So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Thursday, November 2, 2017

What You May Find In A Herbal Postpartum Bath Kit

By Andrew Myers


Birth is an exhausting experience. Most mothers need to give their bodies time to recover and heal. They are also focused on caring for their new babies and this does not often leave them enough time to care for themselves too. A herbal postpartum bath kit can be kept at hand and used to provide great relief and a little bit of necessary care in such situations.

The hospital may provide mothers with some self-care products after the birth but these products are not always of the best quality and may contain chemicals and other ingredients that may even pass through the breast milk to the baby. This period after the birth is crucial, babies are sensitive and using natural alternatives to harsh chemicals is infinitely preferable.

During the birth, the perineum may tear, causing pain after the birth. Even if it does not tear, there is still a feeling of soreness. Healing herbs can do much to address this problem. They are free of chemicals and toxins. Many of them can work wonders when it comes to issues like inflammation and swelling. Kits often include tea blends, soothing tinctures herbal oils that are known to help with healing.

The type of product often included in such kits is a numbing spray, that both cools and heals. This is particularly helpful with the discomfort related to tearing of the perineum. Organic ingredients such as lavendar oil, pepperment or witchhazel may be found in such sprays. They are not synthetically fragranced or dyed and no parabens or parabens are found in them.

Another problem suffered by moms after the birth is constipation. Staying hydrated and eating high-fiber foods may help with normal constipation but after a birth, stool softeners may need to be used. The products given to mothers by the hospitals are often full of unhealthy ingredients. Sometimes magnesium alone is enough to loosen stools and this is preferable to those containing unnatural ingredients. Perhaps it's best to start with magnesium and then look for other natural alternatives if this does not help.

A squirt bottle, also called a peri bottle, is often one of the products found in kits. This bottle can be used effectively to squirt warm water onto the sore area if it is painful to wipe. It is kept clean in this way and the sting of the urine is lessened. Later, herbs in blends may be added to the water to speed up the healing and reduce inflammation.

Items like maxi-pads are often given to a patient by the hospital. They are also included in kits but these ones are much better as they are usually chlorine-free and often biodegradeable too. Sanitary briefs may also be found in kits as well as sitz baths. A sitz bath can really help to soothe and heal, especially when soothing and healing herbal ingredients are used.

Tinctures are also normally found in such kits. They may be those that help in the early stages of labor, like a lemon balm one. They may also help during a birth such as one that can help to prevent excess bleeding. Tinctures are often included for after the birth that help to reduce pain and inflammation.




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