I had a bunch of posts in the works, saved as drafts and ready for me to write... but I decided to write this one instead because it's a little more relevant to my current situation.
It makes a great cushion to sit on for episiotomy recovery. My mom was given a donut pillow by the hospital after her episiotomy when she had me, but my hospital said they no longer do that as it isn't necessary.
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| Donut cushion like the kind my mom was given by the hospital back in the '80s. |
I had a "minor" 1st degree midline episiotomy, which I've read is less severe and has an easier recovery period etc... but it still hurt! (small side note: I did not want an episiotomy, and told my doctor that ahead of time... and though I understand her reasoning for giving me one, I was - and still am - angry about the lack of communication, because I did not find out about the episiotomy until she was stitching me up!) Sitting or laying on the couch after a while got uncomfortable, so I decided to try sitting on my boppy - it's almost a donut shape. Boy did it help!
I was already in love with the pillow for nursing, but now I love it even more and thought I just had to share the new purpose I found for it! (Obviously I can't use it for nursing if I'm sitting on it, but I also happen to have a My Brest Friend nursing pillow a friend gave me after she was done using it, so I still have a nursing pillow to use).
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