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DIY Padsicles for Postpartum Mamas

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Published December 31, 2018 Last Updated April 18, 2020 / By Sarah 123 Comments

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If you’re planning to have a baby or just had one, make Padsicles! Covered in aloe vera, witch hazel and lavender oil, they are the best postpartum pads to aid in healing and soothing!

Padsicles - Postpartum Pads with bottles of witch hazel, aloe vera and lavender essential oil.

Hey y’all listen up: if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant you need to know about padsicles, why? Because they are the absolute best pads for after birth. 

What are Padsicles?

They’re essentially home-made cold packs for your lady area. Padsicles are the best postpartum pads because they are covered in aloe vera, witch hazel and lavender oil. All together, these reduce pain AND they aid you in healing faster. 

A padsicle is a cold, soothing, healing postpartum pad for new mamas to use after vaginal birth.

I am not going to get into the nitty gritty details of postpartum right now. We’ll just say it hurts. Before I delivered my baby in November, I read up about postpartum care and found out about padsicles so I whipped up a bunch of them in about 30 minutes one day.

After that baby came I was so glad I did this DIY. They were heaven sent. I kept thinking to myself that I didn’t want to know what postpartum life would be like without the padsicles.

DIY Frozen Postpartum Pads

So, if you are going to have a baby I highly recommend making these ahead of time so they’ll be ready for you when you get home. If a baby is in your more distant future, pin this for later! If you have a close friend or family member having a baby, make some for them and they’ll love you forever. I made a batch of about 30 at first but that many only lasted me about a week so I ended up making another batch of 30 after that. It’s up to you to choose how many to make!

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Supplies needed to make Padsicles:

Biggest pads you can find (I use Always Overnights)
Witch Hazel (I used this kind)
Aloe Vera
Lavender Essential Oil (I used DoTerra)

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an open Postpartum Pads, next to maxi pads, aloe vera and essential oil.

How to Make Padsicles

  1. Partially unwrap a few pads at a time, but don’t detach the wrapper. Spread aloe vera generously up and down the whole pad. Don’t just do the middle part – spread it further down almost to the bottom of the pad. Just trust me on that.
  2. Pour about a teaspoon of witch hazel down the middle.
  3. Add a few drops of lavender oil. Fold the pads back up to how they were and stick them in a gallon sized plastic bag, then freeze.
  4. Pull them out of the freezer, one by one, as needed and let them thaw for two or three minutes before use.

You’ll thank me later for this, I wasn’t lying when I said they  are the best pads for after birth!  Oh and by the way, if you’re making these, congratulations on your bundle of joy! The postpartum pain is only a tiny speck compared to the joy your sweet baby will bring to your life.

Padsicles - Postpartum Pads Frozen and in a gallon ziplock bag labeled with a sharpie marker.

DIY padsicles -These are a MUST for after having a baby! Seriously. DIY Padsicles for postpartum mamas - these are a MUST HAVE for after delivery!!! Padsicles for the postpartum period - pin this for later!! Seriously. They are a MUST after having a baby. DIY padsicles - these are a must have for after having a baby!!!

Expecting a baby? Check out these other pregnancy and postpartum tips:

9 Things You Must Do Before Baby Comes

FREE Hospital Bag Checklist

Pregnancy Survival Must-Haves

How to Organize and Store Baby Clothes

If you make these and like them we would love for you to leave a positive comment and review! They mean so much to us. 

Padsicles - Postpartum Pads for Mom

Padsicles

How to Make Padsicles (postpartum frozen pads) to help soothe and heal after after delivering a baby. Padsicles are the best postpartum pads because they are covered in aloe vera, witch hazel and lavender oil.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 20 padsicles
Author: Pretty Providence
Cost: $15.00

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Equipment

  • teaspoon

Materials

  • 20 Extra Heavy Overnight Maxi Pads
  • Aloe Vera
  • Witch Hazel
  • Lavender Essential Oil

Instructions

  • Partially unwrap a few pads at a time, but don't detach the wrapper. Spread aloe vera generously up and down the whole pad. Don't just do the middle part - spread it further down almost to the bottom of the pad. Just trust me on that. Pour about a teaspoon of witch hazel down the middle.
    Padsicles - Postpartum Pads
  • Add a few drops of lavender oil. Fold the pads back up to how they were and stick them in a gallon sized plastic bag, then freeze. Pull them out of the freezer, one by one, as needed and let them thaw for two or three minutes before use.

Notes

Always Overnight Maxi with wings are the pads I prefer for this. 
The essential oil is optional, but lavender oil does have healing properties so I recommend using it if you can! Also, it smells amazing. 
Did you make this?Mention @prettyprovidenceblog or tag #prettyprovidence!

Now that you’re armed with the absolute best postpartum pads, you can sit back and relax, waiting for your sweet bundle to arrive! 

xo,

Sarah

This post was originally published in January 2015 and has been updated with new photos, video and more detailed information. 

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  1. Sydney b

    April 14, 2022 at 11:34 pm

    My only question is why lavender oil? Can we use another oil ?

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    • Sarah

      April 19, 2022 at 8:43 am

      Lavender is known to have healing properties, but you can try another oil if you want. I am not sure which ones to recommend as I’ve only tried lavender for this recipe.

      Reply
  2. Cori

    April 08, 2022 at 9:30 am

    Which “size” pads work best? The always pads are numbered 1-6 I think as far as flow goes or does it matter?

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    • Jessica

      April 11, 2022 at 1:40 pm

      It doesn’t matter! I have used several sizes and they all worked great.

      Reply
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