falling asleep?

Yes, of course it is so. And most moms sing and read to their babies and toddlers at the bedtime. And that is a very healthy and meaningful way to fall asleep. 

But I failed to do so.

After 8 hours of duty and meeting around 200 patients each day, I fail to read and sing to my baby.

And mom guilt sets in within me in just a blink of the eye. I am actually the paranoid mom. His nanny or daddy or granny usually offer to help. But nanny would sit him in front of the tv while daddy and granny have YouTube. So much screen time was not tolerable at all. So I decided to make more efforts. Since talking was too tiring, I give him a few toys on the bed. We start out in full light and then 20 to 30 minutes later I switch over to dim lights. He plays with his toys silently , only if he is already tired of shouting and jumping around all day. Otherwise he will again and again try to get off the bed. At that time I have to get involved in his play and keep him interested in play. Gradually he falls asleep with a toy in his hands. Some days he tosses a lot before falling asleep. Those days I just do light massage of his feet and calf muscles. 



So here is a list of Govind’s bedtime toys for silent play. 

1)	Shape sorter

2)	Ring stacker

3)	Pop – in pals

4)	Beads maze

5)	Building blocks 

I found him to be mentally very active at this time. I was amazed at his way of exploring things and speed of learning. 

This way he was away from screen and I was glad at the productivity. Now this is the time I look forward to in a day and enjoy watching him on his exploration journey. 



Some days it is difficult to put him to sleep. On those nights, I have to sing to him while rocking him in my arms and walking as well; despite a tough day. On extremely difficult days or when I am ill, I just fight my mom guilt and switch off my mommy senses. 



Share your mommy guilt and how you overcame it under the #mommyguilt 

Mommyhood is tough lets make it easier together #sharingiscaring 


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Today I came across this piston type of breast pump which is I felt will be very useful for new moms. This is much better than the manual handle pump I had been using during my initial days. The suction is better hence the output is also better than the handle pump. Pulling the piston of this pump is a lot less laborious than pressing the handle. 

This product is only available on infinity mediequip india site. Infinity medi equip is a company which provides various medical healthcare products at affordable prices pan india. 

Electric pumps are no doubt more convinient than manual pumps but this pump works well for new moms especially with premature delivery and c-section delivery. Also they are quite expensive. On budget this is a useful and worthy product. It will become easier to feed the baby in those intial dry days as well as it will adequately stimulate the let down reflex untill the baby is ready to suckle. 

Infinity medi equip is also coming up with an electric pump. 
I wish some body had told me about this, may be i could havee been able to breast feed my baby. 

I hope this information will help a new mom. 
Even i got to know about this from my dentist colleague who had twin delivery. He lost the first baby due to prematurity at 28 weeks of gestation and under developed lungs. The second baby is now discharged from nicu and doing good. Already reached 2kgs weight in 2 months on exclusive breast milk expressed using this pump. She has a good milk let down now. 
Happy breastfeeding new moms! #breastisbest 
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