Frida-mom peri bottle ? And padsicles ?🤔

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Do you ladies think there’s that much difference in the Frida peri bottle as opposed to the one the hospital provides?? 
And can any of you really recommend making your own padsicles? I don’t want to buy them, but if I do try them , I’d like to make my own.
Not sure if they’re that much of a life changer?!

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PADSICLES ARE A LIFESAVER!!!! Excuse my yelling, I got excited. I highly recommend making them and having them ready in the freezer.

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Honestly? I had an episiotomy and stitches, everyone told me I would need these things because of one reason or another. I didn't get them and I was perfectly fine. I don't really get people's obsession with them. I will say though the first poop PP is awful and I'm stocking up on gentle laxatives this time 😂 that is far more essential to me than anything for my vagina!

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The hospital peri bottle was fine for me and I used it a lot. I had a lot of tearing on my labia so urinating was painful! I put tucks pads on my pads which were very soothing. I never made padcicles but liked ice packs and the  tucks pads.

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I plan to just use the peri bottle the hospital provides. I honestly feel the frida mom bottle is a waste of money. You dont use the bottle that long.  It is not worth it. Save the $16 for a pack a diapers. If I tear I'll take the sitz bath the hospital provides as well. As for padsicles I only needed them with my first baby when I had a 3rd degree tear. With my 2nd baby and the 2nd degree tear she created I felt fine the 3rd baby I didnt tear so I felt fine with him too. I've heard from others that you can just buy tucks pads and line your pad with those and that helps. I would just make sure you have tucks pads or witch hazel around just in case.

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I used the hospital’s peri bottle the first time, and while that was technically sufficient, I didn’t like accidentally dipping my hand in the toilet to do it sometimes, and doesn’t feel too ergonomic, so I’ve ordered the Frida one for after this pregnancy.
Ice packs were a lifesaver last time. I’ve thought about making padsicles this time for economic reasons, but don’t like the idea of them feeling soggy once they melt (which won’t feel good on top of the already swampy mess of postpartum recovery). So, I’m ordering a bunch of absorbent instant perineal ice packs from Amazon for this time around. I don’t like the idea of wasting more than I need to, but I like even less the idea of having to remember to put/keep something in the freezer, and constantly having to rewash things.

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I made my own padsicles my last pregnancy and loved them, def doing it again this time around.

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I def used the peri bottle at the hospital. I had 3 stitches with my first and it was a lifesaver especially after using the bathroom and being paranoid to wipe too hard and tear a stitch. I never used the padsicles though. The hospital just had frozen diapers you could put in your underwear.

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The hospital one works fine. I bought one that is shaped like the Frida one on amazon for MUCH cheaper