Postpartum Recovery – Herbal Steaming After Childbirth

Who is this blend intended for?

A herbal blend intended for steaming after childbirth and care of a woman's intimate area – following both vaginal and caesarean birth.

Herbal blend ingredients

• Raspberry leaf (Rubi idaei folium)
• Calendula flower (Calendulae flos)
• Lemon balm (Melissae herba)
• Sweet basil (Basilici herba)
• Oak bark (Quercus cortex)
• Agrimony (Agrimoniae herba)
• Shepherd's purse (Bursae pastoris herba)

Herbal steaming after childbirth

Vaginal herbal steaming after childbirth is part of traditional postpartum care around the world. It uses gentle warmth, herbs and their fragrance to support the regeneration of a woman's body after childbirth and to care for the pelvic area and both internal and external intimate parts.

In many countries where medical care is not as accessible as it is here, women have a greater motivation to actively support postpartum regeneration, and a traditional saying among them is that whatever a woman does not manage to regenerate during the six-week postpartum period, she will spend the following several years catching up on. In Central Europe, the trend is the opposite. Women are not accustomed to caring for themselves after childbirth, instead focusing their attention on the newborn. Only after the six-week postpartum period, during a gynaecological check-up, do they find out whether their uterus has completely cleared itself or whether they will need to undergo a uterine cavity revision procedure.

Our aim is to highlight the benefits of supportive and preventive care during the six-week postpartum period, which may be essential not only for natural regeneration and faster postpartum recovery, but also for the healthy return of the menstrual cycle in the years following childbirth.

During the six-week postpartum period, we recommend that women rest, eat nourishing food, sleep whenever their baby sleeps, use our herbal care and wrap their abdomen with a scarf.

About the Postpartum Recovery blend

An original herbal blend created by Mgr. Monika Valová using the principles of pharmacognosy, intended for postpartum herbal steaming and care of a woman's external intimate parts. It has traditionally been used to soothe and support the natural regeneration of tissues strained during childbirth.

Tip

Steam continuously for at least 14 consecutive days. If you start bleeding again after steaming, resume only once the bleeding has stopped. In the meantime, you can use the Postpartum Recovery herbal blend as an infusion in an intimate douche or for rinsing.

Important information

The Postpartum Recovery blend is intended for women following both vaginal and caesarean birth. After vaginal birth, we recommend starting herbal steaming once postpartum bleeding has stopped. After a caesarean section, we recommend starting only after the six-week postpartum period has ended. Other ways of using the herbal infusion, such as rinses and compresses, can be introduced earlier.

Recommended uses

• Relaxing herbal steaming
• Care of the external intimate parts through rinsing
• Sitz bath
• Compresses applied to the perineal area

Legal restrictions

We apologise, but due to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, we have been unable to provide more detailed information about the effects of herbs. We have at least tried to refer to traditions and the use of herbs in folk medicine so that you can get an idea of how and for what purposes our herbal blends can be used. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to help you choose.

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