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 Rectangle Inside 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. Inside this article What you'll need: What to do: Why you'll love it: The latest Life Washington Post politics reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb on being seven months pregnant on the campaign trail Style Zooey Deschanel’s tips on how to get holiday party-ready (without putting your finger through your tights while your kids are yelling for dinner) Motherly Stories What is the ‘gratitude trap’? How gratitude can keep us stuck Getting Pregnant What to know about using supplements for fertility—and when to start taking them in preconception