IMMEDIATE post-birth tips please.

[TheDuchessOfNorksBride]

I have just bought a new Touche Eclat for the black ringed eyes I'm about to get. And I've stocked up on Crabtree & Evelyn body scrub & body butter.

What else will make me feel more me?

Do not suggest I slob around for a few months. That's not going to happen!

comfy yet attractive clothes

gorgeous bandeau / scarf things for the days when hairwashing doesn't happen

Get a full time nanny/maternity nurse.

I should be OK for clothes, I have plenty of 'inbetween' sizes so no excuses for staying in maternity wear. I will miss wearing summery shift dresses this year but short of taking them off or pulling them up to my neck, I really won't be able to breast-feed in them!

Bandeaus and scarves, good idea, but I'm crap with them. Explain intricacies please.

dry shampoo
a good base for your face and mascara
face wipes
a nice changing bag makes me feel better!

my baby is 3 weeks and i feel the best thing is clothes that fit me now, not baggy or misfitting iyswim.

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new pjs

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Mascara and lip gloss made me feel human again.

lavender oil for the bath
all in one cleanser/toner/moisturiser wipe things (no 7 good)

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get nice pants, not nasty multipack ones.

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baby oil for moisturising post bath (quicker than usual stuff). Though I don't think I managed to get clean AND moisturised for months...

ha ha ha ha ha

cashmere tracksuit

can anyone remember that thread?

and as for exfoliating...

nah

Get a wrap for your waist!
Lose your mummy tummy by Julie Tupler is a great book for making you feel more like yourself again. here it is in amazon

Good luck with the birth - hope all goes according to plan - and that your baby obliges!

Oh and get your hair cut shortly beforehand if poss. Had mine done on the day I went into labour (well, as I was having early contractions, don't leave it THAT late) and it looks great in all post-birth photos

cod did you really just say "fanny"

shirt dresses v good for feeding

scarves - either buy readfy-elasticated ones from Claire's or Accessorize, or use a normal scarf but, rtaher than tying ends at the nape fo your neck, use a hair elastic as though you were making a ponytail. Less likely to slip off.

get hair done and legs waxed

buy easy tinted moisturiser

but really, slob out a BIT

oh and get waxed and pedicured before due date

arnica tablets for bruising

another vote for lavender oil for post birth baths

facial spritzer water spray thing (maternity wards are HOT)

lost of nice ready made food in freezer and fridge

lots of help!

lip gloss
accessories
hair cut
new shoes
possibly a tan (Johnsons holiday skin)

not a fake tan

(feeding - it stinks)