Postpartum Survival Kit

[LadyGooGoo]

I am assembling a gift for a friend for a treat to help her through the nightmare first few weeks. So far I've got:

Rations: Champagne

Camouflage: High Beam by Benefit

Uniform: Spanx High-Waist Power Panty

What else should be in?

(maybe High Beam out Touche Eclat in)

What products did you need to survive?

Tinted Lipbalm!! Or one of the ones that doubles as blusher to

A tin of Spam

Sorry, wasn't being infantile by suggesting Spam but I recall my SIL couldn't get enough of Spam sandwiches when she was BFing her dd so it might be a treasured nugget in your survival kit

floradix
breast pads
some nice mascara
I second the touche eclat
some really yummy shower gel & shampoo
erm

and more breast pads

oh and some really excellent scrummy dark chocolate

I want you as my friend

Ooh yes to BFB - tis a thing of wonder.

a hot milk bra & knicker set?

I've always wanted one.

sigh<

though a bit of a personal pressie as you'd have to know her current size

a v. good book (something upbeat, not a time for drama)
seasons 1-14 of ANTM on a USB key so she can watch at leisure...

my maternity jamas were probably one of the better pressies i got (there is a piccie on my profile)

I know it's been mentioned but Dry Shampoo is an absolute MUST.
A bloody good under eye concealer, some luxury face wipes, hand lotion and lip balm.
Lashings of Dairy Milk, Haribo, popcorn.
A new non-minging dressing gown - this house in chilly at 3am and 5am I've now just discovered.
Drinking chocolate - can be reheated and not taste of ming.

I'm two weeks in, and look like the living dead...
I wish you were my friend OP.

Nothing new to add here, but anyway

Bin the Spanx! - think about wearing big pads for several weeks post-partum ). Comfy velvet trakkie bottoms or warm BF-friendly dressing gown/kaftan more appropriate maybe? (Juicy Couture?)

Lovely big shawl for elegant draping whilst lying in state entertaining visitors with babe attached to boobs.

Floradix. Dry Shampoo.

Deffo Champagne in little bottles and lovely chocs (Hotel Chocolat?)

Digital radio. Escapist DVD box-set.

Oooh, lots more helpful posts!

Think you're all right (not often you hear that on MN) I'll get rid of the Spanx. Quite right about maternity pads, don't really mix!

Think am going to theme pressie around the idea of making her look like she's had a nights sleep (since I can't actually give her a nights sleep)

Sooo...

Beauty Flash Balm
Nars Orgasm
Dry shampoo

Now which hide the dark circles thing to use...tried looking for the thread that was around not so long ago, but can't remember name.

Is Touche Eclat worth the money or does it make you dry and scaly?

The Boots No 7 under-eye thingie isn't bad and there's a voucher knocking around at the mo.

Hello! My little girl is 10 weeks now, and the thing I would suggest is definately good handcream and a big shawl/pashmina. My mum gave me a box of all the food I hadn't been allowed but I loved- smoked salmon/seafood etc, which was amazing. Finally - Take a Break, Heat etc - Her brain will be frazzled!

hope this helps and I wish her luck!

"Madcow" do some lovely bubble bath and bath/massage oils.....gorgeous smells.

Or Clarins body oil is divine - the smell always uplifts me!

And definitely the Clarins Flash Balm - my kids never slept and everyone always said i looked great .....so unless they all lied

The new garnier undereye supposed to be good.....half the price of Touche...

Good lord - i meant "Cow Shed" not Mad cow!!!! Sorry must blame late pg hormones!!!!

Handcream is compulsory. My hands fell to pieces after having DS with all the obsessive handwashing.

slanket you can wear it backwards if you're BFing.