Anyone tried DIY “padsicles”?

Question

I know Fridamom makes these cooling pads, but I’m not to keen on the $20 for 8 pads price. Has anyone made their own and did they work?? 
It seems simple too, just some aloe Vera, witch hazel, and freeze them! But I’m not sure how well they work as I’ve never tried them postpartum.

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I have and they worked great.

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Nurses gave the baby diaper with ice in hospital and at home froze a maxi pad (not Always as it has plastic coating) just plain one with witch hazel and both worked well for first week. Stopped using them around day 7 but around 3 weeks I ended up needing lidocaine numbing spray because stitches were itching and it burned. Spray worked way better than just padsicles around that time then.

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I make them with maxi pads and witch hazel, wrapped in saran and stacked in freezer. Works for me but have no other comparisons.

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yes! my nurses in the hospital made them for me and they worked just as good if not better! she used a baby diaper, put water on it, frozen it and covered it with tucks witch hazel pads and it was wonderfulll. the inside of the diaper is like jelly when wet so it wasn’t hard and rough on your sore areas down there

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I bought reusable perineum ice packs off Amazon instead. They worked great!

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I never made those type of padsicles, i really only used ice in the hospital, what the nurses showed me with my first and I did again with my second is to open the back of one of the baby’s diapers, fill the cavity with ice then fold over the top and secure with the diaper tape. You can find videos how to do it on YouTube since I think I didn’t explain it very well, just search diaper ice pack.

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Following because I’m wondering the same! I couldn’t bring myself to buy those!

Anyone tried DIY “padsicles”?

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