Mom Soaks Pad In Aloe Vera And Freezes It For Genius Post-Birth Recovery Hack

Those who give birth vaginally can experience vaginal soreness including pain, discomfort, and numbness.

This can be worse if there was a perineal tear or episiotomy. Many people know that labor is painful, but the pain doesn’t end once the baby is out. Giving birth requires a good amount of recovery time.

Elisa soaked menstrual pads in aloe vera to make "pad-sicles" to ease pain after the birth of her daughter Stella.

In the spring, Elisa offered to make some pad-sicles for a friend, so she shared pictures of the process on her Facebook.

Gather your supplies! You’ll need:

Maxi Pads of your choice* – I HIGHLY recommend buying some of those cute Depends disposable underwear to wear during this short period of time. You can stick the particle right into it, into your regular panties, or into the mesh panties, you might get from a hospital.

Aloe – make sure it is alcohol-free

Witch Hazel – again, alcohol-free. I also like the fragrance free kind – never know what your hormones will be like after birth and some scents might bother you

Lavender Oil - if you have experience with essential oils

Aluminum Foil – one sheet for each pad

Here’s what you do:

Place your foil on a flat surface. Foil needs to be big enough to fold up the pad.

Open a pad and place in the middle of the foil. Don't pull off from the wrapper. And leave the paper strip on the adhesive – it won’t mess it up.

Squirt the pad with witch hazel. It will absorb so use a decent amount.

Squeeze the aloe straight down the length of the pad. This will freeze so don’t worry about it oozing everywhere.

Optional Add 2-3 drops lavender oil.

Now fold the pad back up. Again, don’t remove the sticky paper.

Wrap foil around pad tightly.

Store all pad sicles in a gallon size Freezer baggie and place them in the freezer!

Elisa’s post ended up going viral with more than 123,672 Shares and 47K Comments on Facebook.

You can see the full post below.