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What Dr. Meg tells her own patients to buy. Pick your stage, or take the whole basket.

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You will go through these

Most of this list you buy once. These you use up. Keep a spare box in the house so you never run out on a hard day.

After birth

Bleeding after birth usually lasts four to six weeks. Most moms use more pads than they expect.

After prostate surgery

Leaking after surgery often lasts weeks to months while the pelvic floor gets stronger. Guards for the day, a fuller brief for nights.

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Dr. Meg's After Birth Basket

The five things to have in the house before the baby comes. One button puts all five in your Amazon cart. Amazon ships them.

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After birth

Have these in the house before the baby comes.

Peri bottle (Frida Mom)
Bathroom

Peri bottle (Frida Mom)

An angled squeeze bottle. Rinse with warm water each time you use the bathroom.

See it at Amazon
Earth Mama Herbal Perineal Spray
Soreness

Earth Mama Herbal Perineal Spray

A cooling spray for sore tissue in the first weeks.

See it at Earth Mama
Soreness

Sitz bath basin

Fits on your toilet. Much easier than filling a bathtub.

See it at Amazon
Squatty Potty
Bathroom

Squatty Potty

Feet up, knees above hips. It relaxes your pelvic floor so you can go without straining.

See it at Squatty Potty
Belly Bandit belly wrap
Support

Belly Bandit belly wrap

Gentle compression for your core. Comfort after a C-section.

See it at Amazon
SRC Recovery Shorts
Support

SRC Recovery Shorts

Compression shorts for the early weeks, if you feel heaviness or pressure.

See it at Amazon

When you start to rebuild

For the exercises, once your provider clears you.

Perifit pelvic floor trainer
Pelvic floor

Perifit pelvic floor trainer

A small device that connects to a phone app. The app shows whether you are squeezing the right muscles.

See it at Amazon
Elvie Trainer
Pelvic floor

Elvie Trainer

Like the Perifit. The app guides the exercises and tracks strength over time.

See it at Amazon
Exercise

Resistance band set, light to medium

A basic set of loop bands. No gym needed.

See it at Amazon
Good Clean Love or Slippery Stuff lubricant
Comfort

Good Clean Love or Slippery Stuff lubricant

Water based and gentle on sensitive tissue.

See it at Amazon

During pregnancy

What helps before the baby comes.

Support

Prenatal support belt (Gabrialla or Babybellyband)

Takes pressure off your pelvic floor and lower back, most of all in the third trimester.

See it at Amazon
Sleep

Pregnancy pillow (Boppy Total Body or Leachco Snoogle)

Supports side sleeping and eases hip pain at night.

See it at Amazon
Birth prep

Perineal massage oil (Earth Mama or Weleda)

Unscented and made for this. Start around week 32.

See it at Amazon
Exercise

Birthing ball, 65 cm

For seated pelvic floor exercises, hip circles, and labor positions.

See it at Amazon
Labor

Peanut ball

For labor, most of all with an epidural. Keeps the pelvis open.

See it at Amazon

For men after prostate surgery

Have all of it in the house before the catheter comes out.

Light leaking

TENA Men guards

Thin pads made for men. The Protective Shield for light leaking, the Maximum Guard for heavier days.

See it at Amazon
Heavy leaking

Depend Real Fit for Men

Pull-up underwear for the heavy first weeks.

See it at Amazon
Night

Waterproof mattress protector

Any brand. Get one that fits snug and does not crinkle.

See it at Amazon
Sitting

Donut or pelvic cushion

For sitting after surgery. Takes pressure off the surgical area.

See it at Amazon

One thing not on this list

A stool softener. Take the one your own doctor or surgical team tells you to take.

Keep reading

Postpartum Recovery: The Questions New Moms Ask

Your First 12 Weeks After Baby

Pads for Men After Prostate Surgery

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About this list

Dr. Meg Cochran is a licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in pelvic floor rehabilitation, a trained doula, and a mom of four, at Where You Are Physical Therapy in Oxford, Mississippi.

This page is educational and is not medical advice. Products are named as examples. Follow your own provider's instructions.

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