Home / Life Quick + easy DIY padsicle recipe Take a few minutes now to prep these padsicles. Trust us, postpartum you will be ever so grateful. By Diana Spalding, CNM March 3, 2017 In This Article What you'll need: What to do: Why you'll love it: Giving birth is a lot of work (hello, understatement of the year) and your postpartum recovery can be uncomfortable, especially where you vagina is concerned. Pushing and stitches can leave you feeling a bit sore and swollen (ps if you’re having some worries about that, check out this article to make yourself feel better). That’s why we are obsessed with these padsicles. Take a few minutes now to prep them (really, it’s super quick). Trust us, postpartum you will be ever so grateful to DIY-ing pregnant you. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Motherly (@mother.ly) What you’ll need: large padsaloe vera gelwitch hazellavender oil (if you want) What to do: -Open the pad (but save the wrapping).-Add about a tablespoon of aloe, a teaspoon of witch hazel, and a few drops of lavender to the top of the pad, and blend it together on the pad.-Re-wrap and stash them in your freezer. Why you’ll love it: When you’re in pain after birth, just pull one out from the freezer, unwrap and place it in your underwear. Instant relief.