17/06/2026
🚨 WHAT SHOULD YOU USE?
✅ Maternity pads
✅ Postpartum pads
✅ Baby diapers (a common hospital hack for heavy flow in the first few days)
❌ Avoid tampons
❌ Avoid menstrual cups
❌ Avoid stuffing tissues or cloths into the va**na
⚠️ WHY,
Using the wrong products can increase the risk of,
❌ Infection
❌ Irritation
❌ Delayed healing
❌ Unpleasant odor
Especially if you had stitches, a tear, or a Caesarean section.
❤️ POSTPARTUM HYGIENE TIPS,
✔️ Change pads regularly
✔️ Wash your hands before and after changing pads
✔️ Keep the perineal area clean and dry
✔️ Wipe from front to back
✔️ Wear loose, breathable underwear
🚨 SEEK MEDICAL HELP IF YOU NOTICE,
❌ Soaking more than one pad per hour
❌ Large blood clots
❌ Foul-smelling discharge
❌ Fever or chills
❌ Severe abdominal pain
‼️Remember mama, delivery is not the end of the journey, it is the beginning of recovery. Take care of yourself too. Your healing matters.
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