Post below got me thinking....

VampyAuthor

I usually don't make posts like this...but after having DD these three things I couldn't live w/o in the hospital. Soft TP, witch hazel pads, Dermoplast spray...I went med free, these were heaven!!

BritanyV

I Dermoplast spray!  I didn't go med free but it was still a savior since I tore a little. 

NY-allie

Forget the TP.  I used a spray bottle and the air dry method because I didn't want anything to touch down their.  I agree with the witch hazel pads and the spray. 

Other things I thought were important - stool softeners for afterwards and a soft pillow to sit on (I actually used my boppy to sit on for the 1st 3 days at home). 

jkfranklin

OMG!  Demoplast spray saved my life!!!  The witch hazel was OK but the spray helped A LOT!  Also, the best thing was when they put an ice pack in my undies right after birth and for the first night.  Brought the swelling down a lot!

 

NY-allie

jkfranklin:

OMG!  Demoplast spray saved my life!!!  The witch hazel was OK but the spray helped A LOT!  Also, the best thing was when they put an ice pack in my undies right after birth and for the first night.  Brought the swelling down a lot!

 

I agree.  The ice pack was great.  I thought it was amusing that at my hospital they used surgical gloves to make the ice packs.  It seemed a little weird to put a frozen hand down there...