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10 things a mother needs to keep at home after delivery

Make sure to add these things to your maternity bag.

Written by Debjani Arora | Updated : May 24, 2017 7:06 PM IST

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Things You Need Postpartum

Most mothers start to pack their maternity bag during the seventh month of their pregnancy and keep adding stuff to it till it is time to leave for the hospital. However, everything in the maternity bag is related to what the baby needs after birth or things needed during the hospital stay. Often mums keep themselves at the bottom of their priority list and miss packing postpartum care kit. So to make you postpartum-ready, here we bring to you a list of things that you need to keep in your maternity bag or at home to make life easy.

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Granny Panties

Granny panties: This comes second on the list because it will be a while till you can wear your bikini line panties and the satin ones. The big granny panties will keep your cut (c-section scar) protected and provide the belly with support too. Even for women who go for episiotomy due to vaginal birth, these panties spell comfort.

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Nursing Cream

Nursing cream: Sore nipples, cracks or bites everything can be nursed with this cream. Another advantage is you can use this cream to treat cracked heels too, since going for a pedicure at this time would be next to impossible.

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BPA Free Bottles

BPA free bottles to store breast milk: If you are planning to store milk, don’t forget to buy lots of bottles. Keeping a store of breast milk at home always helps. In case you are going out for a long period, your spouse, house help or mother can feed the child.

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Old Plastic Bottles

Old plastic bottles: Make holes in the lid of these bottles and fill the bottle with cold water. Use it as a spray to heal the perineum area to soothe episiotomy scar or the haemorrhoids. You can thank me later for this trick.