6 Luxuries You Can Indulge In After Childbirth

Lady, you deserve to be treated in luxuries after childbirth. Only a woman has the gift and the strength to bring a new life into the world. You made it! You have lived nine months of misery. You endured a hell of a pain called childbirth. So having a baby is just not enough. You could command to being treated with these at your beck and call. All you need to do is just to get some ‘me time’.

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1. Getting a postpartum spa

It not only brings your body and soul together but also helps mend your body which is pretty much worn out after childbirth. Your rectus abdominus muscles, which have stretched apart, should be pulled back together. Spas can help flatten your sagging tummy. Moreover, massages and spa can help alleviate the back pain and relieve you of stress.

2. You do nothing but relax

In several cultures around the world, a new mommy remains in confinement for at least two months. It allows her to regain her strength, heal herself and nurse the baby. Her spouse, mother-in-law or relatives, and friends volunteer for her with taking up the household tasks, cooking for her and make sure she is recuperating quickly. What else would you call it other than being treated like a queen, when all you have to do is sit back and relax?

3. Enjoy the special diet

In quite a few cultures, women have the chance to be on a prescribed diet during the recuperation period. They get to eat veggies and herbs that are supposed to heal them faster. Some of the foods are also meant to improve the lactation of the nursing mother. Moreover, they ought to be extremely well-fed to keep up their vigor and save strength and energy for the future. This is especially the time when women can drink lots of milk with ground pistachios and cashews, which you would otherwise want to stay out from – considering the calories. The rest of us would be jealous of so much pampering you receive, lady!

4. Luxury birthing packages

Find out from you birthing center or hospital if they have luxury packages. Some of them offer whirlpool bathtubs installed that can be very relieving for the new mother. Some of them even offer packages for the drive back home on a luxury car! All this apart from the baby-shower packages, cute room décor or baby toys, cake, bottle of non-alcoholic champagne to celebrate your baby’s birth, a photographer to make classy pictures of the newborn with the family.

5. Recuperating centers for new moms

These are on a rise. If you live in a country where recuperating centers are springing up, it might be a very good idea to utilize them. You might want to make the transit before you get home. Think about refrigerators filled with juices, loads of ice-creams, and yogurt with visits by your masseuse as well. Most of these centers provide for such services. Does it sound like something for you? We bet you will want to be treated with so much care!

6. Music therapy

You can never get enough of music – if you are a music lover. While some of the hospitals provide for music therapy during labor, it is put to good use even after the delivery. You could request for a relaxation playlist so that your focus is driven away from the pain or the discomfort you might have. Apparently music therapy also decreases the use of analgesic medication. Post delivery, you could play around with lullabies, folk and womb songs. You would be grateful for how better you feel!

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