Self care tips for newbie parents

SELF CARE TIPS FOR NEWBIE PARENTS
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👙 If you’re breastfeeding, massage your boobs to help warn off mastitis⠀
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🥘 Eat a beef and barley stew! The beef is great for replenishing your iron and the barley will help your milk come in!⠀
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🧍‍♀️book an appointment with a physio to check tour pelvic floor and Diastatis recto. @mummymot is great for this if you live in London⠀
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🚿 Use a peri bottle/squeezy bottle whenever you go for a wee. It will help dilute the urine (which will stop any stinging in your nether regions!)⠀
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☁️ Put a sanitary pad in a zip lock bag and then put it in the freezer then place on your Perinium to soothe it⠀
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🍲 Organise a “meal train” with friends/family. It’s a system where people can sign up to bring you meals!⠀
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🏥 If the hospital give you some of those Mesh granny pants that look like they are made from fishnet tights...ask if you can have some more! They are lifesavers!⠀
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What other self care tips would you recommend to a new mummy?