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

Lavender oil in your bath is a great way to heal as is tea tree oil and arnica cream. you can also take arnica homeopathic medicines which help to reduce swelling and bruising! hope that helps

Hi,

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

Tea tree oil worked for me!!

Ano you'll prob think OMG! but i tore raly badly and eanded with loads of stitches and was swollin down there, twice the size you should be down there. but i alternated for salt to lavander, i had to have a bath twice a day so id have 1 with lavander and one with salt (normal kitchen salt), salt realy helps clean down there and the lavander takes the swelling and bruising away

xlisax

Hi ladies, sorry to be jumping in here - haven't even had a baby!!

but just wanted to also share that sea salt (preferably not table salt, sea salt apparently works best) helps the wound to heal very well too.

You can also put a few drops (4 to 6) of Bach Rescue Remedy (from Boots, little yellow bottle) in the bath. It's a miracle worker for if you're feeling stressed etc!!! The hand/body cream is excellant too and can be used for sore nipples, nappy rash etc and is extremely calming for both you and bubs.

Hope this helps.
S xxxx

Hello!

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

i had split open my episiotomy and tore the other side after the birth of my son and my midwife didnt recommend lavender oil as she said it floats on top of the water so told me to use table salt, i used to buy the cheap box of table salt from asda and would easily use half a box at a time.

I also took arnica tablets too

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Just to let you know that yes, if you put lavender oil in straight from the bottle it will just sit on top of the water so you should either mix it with some milk and pour that in (v. good for your skin) or a little bit of vodka as this helps it to mix with the water

xxxx

the body shop sell lavendar bath powder and bodywash, i used them both after having stitches with my first and they were great, the lavendar made me feel nice and clean down there when in reality its all a bit grim x